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

THE. CONGRESS.

The Papal. Government has not yet given its reply to
M—Walewski's letter of convocation to the Congress.
Neither has Naples. It is not yet decided whether
Count Cavour will represent Piedmont at the Congress.
A circular despatch of the Austrian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, touching. the Congress, sets forth, as
the main object of its convocation, the restoration
of the expelled princes, together with the simultaneous
re-establishment of the authority of the Pope in those
provinces that have rebelled against him.

The Emperor of Morocco, it is stated, has increased
the -pay of his troops, and in consequence volunteers
Were flocking to him. , • • --

MAIL NEWS.

The Ripon, with the heavy portion of Australian
and Bombay mails, is -expected at Southampton on
Wednesday.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company are' eierting
themselves to. give the Australian Colonies the advan-
tage of receiving and despatching English mails'twice a'
month. This important benefit will not 'involve any
great additional cost.

THE NEW JUDGE.
The Times announces thdt the vacant seat on the
bench has been filled by'the appointment of the Solici-
tor:•General, Sir H. Keating No decision has been at
present arrived at as to the successor of the Solicitor-
General. The names of VIE. E. James, Mr: Wilde; and
Mr. Roundel Palmer ' are mentioned as likely -to be
appointed. ,

THE GREAT EASTERN.
The directors of. the Great Ship C9mpany notify, 'that
the special meeting, called for January. 11th, is for the
purpose of laying before the. shareholders the whole
financial position of the company, of. taking into con-
sideration • the raising or further capital, by preferenee
shares or otherwise, the borrowing money on mortgage
or otherwise, and any proposals that may be made for
chartering or purchasing the ship.
The Times says the liabilities to be met immediately
are said to reach £45,000, against which they have
only £1;100 in the hands-of their •bankers. There is,'
however, £7,242 due in arrgars of calls, so that
£36,658is the exact sum to be provided. The amount
of shares issued is '£303,258, and £26,742 remains to
be issued.
•
The Daily News says the company have made arrange-
ments to borrow £40,000, for six months, on mortgage
Of the Great Eastern; in order to meet pressing claims.
In the course of- yesterd4 the Gloucester -Elation
Commissioners had d4tting m Westminster, but nothing
new was revealed: .
The death' of H. E. De Quincey, the "English Opium
.Eater," took place at Edinburgh on Thursday. He was
born atlltinchester in 1780. -
The ' Times shows the impossibility' of carrying out
the theories of the Bremen merchants as to the protec-
tion cif ships and their cargoes in time Of war. -
The' Milan Gaiettestaterithat, the boclforthe Marquis
de Lajatics, who died.in London, last week, is to be
entombed in the Church of Sante Croee, the Italian
Pantheon, at' Florence. • '
A gooey number of volunteers have offered them-
selves for enrolment in the London Irish Corps. ' Drill
will probably'commence next week. The general council
now comprises some forty noblemen and gentlemen, of
.all political creeds and opiniOns. • .

THE LITTLE PRINCE FRED OF PnVssr.A.—The child of
the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia—
'" Der kleine Fritz" (Little Fred) as he is called by the
Berlinese÷-is said to be a remarkably strong and healthy
boi:--Letter from Vienna.
MEXICO.—OUTRAGE ON HEE. MAJESTY'S CONSUL AT
TENC.—The Mexican journals; and in particular the
Diario Oficial of, the 25th and 30th October, received
by the last packet, informs us of further excesses com-
/pitted -by the so styled. Liberals, actually in
.possession
o F Vera 'Cruz, and especiallY of the very serious insult
cTored to Mr. Allsopp, her Majesty's consul in the city.
s.: Tepic :-!‘ As it Appeurs from that , journal, the
-I; tar, Coronado, who, with his troops, 4:coupies the
city of Tepic under instructions fp,7l th( overnment
of Vera Cruz, ordered Mr.. Allsopp to appear before
him, and he required of him to pay over again in ready
Money the sum of #11,500; by him previously paid as
duties on the last ,Conduota,' and the 'said gentleman:
having refused to yield to that unjust and barbarous de-:
wand, lie was sent to prison and confined, in i'dark dun-
geon, where he was kept twelve hoUrS;clepriVed even' of
water and a chair to sit upon. At the end of that time
Rojas, the immediate subordinate of Coronado;-preisented
himself to him, and, speaking to him in language the
most insolent and obscene, told him that he would as lief
shoot it consul as an Indian;"and that he had only come
to give him his choiee--Ltithef to pay the money that
had been demanded of him, or be shot. In consequence
thereof, the friends of Mr. Allsopp, fearing. that the
threat would be carried into effect, paid the 11,500 for
him, and it was 'then that he was set at liberty, but not
without his being bound to furnish security that he
would not depart from Tepic."
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

