Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-26 00:00:00

in their applause. Mr. W. T. Best presided at the
grand organ, and played as no other organist we have
ever heard can perform. We have only briefly indicated
the general :character of a performance, which, judged
upon its own merits, could compare advantageously
many ofjthe most expensiie concerts ; and which, view
in relation to its popular object, must be looked 11013-
with interest and favour by every one. That this
effort to,
place :such musical attractions within the reach of the'
poorest classes, and under the roof of such a building'
has our earnest wishes for its success, we need hardlya
say ; and so far as we may venture a judgment, founds.
upon the results of the opening night, as regards pot],
audience and entertainment, we can feel little hesitation
in expressing a sanguine hope that the wishes of t
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spirited and well-qualified projectors of this undertaking
will be fully realised. Arrangements are made, we
understand, by Messrs. Hime, to render the coneetts
which will take place next Saturday night, fully equal ill
every respect to the attractions of the first.

LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTABLISHMENT FOR 8c1.1.6,
raoguierca—Number of boys clothed for week Wir?,
Saturday, October 24th, 475; corresponding week last ye
280, which was the first week this establishment
Age
opened ; increase, 195 boys. Lifer'
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.--Mrs. Catharine Parr, of ig
pool, has left legacies to the following institutions o 3
the
town, viz., the Northern Hospital, the Infirmary, ao"
Flue Coat Schools, £lOO each, and to the Deaf and Dais
and Female Orphan Asylums, £5O each.
Mr. R. G. Williams, M.A., of the London Unior'sitol;
and formerly a distinguished pupil in the Lowe: "
thi4
Higher Schools of the Mecheniesqlnstitution, or.
town, has commenced his professional career as a barrister'
having on Tees lay last, at the borough sessions, held a'
first brief.
The clipper ship Herald, belonging to Edmund Tholes
son & Co.'s Mersey Line, is new in the river, and saaa
to-morrow, for Mrlbourne, with 300 passengers and a 'argot
and valuable carge on board. The beautiful new aliPoPeit
ship Occanica, a sister vessel to the King of Algeria (*lisle
ship we
-have before alluded to), will be the 25th Novee2a
packet.
STABBING —Yesterday, two sailors, named James .s
and Thomas Croft, fell out on board a ship in the Vietarifie.
Dock, when the former stabbed the latter with a "nos
under the shonleler. The wounded man was taken to the
Northern Hospital, and his assailant was locked uP le
tea
Main Bridewell. He will be taken before the magistrate
at the police court to answer the charge.
MUTINIESTJA.OIO IN INDIA —DREADFUL MASSACRE OF - or,
AND CHILDREN BY NANA SAHIB.—A full-length aad,c-se
rect Likeness of the Above Monster is now addr.o.
Allsop's Royal Wax-work Exhibition, Lime-street,
pool, together with upwards of 1000 wax figures, stet°
views, &c., &c., attended by a good quadrille band. Atilligis,
sion 61 each. Children under ten years of age, hill... Pr-
- from ten am. to ten p.m. v'
Two new stam-tugs, the Retriever and Rover, belooe,ha
to the New Steam=Tug Co pat y (Limited). arrived irlstter
river yesterday evening, the former one from Renfrew: el'ees
boat to the Resolute, whose extraordinary performallter
have bren many times recorded in our columns; the 14litis
from Paisley, which is fit' ed ail h every accommodation retier,
site for a tender, This fleet now consists of the most PA by
ful boats in the world. Tre Retriever is commands of
Captain William Edwards, fer many years commande
the steam-tugs Independence and Universe ; the Rove:fists
Copt-in Brewster, for some years captain of the Br
and North American steam tender Jack all.
AFFILIATION CASE.-G,crge Aehburster, Esq., deser iet
as a gentleman of independent fortune (a bachelor), res at
irg Nethertaa, Maghull, was summoned on Saturdal'bi
eie police cffice before Messrs. Crosthwaite and liestl3„.
Harriet Arris, for the support of a child, of which ha, ant,
ib
the reputed father. Mr. Snewball was for the defentlsbs
The plaintiff was honsc-keeper to defendant, an thealleged that an intimacy grew ute between them, an" bat
result was the present action. She swore positive!), tae
defendant was the father of the babe, whilst he swar%at
positively that he was not. It was, however, elicited t
he gave her 10s, bet he alleged it was out of chartq'the
she complained of being badly off. He stoutly denied
allegation, but their Worships made an order for the
m ent of 2s 64 a week and costs. 0,4 St''
AN EXCITING SCENE AT THE GREAT LANDING ae.,01
Yesterday, as the steam-ship Blenheim, which sailed 0:0or
Belfast on Saturday evening, was landing her cattle earible
a sheep fell overboard, and at once proceeded 0010
Mersey, the tide at the time flowing in. The poor anbieb
made excellent swimming, and braved the danger° viThe'
surrounded it with the greatest determination., oseat
appearance of the animal in the water collects a,,Twatt
crowds on the stage. One of the Blenheim's 1331"-0S the
lowered, and another started from the north enn'el.
stage, whilst a third was sent from the south ea
as they
rano of the boats was a truly spirited one ; andn,;,oraing.
respectively neared the poor sheep, which wAeo,r,,heinfeg.
quite exhausted, after a desperate effort, the -Die-, anal .
