Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-01 00:00:00

THE NOltTiltßNlllgtS, YR,IbAT, ItTLY 1, 1859

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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requires 23 men to stand On the gunwale of the boat to
bring it to the water edge. The boat was accompanied by
an excellent transporting carriage, thus making her available
for a considerable line of coast. The boat and carriage
have cost upwards of £3OO. To this humane and philan-
throphic national work, the pecuniary aid will surely be
given by Scotland's great landed proprietors, the sea
boundaries of whose estates are washed by the angry waves,
and by the merchants and shipowners of her commerical
cities; and by all humane persons who can feel, and have
the power to waist those unfortunate persons who, by the
-violence of the storm, are cast away, and too often perish,
on its shores, from the want of the help which a powerful

THE AUSTRALIAN IgAIL CONTRACT.—It is said that a
New York association will send in a tender for the Austra-
lian m it (via Panata) contract.
meliowAßD's STEAMERS.—The Daily News contradicts
a report that the steamers belonging to Mr. Howard have
been offered either to the French or Kustrian governments.
CHARGE' OF MANAADGHTER.—Thomas Stephens, the
man charged with the manslaughter of his wife, was sent for
trial 'from the-police-court, yesterday, on that jharge. The
details of the case were Published in our paper of Tuesday
and Wednesday.
ASSAULT BY A Wohwisr.—A woman, named Mary Howe,
who :keeps a broker's shop in Fonterioy-street,was fined £lO,
or six months' imprisonment, yesterday, by Mr. Mansfield,
at the police-court, having assaulted a blind woman, named
Ann Casey.
TRINITY CHWROH, Gabvc-smenr.--Yesterday, the'open-
ing services were concluded in the above church—fir the
forenoon, by the Rev. John Bowers, President of the Con-
ference • and,,fis the evening, by the Rev. Francis A. West,
of. London. , On both, occasions the attendance was large,
and collections were taken up in :lid of the building fund.
On. Sunday next,- services will be conducted by the Rev.
- anvuel D. Wady, and the Rev. Thos. Baffles, D.D., L.L.D'.,
when collections wills also be taken up..
COAL EXPORTS.—Messrs. W. and S. Laird and Co , obi
Liverpool, in their monthlyeircular just issued, remark that
during the month of May the total exports of coal from the
Northern ports were- 4130',4'21) tons ; froth. the. Yorkshire
ports, 27,172 tons ; from' Liverpool, 46,7'56: tons; from the
Severn ports, 143,886 tons; from the Scotch ports, 49,255
tdns in& that the total increase of exports from the
Northern' ports was 7'2143: tons; from YOrkshira ports,
1,680 tons'; from the' Severn ports, 27,047 tens.; from
Scotch ports, 4,455. • In the case of Liverpool there has
been a decrease 0f16,291 tons. The total increase for the
month has been 24,033 tons.
CoRONER'S Covar.,- Yesterday, the coroner' held the
fdlowing inquest. On the-body of Francis Riley, 27:years
o rage; a labourer, who was found drowned in-one of thedocks,
be-was much given to drink—Verdict, " found drowned."
On the body d a man, name- unknown, that; was found in
the Wapping Dock. The only evidence was .as to' the
finding of the• body, and the-jury found `a verdict to that
effect. On the body of a boy named Patrick. Murray, 15
years of age, wilt) was accidentally killed by.falling into•the
hold' of the steam' -ship Palestine=—Verdict, "accidental
death." Oh the body of MA Scott, a rigger, who. was
missed'l6-daycas.„ and.whose-body was foand in the river
VevNet,--"rfOund di-owned."'
THE P6LIOE AND PeurleA.Nai;--In our paper of yesterday,
we reported a case in which Mrs: Lancaster; the wife
highly, respectable citizen, was.subject, to truth annoyance
arid frogged before thepolice niagistrates, by a politeman
merely-because she expressed an opinion when- she saw an
Officer doing Violence 'to a prisoaer. . This - circumstance
caused' a good deal of conversation through town yesterday,
and particularly imtheease affects the publicans of Liverpool.
That the lady was,ll,dly treated; the decisiOn•of the bench
clearly-proved, hut; after all, itis-not in regard to individual
charges-that ,publieuttention should be directed. Although
the magistrates decided in dismissing, the. complaint against
Mrs Lancaster, we.thinkit but Poor compensation for the
outrage committedonher. It is true that Mr. Lancaster
can appeal to the watch committee, and we trust that an
impartial inquiry will-be bud- before that tribunal, whose
functions,
.as regards, thepoliqe, are of a peculiar description,
and cannot be influenced by- any decision- the magistrates
may_have.previouslyccime too as regards the facts that the
watch committee--mays have to deal with in the course of

their inquiry.
Emu:aumil is, of course; a good resource where the
emigrant is adapted' for the field of industry open to him
The reason -Why- tife—Unitsd—States: and' Australia afford
acreeiiible fOod and work for able bodied persons, who are
without food and, 'work here,: is simply because the labour
market is not so much overstocked, there; as it is at home.

