Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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CHnISTMAS Cnrn Farsiliesresidiv,') within five
milei 'Of Liverpool can 'be supplied With Burton mild
and bitter ales of the first brand, as also London clout,
in 4,9, and 18 gallon casks, by sending their orders,
or calling at T. Bolton's, family ale -Mid porter' merchant,
110, Duke-strect.

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'ACCIDENTS •YlisTunnAy---711obert Mitchcll, labeurer,_
re6ding in No; 2, Warrield-street, fell out of a ware-
heAsc,doer into Robert-street, and received a severe
sbalp.,wound and contused back. —Michael Conner,
brassf-tter, residing in Hotham-str€o, in the employ of
M'es,3rs. Hughes &••• Burroughs, Regent-road, received a
severe wound in the arm f•zom a planing-Machine. • _
IMPORT&NT MINERAL COL,IPA.NY.—We advertise to-
dayi the prospectus of .a new company of this description
—the St. .tubyn Mineral Company—which is formed
for the Ipurpose of working one of the most elebratal-
minee•of tin and copper in the West.el Cornwall, hitherto
known as Penberthy Consols, and for crushing, dressing,'
and otherwise making marketatle, all ores, metals, and
minerals obtained therefrom. The fact that this mine
is oil the same main lode as the Great Wheal For-
tune, Wheal Bolton, and Wheal Prosper Mines, 1711iCh
have made such immense returns, is one which cannot
but recommend it strongly as standing- in a most pro-
mising position.- The mine, indeed, was some years
since worked sufficiently' to indicate its valuable resources;
but owing to the depreciation of metals at that time, end
the want of sufficient capital, the works were suspended.
It is now proposed to resume the-il under a much im-
proved system, and with sufficient means to make them
productive in the highest degree. There is little doubt,
therefore, that the company will soon be in a flourishing
condition .• - • -

VOLUNTEER MOVEI\I7_7NT.—THE ELCIIO COMPANY.-
-This ccrmpanf met for its -first drill on Saturday night
last, at the Colle.giate Institution, and on the occasion
there was a numerous attendance o visitors; including

