Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-04 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

VHE IST CHESHIRE MILITIA.—About sixty of the men of
e Ist Cheshire Militia enlisted into the line, on their

,thment

ted that the two county members have accepted an
to be present at the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers'

al dinner,,whieh will be held this year at Aintree

PItEEMEN'S CLUB IN CHESTER.—We hear that a Free-
-1,111,,e1es Club is being formed in Chester, with the object of
some'of the privileges which of old belonged to
t which, through their own neglect, have lop 0. O;3,AP
aaiku. never received more than
na in
day for his labour in his life, and yet had sue-
led accumulating upwards of £1,400. •

-. ETON AND PARKOATE.—The annual sermons for the
parochial Schools were preached on Sunday last, by
the '‘ev• C. Bowen, M.A , Rector of St. Mary's, Chester. After
two most excellent and heart-stirring di the 417 i3s. id.. was collected in aid of
the schoolscourses, funds.sum of
, 141vEur.00r, INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN.—MonthIy Re-
-1,,'°,1.1) July, 1859: Fresh patients admitted, 140 ; patients
Wider 4 have received treatment, 246 ; patients remaining
tir.treatment, 144. Medical officers, Mr. Stephens and
43,,„i: -t-L.,03' treasurer, Arthur Dempsey, Esq. ; assistant
--eal :officer, Mr. Rowe; surgeon dentist, Mr. Newman.
„oilalliy XERSEY DOCK BOARD AND MESSRS. POLLARD AND
-the MerseyWa understand that the arbitration case between'
lis Board and Messrs. Pollard and Grey is settled.
p 7 claim before the proceeding took place was £230,000 ;
claim. before the arbitrators, as per evidence of Messrs.
.0'.:1", Reline, and others, was £152,753. The award is
. '6OO, Which includes £2,000 for creeks, which both par-
ilea claim.
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'TER CATTLE FAIR.--This fair took place on Tues-
°lit) in consequence of other fairs being held in the
rabourhood on the same day, there was but a small
alli, ce of purchasers, and prices in every sort were lower.
,tieB'eep were numerous, and the poorer sorts of Irish
ad th P 1 g s Were a drug: But few horses were exhibited,
os of a very inferior description.
.04VR SOIREE TO Mn. COBDEN, M.P.—The committee met
te-07,esday night, when Mr. Moore, the deputy secretary,
Al .'"-t that the application for tickets was daily consider
-
y .lincreasing, Some of the leading Reformers in the
have been invited, and several members of parlia-
-°0 signified their intention of being present. It is
le that two or three noble lords will honour the
pith their.presence.
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ProbaLi

mist useful and elegant book-rest,
'e -4Panied by a highly chaste and ornamental envelope
,411eu'iliwere presented to the. Rev. G. W. Warr, M.A.,
-clie7llt of St. Saviour's Church, Falkner-square, on
4-a last, by some of his late confirmation candidates,
ken i 'Ken of their gratitude for the kind interest he has
. . .
treat their spiritual welfare, and a mark of the very
ode respect they entertain towards him. The above were
of -white enamel, richly embossed.
%hinl4? LAtNeu AT CHESTER.---011 Monday last, a fine
bei! called the Eclipse was launched from the yard of the
Itoe Shi Building Company, which is adjacent to the
111Llee RailwaPy.Bridge. There -were upwards of 700 peo-
tieCrtnMed to witness the launch. The vessel. was christ-
IW Miss Parkes. The vessel has been built for Messrs.
w • Dighton, of Wolverhampton. Directly after the
some cannon that were in the yard were fired in
lttk t-1411' of the event. The men were cautioned about load-
the toeln ; nevertheless, they very imprudently poured over
lowdelleh-hole of one of the canon an immense quantity of
ne hich, when fired; scorched three men very severely.
144' file injured men, Thomas Doughty,_ .was. dangerously
aiht apout the face, his eyes are severely injured, and his
*hat Will be impaired ; harry Ball was burnt about the
°f °Il hand ; and Henry Sconce was burnt about the
iitro 411,1 hand. Notwithstanding these accidents, we were
411eclac..._ that a fourth: mishap took place in the course of
INOW4-7:°011, when a Mail had a portion of hia.thumbs

THE BRIBERY AT WARLPIELD.—An arrangement' has,
been made between the Liberals and Tories of the borough.
of Wakefield, and it has been mutually agreed that all:the
summonses-for-,giving bribesi&e.; at the late election, which
were returnable for the 23rd inst., shall be withdrawn.,---
Leeds. Mercury.

. _ - .. •
THE PADIHAM STRIKE.--ThIS is the twentieth week of the
strike,- but as yet neither party seems disposed to give way.
The usual delegate meeting took place -on Sunday, mid it .is-
evident that the organisation: of the operatives is becoming.
stronger every week in support of the strike. The total
sum brought from the several districts was greater than: one
any former occasion, amounting to £428. This, with.the.
cash, in band, makes altogether £656. The whole of the-
hands were paid as usual on Monday 7s. each, besides; ad-
ditional relief to . distressed -cases. We are told that,- if
there is no settlement before the winter quarter sets- ino
it is intended to pay the operatives Bs, instead of 7s.