There are 1&;000,000 acres, at least, of neelaimable land
now unreclaimed in the United Kingdom, and enlightened

life-boat can alone render_
Frisian Fournairns.—With all our vaunted civilisation it
is an unquestionable fact that in sanitory and other matters
of personal comfort and social economy we are behind many
eastern and continental nations. Extramural cemeteries for
the interment of the dead, which have from time immemorial
been known among them, are, with us, of recent date; and
even yet, the practice of 'burying the dead amidst the living,
is continued amongst us. So again the luxury of the bath,
which is as establised institution in the cities and towns of
Western Asia, and of Eastern and Southern Europe, is only
beginning to be duly appreciated by us. But, perhaps, there
is no publi'v improvement that is calculated to prove more
salutary in its effects, and more uesful to the working classes-
in our large towns, than the introduction of public fountains.
We rejoice to, find that through the philanthrophic efforts of
many benevollent persons, this movement is rapidly extending.
Several of time fountains have- been recently erected in
Plymouth, through the liberality of Mr. W. U. Bryant, and
we- are gratified? to, find that a gentleman well known for his
?Alia spirit and liberality, James R. Jeffery, EsqL, Compton
liouse, Liverpool; has generously. offered to present twelve
of Melly's galvanized iron fountains to his native town, nine
to be erected in Devonport, and three at Btonehouse. The
matter has been brought under the notice of the Council, by
Mr. R. M. Watson, who at some length gave a concise
history of the movement at Liverpool, Leeds, and other
places, where the want of any means. of obtaining water to
drink by the working classes had been felt to be a great
grievance: As an instance of the extent to• which these
fountains have been appreciated in Liverpool the statistics
furnished by Mr. Melly will afford some idea. On the 9th
of April, 1855, soon after their erection, 2,308 persons were
counted drinking at the Prince's Dock Granite Fountain in
twelve hours. On the 22nd of June, of the same year, 3, 34
-persons drank at the Iron Fountain, George Dock Bridge,
in twelvt hours and a quarter, making an average of four
persons drinking every. minute throughout the day. The
-number of fountains in Liverpool since that period has
increased from six to forty, without any apparent diminution
in the numbtr drinking at each. At the Granite Fountain
in Park-road, in the upper part of the town, 2,184 persons
were counted drinking on the 18th of September last. Gn
an average it is computed that 1,004 persons drink every
day at each of the forty fountains erected in Liverpool.
This will furnish some idea of the want supplied by these.
public conveniences, the absence of which has been productive
of much social evil and individual misery. The proposal of
Mr. Jeffery has been referred to the General Purposes
Committee for consideration, and when these gentlemen
bring up their Report we shall again refer to the subject ; in
the meantime we tender our acknowledgments to Mr. Jeffery
for this substantial proof of the interest which he continues
to take in the welfare of his native town.—Devonport
Telegraph.
THEATRE ROYAL.—Very well put on the stage, and very.
well performed. was the " School for Scandal" on Wednes-
day evening. We were sorry to see that the pit was the only
well-filled part of the house. Mrs. Charles-Young as Lady
Teazle displayed a versatility we had hardly expected of her;
and what was far more important, appeared to be actuated
by what seems to us the true ideas with regard to the
character which she assumed. Lady. Teazle is, after all, no
born and, trained woman of fashion. She is the country girl
who has been suddenly, thrown into, a. certain circle of
fashionable, society, and who, while she.proves an apt pupil
in her school, cannot always repress the impulsive feelings
and the free naive manners of her real character. If Lady
Teazla be looked' upon as a sort of Lady Bebastoa; Mrs.,
Young's performance must seem quite too impulsive,, vehe-
ment, and something almost hoydenish; but, looked' at as
the impersonation of a country girl playing at fashion, it
was a natural, life-like, and spirited performance. Perhaps
the only passage in whkh Mrs. Young failed, was that in
the' famous library scene after the falling of the screen,
where she aclandoned the expression of natural passion and
emotion for the balanced and formal periods. of stage
deelamation. In the scene of Sir l'eter alternately coaxing
and vexing, Mrs. Young was probably most successful. Mr.
Coivper's C'harles Surface was in every respect,an excellent
performance : full of careless grace and not unattractive
abandonment to caprice, relieved by occasional glimpses
of thought and feeling, which rendered the redeeming
traits of character not out of keeping with,
its general outlines. It is cemmon with actors to exhibit
Charlene Surface as, a mere libertine, just saved from utter
worthlessness by an occasional burst of thoughtless, animal
,
good-nature. Mr. Cowper represented Lim as a man of
heart and feeling, fallen for a time into habits which some-
times obscured, but never wholly extinguished, his original
nature. With many actors Charles's sudden reformation
and redemption surprise us at the esid;, and snake us
incredulous : with Mr. Cowper such h result appeared the
natural restoration of the character to its original position.
The other performers of the evening sustained their parts
with credit, Mr. Cowper being, perhaps, a little too
weak and half-doting for Sir Peter Teazle, whom
Sheridan never meant or a mere good-natured old fool.
Mr. Sinclair was a very effective and consistent Joseph
Surface ; and Mr. 'Walton, as Sir Oliver, exhibited a
genuine, unexaggerated appreciation of true comedy. Per-
haps none' of' the characters were, for its importance, more
skilfully sustained than this latter by Mr.. Walton. On the
whole, we can only say that a comedy better performed it
"Would be scarcely 'possible to' see 'upon' any. stage. The
management and the performers deserved the very highest
credit ;. and 'our only source of regret was P that a more
numerous audience did not assemble to appreciate the
performance. The Leehmer children appeared during the
evening, but we cannot say that the entertainment con-
tributed to remove any of our repugnance to infant
phenomena. In the burletta of "Fra Diavola," Mr.
Charles Young was an amazing bandit of the genuine
Surrey or Victoria Theatre style, Mrs. Power a most
amusing robber hero, and' Miss Goodall a lively piquante
krline. Last night Mrs. Charles Young appeared as
Lady Gay Spanker, in " London Assurance," and to-night
she, will appear, for her own benefit, as Peg Wojington, in
"-Masks and Faces." This will be the last night but one
of her engagement, and we would hope that she may be
welcomed by a crowded house.