A good. Playing Card for ls. 6d. Sold by Mawdsley
and Son, 4, Castle-street. d 22
SAILING OF THE ASIA.—The Cunard•steamship Asia -
sailed on Saturday for New York with the American
mails, a full cargo, and fifty-nine -passengers.
BIRKENHEAD MARKET.—PREPARATIONS FOR CHRIST-
MAS.—SeveraI very beautiful designs have been erected
in the Birkenhead. Market, and it is expected that the
illumination this year will be on a magnificent scale.
IRISH SOCIETY.--Yesterday morning a sermon :in
behalf of the Irish Society for promoting the scriptural
education of the Irish speaking Roman Catholics, chiefly
through the medium of their own language, was preached
at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. J. Alcock, minister
of Bethesda Chapel, Dublin.
CHRISTMAS CHEER.—Families residing within five
miles of Liverpool can be supplied with Burton mild
and bitter ales of the first brand, as also London stout,
in 41, 9, and 18 gallon casks, by sending their orders,
or calling at T. Bolton's, family ale and porter merchant,
110, Duke-street.
BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAL AND D ISPENSARY. —The
demands upon the resources of this invaluable institu-
tion are increasing. We are glad to find that, yesterday,
a very excellent sermon was preached in St. John's
Church, Grange-lane, by the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, in aid
of the funds of the institution, and that a good collec-
tion was made.
DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT BRITALN. —This mag-
nificent screw steamship sailed from the Mersey yes-
terday morning for Melbourne, with a heavy ship mail,
a full cargo, and over 300 passengers, of whom 75 were
in the saloon. The succeeding ship of the celebrated
Black Ball and Eagle Line of Australian Packets is the
beautiful clipper ship Athenais, which is appointed to
sail on Thursday next:
CAUTION TO PARENTS.—An inquest was held on
Saturday on the body of Alexander Reynolds, a boy
four years old, living at No. 9, Rigby-street. The
deceased's mother went out on Friday morning, and on
returning shortly after, discovered Alexander in the
washing tub, which contained a good deal of water. He
was immediately taken out, but life was found to be
extinct: A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Return for week
ending Dec. 10, 1859.—Admitted : in-patients, 42 ; out-
patients, 21; surgical casualties, 25. Discharged : cured,
9 ; relieved, and at own request, 13 ; made out-patients,
2 ; irregular, 0; dead, 3. 'Remain in the house, 184.
For the ensuing week : visitors, Messrs. John Cropper
and Charles Freer; physicians, Dr. Turnbull; surgeon,
Mr. Bickersteth. House-surgeon Mr. T. S. Walker ;
junior house-surgeon, Mr. J. Allen; chaplain, Rev.
Edward Pool. Robert Hutchison, treasurer.

THE CHESHIRE VOLUNTEERS IN BIRKENHEAD PARK.
—On Saturday afternoon, about 130 men of the Wirral
Volunteer Rifle Corps paraded in Birkenhead Park,
before a large assemblage
.of ladies and gentlemen. The
interest of the proceedings was considerably heightened
by the presence of the band from Mr. John Laird's
large new ship-building and engineering works. The
men executed the music with considerable precision_, and
no doubt in a short.time will rival the mechanics' bands
in seine of our-large-manufacturing towns:. • -The volun-
'teers went through their drill in a soldier-like manner,
and their military bearing was the theme.of active com-
mendation. • •
LIGHTING AND. WATCHING HOLT-HILL AND CLIFTON-
PARK,' Aymnri TkE.—The inspectors for lighting and
'watching Holt-hill and-Clifton-park, in the township of
Traninere, have just issued. their accounts for the year
ending • the -12th of November last. It. appears that
there.had been paid to_the' Birkenhead Commissioners•
£l3l ss. for hghting thirty lamps for one year, at.
£4 7s. 6d. each; and to Captain Smith, chief con-
stable of Cheshire, for wages and clothing of two police-
men for one year, as per arrangement, £l2O. There
had been paid, in the-shape-of extra wages to police-
men, £lO 12s;, and the balance in the hands of the
treasurer is. £8 13s. Id. The inspectors do not owe'
anything; but there is due to them, in addition to the
above balance, a sum of £2O from the overseers of
Tranmere.