A MAN AND HIS WIFE DROWNED IN THE RIVER TRENT,
—On Sunday night a small vessel, bound for Lincoln from
Hull, was proceeding with the tide, which was unusually
strong, up the River Trent, and when opposite Gainsborough,
ran foul of Chapel Staithe tier. She immediately tippled
over, and went down. There were on board at the time the,
captain (Kinnersley), his wife, and child, a friend of the
captain's, named Beech, with his wife and three children,
and a man who assists in the management of the vessel.
The captain, his wife, and the whole of the children, were
saved; but Beech and his wife, who were in the cabin, were
drowned. It appears that the accident was caused by, five
vessels lying alongside each other, four on the left and one
on the right-hand side of the river, sufficient room notbeing
left for the passage 'of a vessel in such a tide.
FATAL AFFAIR AT LITTLE HORTON, BRADFORD.-*--
Sunday " tides” or " feasts," as they have been variously
called, which are carried to such an extent in this and other
districts, have not, always been free from fatal results, and
this was the case on Sunday night or Monday morning last,
when a man named William Dean, formerly a woolcomber,
but latterly a farm labourer, lost his life, to all appearance
through accident. He, it appears, had been to Shelf " tide,"
on Sunday, where a considerable quantity of liquor had been
imbibed, and when returning through Horton, and close
upon the neighbourhood of Wibsey, he had entered a barn
on the farm of Mr. William Sharp, Brown Royd, and found.,
his way up a ladder to the loft above, where he doubtless
intended to remain and sleep. This is evident from the
marks left ; but by some means or other unknown, the man,
if he really knew what he was doing, had evidently stumbled
or mistaken his way in the dark, and had fallen head fore-
most to the ground, on the storey whence lie had so lately
ascended, as he was found there in tho morning with his
neck broken, and quite dead.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.-At the weekly meeting
yesterday, Mr. Whitby presided, and there were also pre-
sent Messrs. Abraham, Pilling, H. Edwards, Wareham,
French, Roberts, Smith, Wensley, Garrett, and Medcalf.
Cheques for out-door relief were given as follows :—Mr.
Potts £ll5 ; Mr. Olney £36 ; and Mr. Lythgoe £22. On
the motion of Mr. Roberts, seconded by Mr. Edwards, it was
agreed that the Poor-law Board be asked to sanction the
continuance of the services of Mr. Moore as bookkeeper until
the removal of the paupers, chargeable to Toxteth-park,
from this workhouse. On the motion of Mr. 11. Edwards,
seconded by Mr. Wensley, it was resolved---" That in reply
to the letter from the Poor-law Board dated the 28th of
June last, with reference to the charges made by Mr. Thos.
Smith against the master, baker, and storekeeper of the
workhouse, the Poor-law Board, be informed that on the
receipt of such letter Mr. Smith undertook to provide the
board with specific charges against such officers; but although
repeatedly pressed to do so, has not performed such under-
taking up to the present time ; and in the absence of such
charges the guardians are not in a position to judge of the
truth of the general imputations brought by Mr. Smith
against the said officers, and do not impute any blame to any
paid officers of the workhouse in respect to the allegations
made by
i Mr. Smith, but, on the contrary, have entire con-
fidence n such officers."

THE NORTH-SHORE MILLS

CORONER'S COURT Y_ ES TERD A Y

The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Thomas Seddon,
Edward Jones, Sarah Foden, Robert W. Derbyshire, and
William Seddon, who came to their deaths through the late
conflagration at the North-shore Mills, in which so many
human lives were sacrificed, was resumed yesterday, before
Mr. Wybergh, deputy-coroner. The inquiry commenced at
half-past two o'clock, after which the examination of
witnesses was proceeded with. The main gist of the evidence
had bore upon the circumstances of the fire breaking out on
the day on which it occurred, and the fatal consequences that
followed.

A young lad, named George . Foden, gave very straight-
forward and plain testimony. He said that he was at the
top story, and heard the cry of " fire, fire." He immediately
ran down stairs, and met William (one of the deceased
parties), and told him the mill was on fire. William would
not come down, and went to work at the wheat as usual.
All the parties at the upper story could have heard the cry
of " fire" as well as the witness, if they had paid attention
to it.

