Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-08 00:00:00

coal yard, she fell overboard and was drowned, although
a man named Barlow, master of the flat, and one or two
other men „were on the deck at the time, and tho water

not at all deep. The parties are reported to have been
drinking, together till a late hour on the previous evening.
Her cries were distinctly heard by some coal heavers
working at another flat alongside the Rock Ferry slip,
but before they got to the place she had disappeared •
her body was carried down the beach by the ebb tide, anti
was not recovered till Sunday morning, when it was
conveyed to the Lord Raglan, where the inquest was
"held. The deceased had a brother accidentally killed in

the Tranmere stone quarry some time ago, and not long
since she had a sister burnt to death. The jury returned
a verdict of " Accidentally drowned." On the body of
Robert O'llair, who, on Friday morning, died suddenly

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while'sitting in his chair. • The deceased was an aged
man, and the jury were of opinion that he died from
"Natural causes." On the body of Martin Raingan,
who died suddenly in his bed, during Thursday night.
Verdict, " Natural. causes."

THE '
NIGER EXPEDITION.—Yesterday, the Sunbeam,
one of the vessels engaged in the expedition up the river
Niger, arrived here with a cargo of palm oil, &c. The
Sunbeam has been away about twelve months.
EXTENSION OF THE IRON TRADE IN WALES.—Messrs.
Curtees, Greenhill and Co., have taken the minerals

rider Taff's Well, Rhiwddare and Caerphilly Mountain,

a range along a course of nearly six miles. The tract
is very extensive and valuable, containing all the coal
seams and clay-bound ironstones of the south outcrop
of the South Wales basin.—Communicated.

Met. STOYLE'S BENEFIT.—We have much pleasure in
directing especial attention to the fact that Mr. Stoyle's
benefit will take place in the Theatre Royal to-morrow
night. Those who have seen Mr. Stoyle do not need to
be told that he is a comedian of a peculiarly humurous
vein—odd, original, and irresistibly droll. No performer
regularly attached to onr local theatres does more to
gather audiences, who come to be set laughing. A very
tempting selection has been made for Mr. Stoyle's
benefit, such as cannot but display his comic powers in
their best light; and we therefore hope the public will
answer the invitation given to them, and reward Mr.
Stoyle by a full gathering and a cordial reception.

HERB REICHARDT. —After a most successful autumnal
and winter tournee in Germany, Hungary, and Poland,
Herr Reichardt, the celebrated German tenor, has arrived
at Berlin, where, after singing at the Opera House with
Mad'lle Wagner, he has received the Regent's commands
to appear at the Palace, at Warsaw. Herr Reichardt
sang at the Opera House with great success in tke
" Barbiere," " Lucrezia," and ".Huguenots," playing
Raoul in the latter opera four times in ten days. He
also gave three grand concerts at the Redo-ate Salle, and
afterwards, at the special request of the fair Varsoviennes,
he gave a private matinee at the palace of, one of the
principal noblesse., Herr Reichardt returns to England
for the season at the end of the present month, being
engagedfor several concerts in Scotland next March.
TRADE or LIVERPOOL. —The ships reported inwards
during the.week ending Saturday, were 53, of a tonnage
of 29,712 tons, against. 77 ships of 40,278 tons corres-
ponding week last year, showing a decrease in ships of
24, and in tonnage of 10,566 tons. The clearances
during the week were 99 ships, of 47,675 tons, against

74 ships of 42,868 tons corresponding week last year,
being an increase of 25 ships, and 5,307 tons. The
arrivals reported inwards since, the Ist of January, are
378 ships of 194,140 tons, against 332 ships, of 171,358
tons corresponding period last year, being an increase of
46 ships, and 22,782 tons. The clearances since the
Ist of January, this year, were 416 ships of 217,234
tons, against 353 ships of 192,661 tons corresponding
week last year, being an increase of 63 ships, and
24,574 tons. From these returns it will be seen that
we aro steadily improving, and that all effects of the
panic in 1856 have disappeared.
BANKRUPTCY COURT, MONDAY.—BEFORE MR. COM-
MISSIONER PERRY.—In re Carl Brendom.—This bankrupt,
a publican, in Upper Frederick-street, Liverpool, came up
on his last examination; supported by. Mr. Evans. Mr.
Atkinson, who appeared for the assignees, offered no
opposition. His Honour, after remarking upon the
small amount of assets, allowed the bankrupt to pass.
The certificate meeting was fixed for. the 10th February.
In re Richard Thomas.—This bankrupt, who carried on
business as a shipbuilder, at Conway., applied for the
allowance of a certificate. The assignees, who were
represented by Mr. Evans, offered no opposition, and his
Honour awarded an immediate certificate of the third class.
In re Charles Barlow.—The bankrapt, a hatter, in Price-
street, Liverpool, also came up on application for a
certificate, supported by Mr. Evans. Mr. Oliver Jones,
for the assigyees, did not oppose. His Honour, after
hearing Mr.:Evans, and taking into consideration the

