Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-04 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMEg FRIDAY, MARCH 4, NO

the part of the French Ambassador at Lisbon, of
the wishes, if not also the instructions, of his
Government. But the assurance was afterwards
renewed to the English Ambassador at Paris, "that
it had been faithfully intended " that if the-ship
was released the French Government would con-
sent to submit all the questions arising out of it
to friendly maliation,"—which intention was
just that resulting from the friendly' offices, which
our Foreign Secretary, Lord - MALMFSBTIRY, had
used with the French Cabinet. And so that ended
peacefully, which at - one time looked very like
becoming a casus belli between two of the Powers
of Europe; with- one of which we-are so situated,
that one dOes not know how such hbStilities might
have affected us with the other.

It was clearly a case, then, we say, in which
such a precept as that at the head of this article
was most important to be observed. The quarrel
—or, rather, the squabble—might have led
to war, unworthy though it was, , from
its insignificUnce, if nothing else, of any
such issue ; and a' very little rashness on the
part of one in Lord MALMESBURY'S position

might have precipitated a rupture in which
Ehgland would not improbably have found herself
very dangerously involved. But there was, most
happily, the prudence and the wisdom to "beware."

We are at peace, instead of being, as might; bi
been the case, at war ; and Tv

for 'that have

thank God for it

that Parliament will refuse them any redress
which it may be in its power to afford.

Yesterday-ittie.:rnoon, Her Majesty held a privy Coun-
cil, at which the new Minister s` were sworn in. Her
Majesty will hold a chapttr, of the Order of the Thistle
on. Monday, for the purpose of investing the Marquis
of Ailsa

Reed and Thompson, the two, swindlers who established
a' Mercantile Loan Fund Association, by which g great
number of persons were duped out of their- money, have
been sentenced, at the Criminal Court, yesterday, to 18
Months'. hard labour.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

BODY FOUND. The body of a fine female child was
found; yesterday morning, at the top, of Liniekiln-lane.
It was wrapped up in a piece of black calico, and no doubt
died from exposure. -

Now Bwadi " Hume's new Map of Liverpool"
arranged and coloured, Historically-, Municipally, Eccle-siastically, Morally, and SOCially. Price, coloured in
any of the four modes, is. Coloured and neatly mounted
in alOrin for-the peeket; 25..7 The set in a case, Bs. 64.
London, Whittaker & Co. Liverpool, all Booksellers.
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CRESCENT CHAPEL LITERARY S OCIETY. —The usual
weekly meeting of the above Society was held in the
school-room, William Henry-street, on Wednesday
evening- last, when Mr. J. P. Hume read an essay
entitled " Life of General Havelock," contending- for
the existence of - the soldier and the Christian in all his
actions.

Loss or A Bum }num) rgic LlVERPOM.—lntelligence
has just been received here of the loss of the French brig
Jenn Baptiite, which was on her passage. from Leghorn,
with a cargo of marble and oil. She struck on something,
supposed to be a-sunken wreck, on the night of the 24th
ult., sixteen miles from Tuskar. Her crew were picked
up in their boats at six o'clock on the following morning,
by the ship Aladen;'from Liverpool, bound to Calcutta,
which transferred, them to the pilot boat Thetis, by which
they were landed at Queenstown.

SYICIDE BY A. FEMALE. —Yesterday, a female, named
Mary 'Quirk, died at her lodging, 257, Crown-street, in
consequence of a woundinflicteeon her throat, by herself,
the previous evening. An inquest will be held on the
body this day ; and, if what we have heard be correct—
and we doubt it not—the case will present novel and
painful features, which we do not wish at present to
anticipate. We may state, however, that it appears she
had recently resided as. a servant at a house in GroVe-
street, and left for the purpose of rotting married.;- and
it is in reference to this that the suicide is alleged to have
taken place. However, the inquiry will clear up all
to-day.

SOCIETY OF ARTS! EXAMINATIONS. —The local board
for conducting the examinations of the 'S6ciety of Arts in
this town has again been constituted, and consists of the
following gentlemen:—'Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P.,chairt
man ; Rev..-J.- S. Howson-and Rev. - Professor riffiths,
vice-chairmen ; Rev. G. W. Underwood, and R. R._
Moore ; Aldermen Bennett and Holme ; Professors
Cameron and HuSSon ; T.`. Damon, Wm. Gregson,
Edward Heath, and J. .R. Jeffery, Esqrs. ; Dr. Ihne ;
also Messrs. Buxton,. Carise, P. G Heyworth, R. A;.
Macfie, •Shimmin Vittoz, and Rev. Dr. Hume, secretary.
This list includes the gentlemen who will conduct the
preliminary examination in the various subjects, to ascer-
tain whether the candidates-possess a bona fide knowledge
of them.. It. will be held between the beginning and
the middle of April. The final examination will be
conducted by -means of printed papers of questions, in
the evenings from the 17th to the 20th of May inclusive.
Certificates will.be awarded in the same manner as last
year, and prizes will also be. given: to the most deserving
candidates. The principal candidates at 'Liverpool will
be from the evening classes,of the Collegiate Institution
andLiverppol Institute, but minor institutions may be
associated with these, and theirmembers also may secure
the advantages of examination.
THE "TUANER BANQUET". IN MANCIIESTER.—So many
applications have been received in Manchester for tickets
of admission to the dinner which: is to be given this even-
ing to, Mr. J. Aspinall Turner, M.P., that the committee
have found it necessary to issue advertisements declining
to reeeeive any further demands., Already tickets have
been disposed of to an amount quite sufficient to fill the
Free Trade Hall, where the dinner will take place, to its
utmost capacity It is not very easy for people outside
the range of private influence in Manchester to compre-
hend the transports of admiration into, which Mr. Tur-
ner's two years' career in the House of Commons has
thrown so many of his constituents.
NESTON AND PARK-GATE FREE LECTURES.—On Mon-
day evening, the parishioners of Neston were entertained,
throagh the kindness of W..H. Hatcher, Esq., of the
Bromborough Candle-works,. with a most interesting
history, and exhibition of " Natural Magic." The
attendance was large, and wqs composed of all classes.
The chairman on the occasion was the Rev. E. H. Price, of
Mostyn-house Academy, at Park-gate, and who, at the
close, returned for the audience hearty thanks for the
instructive 'treat with which their visitor favoured them.
For the previous lecture, which was illustrated in an
agreeable practical form, the. parishioners were indebted:
to J. Bailey, Brown, Esq., of. Liverpool. His' übject was
"Personal -Experience in Australia and the Gold-
diggings."