Mr. Martin, the manager of the mills, on being asked by
the coroner as to the origination of the fire, said it must
have been caused by the grinding-stones not being sufficiently
fed ; this caused 'the friction, which had the effect of
creating the fire, and which, ascended so rapidly, spreading
throughout the various compartments of the mill, would
cause the immense building to ignite immediately ; fact,
a gas explosion could not be more successful in its destruc-
tive influences. Mr. Martin and other witnesses stated that
it was the duty of Moss, as feeder of the stones, to have
looked after this department.
The Coroner asked' whether Moss was a steady man or
not. It It was stated by GeorgeExtja krpfal
y) `
had
-WIT2 Time arop of drink upon him.
The evidence of the witnesses having concluded, the
Coroner told Moss that, as very likely the consequences
might prove very serious to him hereafter, he was at perfect

ke any. rema

to the jur

Moss then stated, that with regard to the Unfortunate
affair in question, he could only say that he knew of no
cause whatever respecting the origination of the fire beyond
the fact of the friction of the stones. He Obseived a flash
like the flash from a pan, and threw a bucket of water upon
it ; but on making more minute investigation, he observed
the fire emanating from the windows, and he then knew
that all was over.

The Foreman of the Jury said they did not require any
further evidence, and were satisfied with what they had
heard.

The Coroner said he was most anxious to expedite the
investigation.

The jury, after being it _short time in consultation, re-
turned ,a verdict, " That the fire was the result of accident,
and that no parties were to blame upon the occasion ; and
hoped, if the premises were re-built, the conducting tubes
would be made of iron, and not of wood."

LORD LONSDALE'S BIRTH-DAY.—OR Saturday last, the
anniversary of the birth of the Earl of Lonsdale was
celebrated, at Whitehaven, by a public banquet, in the
Town-hall, which was attended by a most respectable and
influential body of gentlemen, to the number of about 00.
One of the most gratifying features of the assembly (says
the Cumberland Pacquet) was, that it embraCed gentlemen of
various shades of opinion, political and othetwise;"and that
they all vied with each other to insure for the celebration
the result which was hoped for, and with which it was at-
tended—that of a complete success, the proceedings through-
out being pronounced by one and all as of the most unex-
ceptionable character. The chair was occupied by Dr.
Clarke, under whose able presidency the enjoyment of the
occasion was well kept up.

THE COWARDLY ATTACK ON MR. STUART WORTLEY.--
The attack on Mr. Stuart Wortley, at-Wakefield, by one of
the Liberal party, turns out to have been a very brutal one.
It appears that during the prOgress of the meeting of Con-
servative electors, a mob assembled in .the large. square .in
front of the Corn Exchange. On the meeting dispersing,
those who had attended it were hooted and hustled by
the mob, and a large crowd followed Mr. Stuart Wortley
to the Strafford Arms Hotel. There they remained hooting
and yelling. After remaining in the hotel a short time,
Mr. Wortley had occasion to go to the Electric Telegraph
Office. He was guarded by the chief constable, Inspector
Frost, and several other officers ; when returning again to
the Strafford Arms, some cowardly ruffian threw. a heavy
piece of lead, which had .evidently been prepared for the
purpose, at the hon. gentleman, striking him a blow
on the temple, and inflicting a severe wound, the blood from
which streamed down his face. He was conveyed into the
inn, and a surgeon sent for, who dressed the .wound.
Wortley remained in a stunned condition for about an hour,
but recovered sufficiently to enable him to leave Wakefield
by the 10 p.m. train. A reward of £25 has been offered
for the apprehension of the person who perpetrated this
diabolical action. The piece of lead with which the blow
inn inflicted was found close to the spot where Mr, Wortley
struck. It is sharpened -at one end, .cud Mont (0 the
other.

SERIOUS
CHARGE 0)Y

ASSAULT,

- AGAINST-
A LIVERPOOL SHARERRQKER

6-6MMIA-P-A OT,

TUB. ACCUSED

Yeiterday, lengthened investigation .:took: -place before
the• County Magistrates, at the• Court-room *Basnett=street,-
into the circumstances Connected with a charge of assault,
preferred against Mr. J. • 8.. Neilson, sharebroker, by Mn
Alexander Sleigh, broker. The case•had excited an unusual,
amount of interest, and the court was inconveniently
crowded by large numbers of-merchants and other gentle-.
men. The facts of the case. will be gathered from the
following evidence - • •

Mr. Aspinall, instructed by. Mr. Dodge, solicitor, appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr.. Deighton, instructed by Mr.
Snowball, was present on behalf of the accused. Mr. Neil=
son entered the court in company with Mr. Alderman J.
11. Turner, and both gentlemen took their seats at the
table. Mr. Sleigh sat by the side of his legal adviser.

The magistrates present- were Messrs. 11. It. Sandbach
and Myers, and Major Chambers. _ _ _

Mr. Aspinall said he appeared in this case on behalf of
Mr. Alexander Sleigh, who, was a broker and a gentleman
of position in Liverpool, to prefer a charge against. Mr.
John Backhouse Neilson, of having unlawfully and ma-
liciwisly inflicted grievous.bodily injury on Robert Alexander
Sleigh, Mr. Sleigh's son. The course which he proposed to
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ask the bench to take -
ask them to send this

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