boat was the first to get hold of " sheepy s horns' ' a the'
amidst the applause of the spectators, they rescue rys
animal, hauled it info the boat, and bore it 00 tc3srlor
steamer. We need hardly say that the men in the rjor
boats were merely disappointed, and seemed to (API
activity and determineeion of their successful rivals: .0
PREiENTATION TO MIL BLAIR —OD Saturday evellost „se;
few of the numerous workmen employed by Messrs. l'oseil
and-Co., builder', met at M s. H trtley's, Feaz !S,s;idea
Islington, where there was an excellent supper pr',ol
for the oec :sion, which did great credit to the toll
hostess. Atter supper Mr. Blair was presented f':iber
elegantepetent skeleton watch (by Reskel!) and a golorn oa
(valued in all, £l4), The following is the ingcriStie;vlol
the watch : -" Pre sentel by the workmen in theoe;r late
of M- SerF. Haigh and Co„ to Mr. Thomas Blair, tac,is.o
foreman, as a trifling testimony cf the high es'iing,';rabsfr
which he is held by them. Liverpool, 22nd SeP,'s serf
1857." After accepting the above, he replied le f the,
strong terms eulogleins on -the conduct and ability coca
men towards his late employers and himself, and elljorrelle'
a hype that they would henceforth carry out the `air' b 9
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After narrating upon va ions topics, he conelu-; tsel°
thanking them for the highly prtz-d testimony atla 'Lost
held by them, and resumed his seat amid load cleaslit
The remainder bf the evening was spent very harmoli
and all company separated shortly after eleven. k,r erto
A NQ1131.13 EXTFRCTED FROM A MAN'S STOMA.cS T.rordi:
NORTHERN HOSPITAL —Yesterday morning an ea,,%- rata'
nary. circumstance took place at the Northern istasi.:"s of
A man named M °heel Haelly, arrived in tows by ;gel:
the Dublin beets, and presented himself at the k°s`psia
stating that daring the night he felt a dreadful eliellegle.-
ie the pit of his stomach, like the pricking 01. 01;
Mr. D ivis, one of the house surgeons, examined t" of
and observed what turned out to be thread sticking ;dna
the flesh. This he concluded to roceed from the 11..-eetiP
needle, and he was cerrect, for en dravries it 011t'01'5'
he also drew a la-ge eSze I sewing needle from then the
stow cab ! The only aceaant the man could give
circumstence was as :—He it on bto-be.
to Australis, end when leaving 1-eland a few dais as that
wit some d:ink when praline. with his friends, els!'
fe
whilst in a state of drunkenness lie kissed s')sle; ) br'
relative, an•l that operation the needle droaPe“ 0"
mouth from part of her. clothes! 1 B 3 this cerreet is tee
the nee Ile was dislodged from its novel ease, ad) for
H telly went on his way rejoicing. He starts t0".,,50f
the land of gold, whe'e ne doubt he will be able to e" ,
as-redline; else than "steel." 231. a
01IAMB411 OF
ewlm"clc.—Our columns of tderaitteer
instant, contained the proceedings of the Dock Co,'laytll; •
in which is recorded a strong reaolarion passseb.,„ o
Council the Chamber of Con-inure° upon the s„Ver h3l
deck exten6ioi, and yet, strange to say, the Cha"' al brie
not theught it worth their while to give their usll'a, the
note oc their proceedings to the pablio. However, bare Pc: ;
subject o! dock extension is so important
rir etlf teirja°C..
gleaned some particulars of that meeting. "the
w s a very full one, and among those present worpej,.ker,
Bultell, in the char ; Messrs. T. Bunch, 0 B. p tis°"'
S. R. Graves, L. Rayner, Cooke, Rissliaatoosballi'
W. Tomlinson, Lampert, T. B. Forwoo.l, and UT' 10111°-
The dise uesiou upon the Shipewners' Associet," t„ly the
rial was animated and rather discursive, but allitliotlisla
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adopted,, u mnimously, the resolution Wi"by
appeared in our columns, and which was prePtg,(gie road
Fo andtseconded by Mr. Boult. Atr• speet.-i°
:erne important suggestions as to dock facilities, te'eoubs
which we have no particulars, but we hive no ,a all ea.n:
gleanings so far will be icteresting, and shay/ `"es is
nected with our port, that the Chamber of Canime.oa bet-I' •
favour of prompt extene'.on of dock accoramodaion
sides of the Mersey.
araOh th
ate
Rug ON THE BANKS.—A mischievous p-y-as-- in -
appeared in a local pager, designi mg to create stars' that 3
meads O g
of the un'hinkin.s tuu:titude—to the eff
We d 1`)( run for gold had taken place on the bank; Ma e
say that no " run," properly so called, has been,easerfige
gold. At Arm rgh, on 'Paesday, a demand above tao all Oat
was made, rot on any bank in particular, but 70. els;
branches in thet town ; but there was no oausea that i„
whatever. Lade d, it wag shrewdly suspectea
% real,°
de ,;
" run," slight as it was, and wholly devoid d
able apprehension, was caused by some peril's w
a fevoufable oppertunit firpassing off ~110% mere " light gold." It wouldybe absurd to treat thi are o
one of any gravity. No institutions in the enViieng.cons
sounder and safer basis than 13
our Belfast ,flik.,..sighteis
Panics; and the people of Ulster are far too eie-
and alive to their own interests to be huzbagkedlo;ell4s•
pan:e. the effects of which NyJuld only recoil on
to
--Belfast Mercury.