riyinrcor AND THE BEST MODE OE" MANNING THE
NAVY.—It may not be generally known that the sug-
[pstions as to the best mode. of manning the navy in
future; contained in the • report just issued by the
Commissioners appointed to inquire into the subject, are
taken almost verbatim from the scheme adopted and;
printed by the Liverpool Mercantile Marine Association,
upwards of twelve months ago, and now to be seen
displayed on the walls of their rooms in Water-street.'
The scheme was brought under the notice of the
Commissioners of the Admiralty by Mr. Samuel R.
Graves, the chairman of the Liverpool Shipowners'
Association, and the' result was its adoption almost in
entirety. This is perhaps the highest compliment that
Could be paid to the Mercantile Marine Association of
this port.
HISTORIC SOCIETY. SCIENTIFIC SECTION.—The usual
weekly meeting ,of the, Historic Society was held last:
evening, in the Grand Jury4oom, St. George's Hall..
Mr. Burke occupied the chair. The_following donations,
were acknowledged by the secretary :—" The. Journal oil
the Royal Dublin Society, Nos. 9, 10, and 11, 1858. "'
" The proceedings of the Geolorrieal and Polytechnic.
Society, of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1857-8."
"'Annual RePort of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary
Society." " China•and its Trade?' by John Crawford.'
" Sensorial vision,'' by Sir J. P: W. Herschal, Bait.
Abbeirllios (French newspaper), from Mr. Boucher
de Perthes ; and from Mr. Every, • a series of playbills,
of the Liverpool Theatre, commenting on the 12th July,
1821, and endinp2Oth December,,lB22. The paper for
the evening wes "- On the organisation of the Chameleon,
including a correction of some errors in relation thereto,"
by Mr. J. T. TbwsOn. 'The paper -illustrated by speci-
mens. A conversation ensued the reading of the • paper,
after which the, members adjourned.
WORKILOUSTI COMMITTEE.—At the usual weeklx meet-
ing of this committee, held yesterday, Mr. Churchwarden
Cropper occupied the chair. The other members: present
were—Messrs. Smith, OvTn, Critchley, Qafferata,
Williams, Denton, and Steele. The medical officer' re-
ported that there were 26. deaths in the house during
the week ending the Ist inst., of whom ten. were men,
seven women, three children above two years of age,
and six infants :under two years old. The number of
patients.under treatment last week was 68.4 ; new eases
admitted since, 182 ;: cured and disehared 118 ;
leaving at present under treatment 62, of whom
36 are fever, 25 ittb, and two small-pox cases.
The. master of the vagrant sheds reported
that the total number of destitute persons re-.
lieved in this department during, the week was
2.48, of whom 167 were males, 65 females, and
15 children, showing an increase over the previous
week of 30 males, 17 females, and five children, or Et
nett increase of 52 on the week, but a decrease of 43
when compared with the corresponding week of last year.
The returns of the governor showed that the total number
of paupers in the establishment this week was 2,292,
against 2,33 G in the previous week, and 2,736. in the
corresponding week of last year. The chaplain of the
Workhouse tendered his resignation through, theehairman
of the committee. On the motion of Mr. Denton,
seconded by Mr. Critchley, the resignation was accepted.
After disposing of some formal business the board
adjourned.
ANTIGONE."—WO perceive by advertisements that
Mr. Vandenhoff, the eminent tragedian, has annonnced a
reading of Sophocles' "Antigone," at the Collegiate
Institution, on Friday evening. next. The choral portions
will be rendered in the music of Mendelssolin, by the
Liverpool Vocal Union. We believe Mr. Vandonhoff
read the same tragedy some years since in Liverpool, and
with great success. No man living is better qualified to
render full justice of expression to the` noble and simple
pathos of that most affecting of all Sophocles' tragedies.
It is scarcely necessary to remind wir readers that
" Antigone" has been produced in an English, and some-
what altered form,. on the metropolitan stage, and that
the exquisite acting of Miss Fanoit helped to secure its
success.. In many points it approaches, probably, nearer
to the modern form of tragedy than any other of
Sophocles' dramas, The subject of many of the
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