6Ptain Falkner, Captain Edwards, the Rev, Mr. Michod,
&c., &c. Mr. Percy Dove, jun., who has been appointed
captain of "the company, put his men through several
evblutions, much to the satisfaction of those present—
both Captains Falkner- and Edvsards expressing them-
selves in terms of high approbation of the manner in
which the men went through the drill. Notwithstanding
the. comparatively snail suns necessary for the outfit in.
this company, the s•entlemen comprising it are all highly
rstpectable, whichb speaks well for the active "and dis-
criminating management of Captain Dove. The uniform
of this company is green cap, black braid band, and
scarlet pirringeround the top.; green cloth tunic, with
scarlet fachigs, and trousers of the same colour, having
a scarlet band down the sides. The compaiiy, which is
to number 100 men, is now nearly complete, and those
desirous,-of seeing a fine set of young fellows would do
well to-visit their drill, which takes place at the Collegiate,
on the evenings of Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
SATURDAY EVENIIcG CONCERT AT ST. GEORGE'S-.
rfahn.—The concert at St. .George's-hall on`Satusday
night was very • well attended, the house being over-
ero.wded in every.part, and many of the audience obliged'
to take. up with standing -room. The performers were
the -Glee and Madrigal Union, consisting of Miss Banks,
Mr. and Mrs. Lochey, Mr. Foster, Mr. lantern Smith,
Mr. -Winn, and Mr. Thomas. The first part, of the
concert consisted. of a selection including some of the_
finest English glees, all of which were sung with that
perfection which has always marked the performances of
this -society, said afforded as pleasant a musical treat as
could be desired. Stafford Smith's setting of Milton's
Ode " Blest pair of Sirens," was one of the most
beautiful things in /the programme, and -Henley's
,:" By Celia's arbour;" received, according to custom,
an encore. The second part included a series
of vocal solos from different members of the :union, the
best of which were Tinle,y's " Thou art near one again,"
.1v Mrs. Lackey. and Auber's " When time -hath bereft
thee," by Mr. Thomas; both of which were encoad.
The last part consisted, like the first, of pi rtssongs for
four and five voices, among which we may particularly
mention " Ossian's hymn to the sun?" by'Goss, a very
fine specimen of this-style of composition. _Between the
first and Second parts the Delepierre fans.ily gave a
performance of violin music. The public have already
had.ample opportunity of judging of their:talents. from.
their concerts at Clayten-hall. They have certainly
attained: a wonderful proficiency. considering their ages;
hut we - cannot express- ,ourselves pleased With the
exiaition (for we can give it no other nanse), inasmuch
as wesonsider " infantpsodigisrn" one of the greatest
musical• evils of the present day, ruinous to the minds
and bodies of the "zodigies ' thernselves; and most
detrimental and lowerrag to the taste of .the audiences
who-listen to them. X.
P.IIII2iENHEAD POMIC,F. COURT, YES-TR/MAY. -Jane
Schofield was brought up .on remand, charged with
attempting to commit suicide by' jumping from the.
;Wirral ferry steamerswlsile that boat was lying at Wood-:
side:Pier. The prisoner, now stated that her name was
Moore, and not Scholieshl,:which was the name she gave
'when taken into custody: She appeared sorry for what
she had done, and ashamed of herself, pleading drunken-
ness as an'exctlse. She esh., cautioned and discharged.—
Ellen M'Munn was elees with having stolen some bed;
clothes, the property ~ s 1 . parents. Mrs. M'lllurin said
.her datghter was in the ',it of stealing small sums from
the house, and about a wee:, ago she stole 3sS Od. efore
nis- fora situation whichlrer parents had obtained for her.
She left the situation after a few days, and .on retuning
home, r committed the peesent theft. The case was re-
mended till Thursday.--ll,snry Harris, a stout, healthy
looking boy of about 14 years old, was charged with
! stealing some bread and cheese. The prisoner sfeeliag
rather hungry, Walked into a provision shop near Sutton,
and is:glared the price of a loaf. The .shopwoman
• handed -him a threepenny one, and he next asked-for
some cheese. Having .attained the two srinks, he
walked eat of the shop, .c.t the same time telling the
woman -that as he had no money he oould not
pay. A -policeman soon ,Overfook the prisoner, and
the articles he had bees: purloining Were epromptly
recovered, minus, howev,er, the top of the loaf.
The prisoner said he had -no friends in Englesul; and
thinking he might get a living by going to sea, set out
fromsLondan, without 'a penny in his pocket, with the
intention erf walking to Liverpool. Ile had ereached
Sutton, living in the meantime by begging, bill; every
one he spoke.to in that quarter, threatened to give him
into custody. The prisoner sigdshe must live, and if he
couldn't Eire honestly—why he must live, that Was all.
The bench considered the hardness of the poor :boy's
case,
and dlseharged him, giving him • instructions-as to
where he shoes apply in Livesipool for a ship.
LIVERPOOL, ,r2HD . PORT OF THE WORLD.—It appears
;that in 1857 nearly one, half of all the products expose-ed.
erom England were shipped from this port. Ostt .of
.4422,000,000 of exportation, £55;000,000 were exported
from Liverpool, about half that amount from London,
416,000;000 from and the rest from Glasgow,
Sauthampton, &e. The population, within four miles
of:the Exchange, at.the present time, is about 600,06 Q,
and .the rate of annual increase about 10,000. The
property and income-.tax paid by the ir.habitants in 1857,
.amounted to upwards of £7,000,000, or 35,000,000
dollasse The amount-of tonnage belonging to the port
in the same year, was • 936,022 tons, being greater
by 7e €2 tons than that saf London itself. The amount
of slapping 'which entered and cleared during the
_same year was upwards _of 9;000,000 :tons. Of the
vessels which arrived from abroad, the 7jsated States
r sent by far the largest and most numerous fleet,
viz., 934 .chips, of an average burthen of snore than
1,000 tons. £here were frnen Italy 174 vessels, from
Russia 102, from France 317 One great cranch of
the -shipping business of Liverpool is the shipinent
of emigrants to. foreign and csilonial countries, The,
tide of. German oinigration, even now, flows trough
England, and escapes, through Liverpool, in ()re-
ference to Hamburge and- Bremen. Of the 21,875
British emigrants In 1857, nearly 156,000 sailed
from this port.- Of .the above ,number the Cnited
States attracted 126A05, British America - .21,900,
and Australia 61,248. The niunber of emigrants who
left the shores of Great Britain from 1815 to 1857 was
upwards of 4,500,000. . The pride of Liverpool is her
docki, which cover a space of no less than 469 acses_ of
water along thaMersey, They extend on the LiverpOol
side of the river a distance-of five miles, and`two
miles-
off the Birkenhead side. The sea wall along' the Liver-
pool side, hshwlaich the shippingh in the decks is Pre-
served from wind and StOrm, as one of the greatest works
'of any age. Its length. is upwards of .five miles, its
average thickness eleven feet, and its average' height
from the 'foundations forty feet. , Great- difficulty was
essperienced in gaining astable foundation,for this great
structure, and thousands of piles were driven, and many
great beams of timber sunk to secure a firm bottom.
Upwards of eighty Pairs of gigantic gates have been
put up. within the last . thirty years, and sonic of thein
repels to the unparalleled width of 100 feet,—Xetv Yorh;
,Eottoinist.,
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