LANcasirmu WINTER ASSIZES.—Aboat a quarter to
four, o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the winter assizes
for the southern division of the County Palatine of
Lancashire were, opened with the usual' formalities in
St. George's-half,- the High Sheriff,, Frederick
Gerard, Bart., accompanied by his deli*, and ushered
in- by Robert Sowler, Esq., Q.C., who is named in, the
precept for the present assizes, and who, in the absence
of Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Willes, who did not
reach town until yesterday morning, formally opened
the commission. Mr. Shuttleworth, the town -clerk,
read the precept., together with the customary-proclama-
tions against, Tree. ,It was then announced ,that the
criminal business should commence this (Monday) morn-
ing, at eleven o'clock, and the ,civil husiness on Friday.
next, at noon. At the conclusion of the, proceedings
Mr. Sowler was conveyed to his lodgings in the state
always accompanying the ceremonial.
;SERMON, TO THE KIRKDAIE 'VOLENTEERS. Dr...
Hillcoat, with the zeal and energy that characterise's
him both as a public man and a_predcber of the gospel,
preached yesterday afternoon, for the second time, to
thejiirkdale Volunteers, in his own church, St. Mathew's,
ScOtland-road. f"Believing that this movement, re-
ceived ,as it has been, proves Church and State in happy
union," the rev. gentleman has only been too happy to
do all that lay in his power to . further it. Shortly
after the enrolment of the carps, he conducted a public
service on their behalf. And having been present at the
meeting on the sth inst., lihen the member of the corps
took the oath of allegiande, he felt that to giVe such an act
all the solemnity it deserved, the corps all interested in
the movement should be invited to hear an appropriate
sermon. The sermon WAS accordingly preached yester-
day afternoon at three o'clock.,; The attendance of the
public was small, bid a very considerable number of the
corps was present. The rev. doctor preached from
Nehemiah iv. 18.,.the latter part of the verse : "And
he that sounded the trumpet was by me." The
sermon was most solemn ',and impressive, remind
-
-lug 'them of the oath they had taken, and
its consequent obligations. He explained with
what spirit and feelings it ought -to have been taken;
and held up as an example to them, the, Jeivs ;repairing
the wall "of Jerusalem,. under Neheiniah, who with one
hand grasped the weapon of war, and with, the other the
instruments of labour, and who; when the trumpet
sounded the note of danger, forgot self at the call of
ptiblic duty, and rallied round their leader, to ensure the
common safety.
BIBK.ENUEO ',POL/CE COTIRT, SATURDAY,—(Before,
1. S. Jackson, roimOithband, and 1. B. Case,, Esqrs.)"
—Thomas Herley, a sailor, was,brought up by a county
police-officer charged ;with hairing feloniously cut and
wounded Thomas Hinds, mate of the schooner Flora,
lying in the river off Egremont. It appeared_ that on-
Friday there ivi.s a dispute onboard the schooner about
the provisions, and that the 'prisoner struck the: mate,
whereupon a scuffle ensued, 'and resulted in Herley cut-
ting Hinds with a knife, which, inflicted serione Wounds
across the fingers, .t.nder all the pirsnmstanceS of the
case the bench Only: sentenced the delinquent to tWelve
weeks' imprisonment; with hard lahour.—Charl es Tohn
'son,-a 'gardener,' who had been employed by Mr. I. 0.
Hanson; of Oxton, was, charged with having robbed his
master of a large quantity of hay and Manure. This
case was remanded until Monday, and the accused re-
leased onsUbstantial bail.—jane Schofield„a handsome
looking young, woman, who only gaVe her address .
" Liverpool," was brought up .by Inspector Caitles,
charged with having attempted to commit suicide
shortly before nine o'clOck on Saturday morning.
kappeared that the' prisoner and a man came on board
' the Wirral, as she was laying at the Woodside slip, and
having sat doWn, were talking together, When the
woman was overheard to say " I won't go with you:"
The man used a 'foul epithet to her, and she at once
went to the side 'Of the vessel and plunged overboard.
A man on the slip aeized a boat-hook, held the Unfortir-
nate creature up, and a boat having been brought round,
she:was rescued, but still expressed a desire to be left to
herself, that she might be drowned. At present, the
reason for this rash attempt at suicide has not been
explained. The case was -remanded until te-day.--7
Mary Malone, a needlewoman, residing in Liverpool,
was charged On suipicion with stealing a roll of 'alpaca ,
from the- shop of Mr., Cook; draper, Chester-street. It
appeared that on Thursday the prisoner went into Mr.
Cook'fi shop, where she made a trifling .purchase;
from her movements; she was suspected of dishonesty,
and 'an assistant sent out to inform the police. Police-
officer Clarke sauntered towards the shop door,, but the
prisoner saw him as she was leaving, and immediately
returned to the counter, sat down upon , a chair, and
Made an inquiry about some small articles. When she
rose to depart, the roll of alpaca in question was found
under the chair, and she was given into custody..
Inquiries had been made at Liverpool, ~and it appeared
that the prisoner was known to the police as a suspicious
character. The magistrates gave her the benefit of the
doubt ; and having reprimanded and cautioned her, set
her at liberty. •