The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

A RIVAL TO MR. BPI:MG-EON.

A correspondent, in whose truthfulness we can rely, sends us the
following : -" On passing through the townland of Drumcreen,
near Ballinamallnrd. on Sunday, the 24th instant, my attention
was attracted by large crowds of very respectably-dressed people—
young and old—wending their way t 'wards a green field cont'gnons
to the road. Curiosity lid me to inquire the nature of such a demon-
stration, and I was informed that a female was to preach there that
evening. My curiosity being still excited, I accordingly waited, and

I thank m r God was one of th 3 fortunate spectators on the occasion.
Precisely at four o'clock in the evening, a young female. whose nam3

I understood to be Elizabeth 111`Kinny, 'from the rieighbott,hoed of
Fintoni, in the county of Tyrone, emerged from the house of Mrs.
Beatty, who very !kindly granted the field on the occasion, and
ascended a rustic platform erected for the purpose, and after the usual
preliminaries of singing and prayer, his young female, unadorned
with anything but the visiAe grace of God, quoted her text from the
2nd chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians, and Bth verse—

For by grace are ye saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves

it is the gift of God,','—and there in e3chad to a discerning assembly of
at least 3,000 persons an eloquent and most impressive discourse, for
the space of an hour and a quart She had preached once Wore in
Ballinarnallard Primitive Methodist Chapel, and lectured once in
Lowtherstown, within the last six months. It appeared that all per
sons who could avail thems ;Ives of the opportunity, for five or seven
miles round the country wore there. I could observe them from the
neighbourhood of Tempo, tisbellaw, Emniskillen, Kish, and Ttillick
and although the great multitude was composed of Presbyterians,
Pro estants, and a very large number of Roman Catholics, yet nothing
co a exceed the good conduct and becoming demeanour of all parties ;
the only breath that could be heard was an occasional burst of thanks
giving to Pixl, and admiration of the visibly Di,ine inspired
preacheress, for I- learned she was no other persorsegc than the
youngest daughter (about twenty or twenty -t7 o ye rs of age) of a
small farmer in the county I have already mentioned, and only
attended and !reached on this occasion by the special inv;tatlon Of
the Primitive Methodist body in this neighbourhood, amouist whom
she is, in a spiritual view, an extraordinary ornament. She was very
plainly attired. Her hair, eye-brows, ant eye-logics, are almost
white, and which, together with a rather pale, but a good featured
countenance, give her on the who!e the appearance of one who had
received a commission from on High. I understand she has had very
many invitvi ins to preach from different parts of the country, and
even from Scotland. She accepts no earthly fee or reward for her
trouble, and states that it is in obedience to an answer to her prayer,
about twelve months ago, she is thus prompted to act.--Fermanagh