rustice, as well, as soiiricliP olicy, demands that all this Wasted
territOry . should be brought into cultivation. Theland of
a onnatTv is its ehiegsourcs- of wealth, and there cam be uo
artificial prescriptive right to waste it, send debar the com-
munity from the benefit derivable from it, so farasjustice
and fair reasoning, gO4 by any class or section of the
community. Wei., the people• properly represented in
parliament, the reftirm indicated might be brought, about.
At present. howevet; the House of Commons represents the
peers, and. not Vie 'People, as a large majority are their
relations and dependents, or otherwise under the control of
their's' legitimate inflnence."- But if every inch• of-British
ground.. were cultivated to the utmost, still, without a
thorough knowledge of what we nay call the philosophy of
the population question, there woad soon be• an excess of
human beings, again, beyond the amount of accessible food

and work
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WanstateeersE ComirrruE, - The usual weekly meeting
of this committee was held yesterday, Mr. Churchwarden
Cropper. in the chair. The Other members present were--
Messrs. Smith, Critehley, Denton, and Syred. The. Medical
Officer reported that the number of deaths occurring in, the
establishment during the week ending the 28th June was
17, of whom 9 were men, 4 women, and 4 children.. The
number of patients under treatment last week was 497 ;
new cases admitted since, 142 ; cured and discharged, 93;
now remaining in the sick wards 529, of Whom 39 are
fever, 20 iteh, and 4 small-pox eases. 'Mr. Lodge, the
Master of the vagrant sheds, reported that the number of
destitute persons relieved in this department brie; the
week ending the 25th June was 235, of whom 114 were
males, 88 females, and 33 children, showing, a nett increase
over_sthe previous week _of two, and a decrease Under the
corresponding week of last year of thirty-seven. The
governor, Mr. Carr, reported that the number in the house
last week was 1,797, number this week 1,792, being a
decrease of five, number in the corresponding week of last
year. 1,980, Showing a decrease of 183 ort the year. A
letter was read frbm the Town-clerk in refeience to, an
accident that occurred some time ago, .when the men
employed by the Corporation were fitting up Water-pipes in,
the house, and by which great damage was" done to the
foundations of some portions of the building by. a.
fl )w of water from one of the pipes which had been left
improperly secured. The Town-clerk said, he did not' see
that • the Corporation were liable for the damage. The
letter was referred to a special committee for consideration.
There was no other business of public interest. •
MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
—A meeting of the local committee of this society for
mauagiug•the exhibition of the present year in-Liverpool,
was held yesterday. In' the absence of his Worship the
Mayor, the chair was occupied by George Henry Horsfall,
Esq. The other niernbers present were —Messrs. Worsall,
Stewart, Ellis, Roscoe, Ryder, Brown, John Birch, Clark,
Moss, and Hindson. Mr. Ryder, the secretar`y, said that
the sub-committee had agreed to the general principal and
outline of the list of special prizes to be given at the show
in September next. He further intimated that-the sum
proposed to be set aside as special prizes amounts to £666,,
and that, including the sum of £36 8s intimated at the
present meeting, the total sum subscribed for the local fund
is £741 2s. From this condition of the local fund, he con-
sidered the battle might be said to he won. After some His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, on Wednesday,
. discussion with respect to one or two classes of animals for I pwralesli, Buckingham-gate, tia:hameetlngatgo:
St. James the Councilaes s
, Park.
to Duchy of Corn-
competition in the special prize list, Mr. Ellis drew attention
to as hat he considered a disproportionately great sum set
apart as prizes' for poultry.—Several members expressed Sir -William amber attended and took the oaths on his
their sentiments on the subject, but none of them seemed appointment as Keeper of the Privy Seal.
to-be in unison with those expressed by Mr. Ellis, and ulti-
mately, on the motion of Mr. Worrall, seconded by Mr, Messrs. White and Hankey had the honour of submitting
