Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

INTELLIGENCL

At Fernando Po, July 29( her Majesty's ship Myrrnirloll'
bound south, and the Merlia. At Oh! Calabar, the
dent. At Lagos, Aug. 7, the steamer Firefly. At Sierra,
Leone, Aug. 18, the Hecla, Medusa, and the Pluter•
which was about to proceed to the river Pongas.
Madeira, Sept. 3, the Sparrow Hawk, Devastation',
Roebuck, Plyades, Assuramce and Terror Battery.- A:
French screw frigate was steaming out from Tonerifftr
as the Gambia was entering; the African Mail sereram'
steamer Hop was off Now Calabar Aug. 5; the Candace'
was at Monrovia Aug. 15; and the Ethiope at sea Sept.
At Accra, July 20, the barque Chevy Chase and brig
Edward Collett, both bound south. At Cameroons, July,
2d, the barque Moselle, of Bristol. The ship Agaes, ei
Liverpool, with oil. from Cameroons, which went ashore
on the 18th on Bunbay Fiats, has become a total ver"jcic..
The ship Dorothea was off Boon), Aug. 5. At Lagos
the barque Batanga, of Bristol, French- ship Fille Solt.
Lewine,. and steamers Sydney Hall and St. George. Al
Liberia, Aug. 15, the Ariel of Liverpool, Antelope, ,a;
Boston,. Kingfisher, Mary Attwell, and Victoria and
Albert. At Madeira, Sept. 3, the Sardinian (s.), bound'
for Marseilles.

THE HOBTICULTURiL. FETE AT THR,CRYSTO

PALACE.

The autumnal fete at the Crystal Palace commenced el
Wednesday, and was continued yesterday, arid vr 11`
terminate to-day (Friday). The season is certain'y
rather advanced for an exhibition of this kind ; heti
judging from the excellence and extent. of the display' et
yesterday, one would almost feel inclined to believe 'tilt
our gardeners had discovered how to bid deSance to
seasons altogether. The fi-iwers, 'with the excepetegi
r,,,,h,pe. of rhe- tticAias and scarlet geraniums.
were nothing to boast of, were of a very superior quels4
hut the dahlias indisputably bore off the palm,
never saw a finer collection. So excellent were they, I.'
fact, that the judges had to award " extra prizes,"' and 1111
one class, viz., that of twelre, fancy dahlias, the (10%en
exhibited by Mr% Keynes, of Salisbury,.and the like cure'
herr exhibited by Mr. Turner, of Slough, were so nearly
on a par that they felt themselves unable to award the
precedence to ether; and had in consequence, to give si
"first prize" to both. Two roses, asters (Gorman an
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French) balsams, and cockscombs, were all particularly
fine, So also were the orchids. The plants of fine foliage,'
the ferns, the exotic plants, and shrubs, including several
new specimens from India and other- foreign parts, were
likewise well worthy of inspection. As for the fruit, the
only possible fault we could find with it was that it was
most carefully and provokingly placed beyond our reach'
Apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, grapes, pine
apples, cherries, and we know cot how many other fru.tte
besides, all of the most luscious character, and all ettg-
played in the most tempting mariner, were really a soref.
temptation. Hew delightful it would be if, instead e„
merely gazing at the fruit, one could have " jast a taste_
as well. ferhaps the most interesting feature of the show
was the exhibition of flowers, fruit,: and vegetables bi
cottagers—a suggestion, we believe, of Sir Joseph PO:
tan's. This portion of the exhibition; is in the old concerto
ream, and is well worthy of a visit, 17 of only from. the ell:
(*Hence of the articles displayed, but, also trom.the belle
ficial effect which such an incentive 7.s calculated to prO•
duce on cottage gardeners generally.

CANADIAN PATRIOTISM.—In 11113 Q2CbBC- Chronicle, of
Aeigust 21, we read—" We learn that the Ottawa Militia
Field Battery have offered their services to the imperial
government, and volunteered to serve in India."
THN JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.--Ampagit the company at the
dinner in celebration of the opening of the new Syneeerie'
were the following gentlemen :—The Rev. Professor Iseaesr
and Messrs. J. Sell versenski, Charles S. Samuel, A. Levi,
Newlands, Nichol, D. Daqiem, Rishton, J. Seville, L Foie'"
guinea, R. Crossley, Thomas Jones, Ralph Samuel, S;
Branch, J. Reay, B. Marks, E. Moss, N, Defries, &e.
Monet, or A New SeetAte-snee:,—Yesterday, Mr.. o'
Clare, jau., exhibited a fine model of a monster sweat'
ship, to be of 30,000 tons, and capable of going. 25 miles
an hew, propelled by screw and paddles. This great
contemplated leviathan is to be 1,000 fee, long, 70 'dreads
and 30 feet deep, and her construction is to be on new atlia
scientifie principles, in accordance with natural dews. 1f
the model we saw be capable of practical working, of
which there seems no doubt, a desideratum in sir
construction of ships will have been accompushea•
The construction of the vessel between the
an i load lines is so arranged?, that the resistance °
water against ordinary vessels, is made, as it were in thit
to aujinent, rather than retard speed. Ise is stated 00:
wilt a full cargo, in the best trim, the vessel would 0°:
draw more than 20 feet of water. The model is forth
the attention of' the scientific, and to ship-builders, mus
prove attractive.
SIIOCEING ACCIDENT AT KI,I,)TTY
KILLED.—On Wednesday afternoon, between five and eis
o'clock, a deplorable accident he ppened at Knotty M!:
by which a young man named Junes Bridles lost 111:
life. It appears, that the unfortunate deceased, who 1-
about 32 years. of age, and the eldest son of Mr. Bridges, ta,
highly respectable farmer, residing at llnyton, who
filled the respect:ve offices of overseer and churchwarden
the perish, was returning home from Liverpool on 1.111,
evening in question, in charge of a cart, heavily laden 011,a
mature, and drawn by two spirited horses. The deceas'
was unfortaeattly intoxicated at the time and when betwil.a
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the Old Swan and Knotty Ash, near the Turk's Head pab.`4_
house, he suddeuly seized hold of the shaft horse to check ,
but long his balance, and the horses going at a sharp P3ceie
he fell backwards, and after holding on by the cart slYta
for a few moments, the horse caught his foot, and he fie
down, and rolled on his lett side, when the wheel of ti`j,
Girt pissed over his side and breast. Some persons staa'
ing near the spot rau to the poor fellow's assistance, but
never spoke a woe, He breathed once, and gave a deer
ones
sigh, and was found to be dead. The body was at onesconveyed to the Turk's llead public-hoase, where it 1/1,0
found that a watch which he wore, was crushed, and to
IPoken by the cart wheel passing over it. The 1401
and seal were also pressed inwards, towards the heart ; 'tae
he was otherwise much crushed about the breast. i.o
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deceased was a married man, and we regret to state tti ,
he leaves a widow and four children. Yesterday aftera.roi
an inquest noon the body Was held at the Turk's Kee,
Inn, before C. E. Driffield, Esq., the county coroner, 1"113,1s.
after hearing the evidence, a verdict of " Accidental de -
was returned.