long period that the bankrupt had carried on business
without compromising with his creditors, awarded him a
certificate of the first class.
DISASTERS AT SEA.—By information just received
from New Orleans, we learn that the Louise, from Mar-
seilles to New Orleans, had been totally lost. Any further
information we are not in possession of, and it is not
known whether the crew have been saved. Advices
received from Suez, mention the loss of the ship Alert,
near Chungwa, and the Mazeppa, near Douba Island.
The Beaver (s.s.), put into Milford Haven, slightly
damaged on the 3rd instant. She sailed from Liverpool
for Bordeaux on the 28th ult. Great hopes are enter-
tained of saving the Jubille (East Indiaman), on shore
near Bordeaux, although she had five feet of water in her
hold. So far, 1,500 bales of silk have been taken out of.
her. Advices from Bombay, state that the Kohinoor, with
a floating cargo, had taken fire at Cochin, and was
scuttled in ten feet of water close to the shore. Nearly
all the oil on board was expected to be saved. The
Charles, for London, and the Gladiator, for Liverpool,
were both leaky at Bombay on the. 10th ult., being
stranded from overloading. Hong Kong dates of lee. 30,
state that the American vessels, Albert and Matilda, had
been lost—the former at Formosa, and the latter in the
China Seas. The British ship Mazeppa had also been
lost in the China Seas. The I'gnez de Castro, screw-
steamer, trading between Glasgow and Lisbon, has been
lost.; cargo saved. The Figero, from Leghorn to New
York, has also been lost, ten hands being saved.
BURIAL BOARD,YESTERDAY.—Tho monthly meeting of
this board was held in the Parish-offices, at ten o'clock,
yesterday. Mr. Robertson Gladstone presided; and the
other members present were—Rev. Rector Campbell,
Messrs. J. R. Jeffery, S. B. Jackson, Samuel Thornely,
W. Bairstow, T. C. Corbally, J. Woodruff. On the pro-
ceedings of the lands' committee being read, it was stated
that almost the entire of the members of the board had
inspected the land, which had' been so far secured, and
which occupied them upon the spot nearly three hours, in
company with Mr. Stewart. This visit was stated to be
most satisfactory, and that in their opinion there is no
corresponding quantity of land within any reasonable dis-
tance so entirely within, as it were, a ring fence, and so
eligible in every particular for the purposes of the board.
A vestry meeting will shortly be held, for the purpose of
submitting the preliminary contracts, which have been
entered into, for confirmation. Mr. Jeffery moved
that the. Chairman, the Deputy-chairman, the
Reverend Rector Campbell, and Mr. Jackson,
be appointed a sub-committee of the lands' committee, to
co-operate with Mr. Stewart in expeditine, the arrange-
ments with the owners of land. Mr. Woodruff announced
that, on Wednesday last, a meeting of the grave-owners

of the Necropolis had been held, it which three of the
body, whose names have been already published, had
been appointed to sit upon the new committee of manage-
ment. He hoped that, now that the new committee of
management was fully constituted, there would not be
any further complaints heard as to the conduct of the
cemetery. The chairman asked, in what position the
cemetery was as to burials. Mr. Woodruff replied that
all pit burials, or general interments, had ceased. They
were restricted to the use of the present vaults, and to
the new graves authorised to be opened. After the
transaction of some routine business, the Board adjourned.
A RIVAL OF TUE WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
—The many rows and altercations which have occurred
in the West Derby Board Room from time to time, and
duly chronicled in the newspapers, have drawn down the
indignation of all well thinking minds. But the gentle-
men composing that board are not alone in their unenvi-
able notoriety. At a special meeting of the Inverness
Town Council last week, a series of unseemly " scenes "
took place, which equalled, if they did not surpass, those
of West Derby. Some charges or insinuations against
Bailie Cook were being investigatei, and the examination
had just begun, when a fierce passage of arms took place
between Mr. Macpherson and Mr. A. Macbean. The
terms used were anything but complimentary, consisting
of such choice expressions as "blackguard," " drunkard,"
"father of lies," and so forth, and the squabble ended by
a threat on Mr. Macpherson's part to move that the
business be handed over to a committee of " gentlemen."
This was " row" the first. The second was of a gentler
character, the actors being the Dean of Guild and the
Treasurer. Here it is : —Treasurer : I don't take drams like
some people. Dean of Guild : Oh yes, you can take a
dram when you get it for nothing. Treasurer : I don't
get fou like you, though. Dean of Guild : Yes, you once
got fou, sir, at my expense. Squabble the third occurred
between the former combatants, Messrs. Macpherson and
Macbean • but this was of so fearful a character that we
dare not attempt to report it. The sederunt came to a
close after three hours, the one witness only having been
examined. The sitting a day or two afterwards lasted
four hours, and was rather less stormy than the former
ones. The only exciting matter which came up was the
"dram " business between the Treasurer and the Dean of
Guild. The Treasurer asked the Dean where, when,
,and
who was present on the occasion when, according to ttie
Dean, he bad got "fou" at the Dean's expense, adding