for her Majesty's inspection, the " Great Welcome Nugget"
Brown, it was agreed to adopt a list of prizes in the class
for poultry suggested by Mr. I:liaison, which was in effect from Australia, weighing 2,200 ounces, and valued at the
£6O, instead of £55 as had been originally intended. The above £9,000.
special prize list, as finally amended, was then stated by the The Prince of Wales, went to the Exhibition of the Royal
secretary to amount to £686, instead of £666 The trials Academy, in Trafalgar-square.
of implements offered for competition was fixed to take
place on the 25th August, as it was considered that to delay The Duke of Oporto went to Greenhithe.
the trials till the period of the show would not give a fair On Wednesday evening, Her Majesty the Queen, at
opportunity of testing the different implements, particularly Buckingham Palace, gave a State Ball, to a party of two
those for reaping and mowing.—Thanks were then voted to
thousand.
the chairman, and the meeting separated.
AYR NEW LIFE-BoAT.---AYR, June 28.—There are pro- The Yeomen of the guard were on duty in the Grand
bably no parts of the coasts of the United Kingdom where Hall, under the command of Captain Macdonald, the Exon
in waiting. Major-General Sir Travell Phillips, the Lieu-
life-boats are more wanted than on the shores of Scotland.
With a seaboard of 1,500 miles, it has hardly half-a-dozen
life-boats. The loss of life annually on our coasts is really tenant of the corps, attended.
distressing in the extreme. This 'does not as much take At ten o'clock, the Queen and Prince Consort were con-
place from shipwrecks, as from the accidents which, during ducted by Viscount. Sydney, the Lord Chamberlain, to the
the winter season, constantly occur to our numerous fishing Ball and Concert Room. Her Majesty and his Royal
boats, which are manned by thousands of hands. When Highness were accompanied by his Majesty the King of the
these boats are overtaken by a storm, the distress and agony Belgians, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of' Wales,
in a Scotch fishing village is often pitiable indeed. Fisher- the Princess Alice, the Duke of Oporto, and the Count of
men are seen in their boats combating nobly, at fearfnl odds, Flanders.
with the fury of the elements; but their relatives and The Ladies in Waiting, the Great Officers of State, and
friends have no means whatever to render them any assist• the Gentlemen in 'Waiting were in attendance.
ante from those well-known shores where succour should. The Queen wore a dress of lilac silk covered with bouil-
be at hand. It, is, however, gratifying to find that the lonnes of lilac tulle, trimmed with white blonde, and
National Life-boat Institution is now making vigourous bunches of green leaves ornamented with diamonds.
exertions to supply life-boats for exposed points of the Her Majesty's head dress was a wreath of green leaves
Scotch coast. Accordingly, we find that, in addition to the ornamented with diamonds.
life-boats recently forwarded by it to Lossiemouth and The. Princess Alice wore a dress of rich pink glace trim-
Frazerburgh, on the north east coast, the Society sent, on med with beuillonnes of pink tulle and white roses,
Saturday_ last a fine large life-boat to Ayr, on the west rue Princess wore a wreath of white roses and pearls.
coast. This boat is 33 feet long and 7 feet 10 inches wide, The ornaments were diamonds and pearls.
and Tows 10 oars. She, of course, possesses the uslral I Weippert's Quadrille Band occupied the Orchestra, and
cr.nlities of the life-boats of the Institution, in the way of soon after the entrance of the. Queen commenced the
self-righting and self-ejecting the water she shies, It " Hommage ala Reine" quqdrille (Tinnoy).

"ELECTION INTELLIGANCE.
OXFORD UNTTEnsrm—The following is the fourth day's
(yesterday) polling :
Gladstone
Chandos

THE WAR IN ITALY.

G ARAB ALDI'S POSITION.

BERNE, Thursday, June 30th. —Messages from
Turin confirm the intelligence that General Garibaldi
has received orders to occupy the Upper Yaltaline.
Garibaldi is expected at Terano with 3,000 men,
where 600 Piedmontese regular infantry have already
arrived. Skirmishes have taken place near Bornio,
between the Franc Corps of the Valteline and the
Austrians, who are guarding the Stelvio Pass.