Yellow fever rages amongst the shipping at St. Th ;mas's
Eleven persons died on board the Parana; amongst whom
are the head waiter, chief steward, baker, seulleryman and
others. The Africans captured by H M.S. Arab have 'not
yet been distributed. The Jamaica Despatch says :
" Nearly 50,000 captured Africans leave Africa every year
for Cuba, of whom only about 30,000 reach. Cuba." It is
feared the next year's crop in Jamaica will be seriously
affected by the drought. The British squadron was leav-
ing Carthagena when the Dee aarived. H.M. ships
Arachne and Falcon were at Vera Cruz. It was rumoured
that General Walker had escaped from Nicaragua, and had
taken refuge in some town on the Pacific.
THE DucHEss or GLOUCESTER.—It is understood that
the late Duchess of Gloucester has left a number of specific
legacies of portions of her plate, jewels, chains, and articles
of vertu, to different members of the royal family and her
private friends, with some mementoes to the more favoured
few of her household. Tho late Duchess was especially
rich, not only in beautiful objects of an artistic character;
but also had what may be termed a great collection of
elegant knick-knacks. The collection of these was car-
ried almost to a passion ; and not unfrequently, to make
room for fresh treasures, older and less attractive specimens
had to be removed or exchanged away. It is considered
very doubtful whether the Duke of Cambridge will quit his
pleasant, convenient suite of apartments in St. James's
Palace for the more important residence in Park-lane,
which,it is now understood, belongs to him. The change
wou d necessitate a much larger establishment, and the
probabilities are that Gloucester House will be let.—
Court Journal.
THE AMERICAN FRIGATE "SUSQUERANA."—The United
States paddle-wheel steam-frigate Susquehana, Cap'ain
Joshua Sands, after saluting the GrandDake Constantine's
flag at the Isle of Wight, proceeded to G:avesend. The
following particulars with reference to the construction of
this frigate may be interesting to our readers :—She has 4
tubular boilers fitted athwart ships, wile upright tubes,
the water lying around them. These boilers were con-
structed on a new plan by the chief engineer of the United
States navy, and were made at Baltimore ; this is the first
ship, with the exception of the Merrimac, which has been
fitted with them. Her average consumption of coals (of
which she stows away 1,000 tons) is about 36 tons for the
24 hours, which amount produces an average 'pied of 10
knots an hour under steam alone. Her cylinders are 6 feet
in diameter, 10 feet stroke, carrying from 121 b to 181 b
pressure of steam, 151 b being the average ; average re- -
volutions, 15 or 16. She has several officers on board, A CANINE CONSTABLE. —on Friday, a habit-and-repute found his
way into the grounds of Balgv House, endives paying his respects to
who have came over to this country to render their assis-
lithgcovtoey
the o f
ii chickens,ouse,
seized when
him ii. large y Nue„w fo us ne dt
sett
. n(c),lf dogis t
ne isctntig,
r.
twice in laying down the great Atlantic telegraph cable.
MALICIOUS OUTRAGES IN THE COUNTY DONEGAL.—At garment. He struggled slulently to got. off, and though. the
the Presentment Sessions for the Barony of Kilmaersnan, l cog did Lot give way the trousers did. '1 he dog, hmever,
droppedclof the
i detached
, piece of cloth, and Letaing the intruder by the
held in Letterkenny, before a bench of 16 magistrates, andandt.la g•nreouwnraisanheldhim
six associated cess-payers, various sums amounting toaccordingly fled. tea the
noolsaerbrougshtco' coat
treilcgolaitchhmimanto
upwards of one thousand pounds, were ordered to-be levied station-house, actually in charge of the dog, which kept his e eat cuff
as compensation for malicious injuries. The property within Its teeth all the way, and was
.only induced with great difficulty
destroyed consisted of sheep belonging to several Scotch to IrrEopdt:uhrLoldi.LwleTen
Ahe
certainwa sconia,rmovaoterd,
of
the
acanr,yeonftt, nuoteilroirtit
and English farmers who had recently settled in the who happened to be the proprietor of some houses within the same,c'
county. The country people not entertaining friendly was waited upon levy by a I.oor woman, one of his tenants, in order
feelings towards them, they were visited nocturnally, and thathr she
dmight retake the house for another year. The Provost,
ponidpiyuciotyn: e‘sicyeendminiguntolut hi,s,
Dheaaadr,meex,clirolmved, ii
ost, alyaml:ahuins official
noticed noticed to leave their holdings, and the destruction of some
hundreds of valuable sheep was the penalty of disobedience. i—l am sure wa have aye paid the rent, and We has not been lair on
The money is, we believe, leviable off the electoral you for repairs, and what for mann we fit?" "Ye mann flit; thy
division in which the outrages were committed. £55 was say pony
mnylamriandrinnekvse;
drinks omnasfithidnrignl'tll, wwhjersaialhml T';ai:
also presented to rebuild a house belonging to Lord George Provost, that you drink yourself." "That's. personal, yon impudent a
Hill, which had been mA:ciously demolished. Sir James woman! get out with yoa; ye mann flA,',. "0 aye—bat Provost,
snitnt .
Stewart, Bart., was the presiding magistrate, and Mr.
salons with personu,hLArgondedon ; bthn
yon ;vbhaenadoretlil wsaiomd athan, et, mmyannmaiiiittinks r' " "eI
J. Hamilton, barrister, with Messrs. M'Cay and Martin, A Darsclttootr s AMUSEMENT.' Rfillsion-ou,
At the,
appeared in support of the respective applications. Mr. Saturday, Edward Speller, an erratul boy. 16, was so
a,
Mclntire was employed by certain oes.s-payers to resist the attempting to break open art iron safe, the property. of hiamaster,
Josiah Bowden, ac hosier, Grachurch-street, The prosecutor
claim, but failed in doing so to the satisfaction of the Dir.-
deposed that the prisoner bad bin for some weeks in his service,
bench.—Derry Sentinel I that he had brought a good character with him, and had conducted
A DOG IN A Fix.—On Wednesday last, the wailings of himself in all respects well trek the previous day, when the prose-
a dog wore heard in the Market Place, which was ulti- . cutor,
er wuftohn foorinfhteo
key,
iron safe, found that thaloc,k_ hal been tins
mately discovered to be proceeding from the gratings Le bolt of the lock. Uyp'on,witohkiwnasin°tolhoefknolbrite wsaowalsdomneotth stir
ai
opening into the sewerage pipes beneath the streets. No ' unusual there, and after some troller:6 succoured in drawing out theg
barrel of a small common key which had. been broken off the stock.
other mode of extricating the poor brute from its perilous
Observing somethinzaaspi&ons in the prisoner's manner, an dkr,owing
th
situation than opening the drain seeming practicable, it at no one else had weer, to the room, where the safe was, he "..,ant
was immedietely set about, but from some interference the for a Police•offi it% cers w took the prisoiter into custody,
ant f And
operations were suspended. The wailinge of the dog being ' upon him a par of a bey wrgch the barrel found in the lock bitted
tropughtod.e still continue:), it was resolved by some of the young men ' pincers was also
us the spot,
to renew the opening of tic drain during the course of appreliend:l4', admitted rattle hid atteetnaputeldtheeeteawiL4h;;!.4ode- b.ljeeineng..
the night, and accordingly, when all was quiet, about because he wanted to see what was in the saf.,..i'..t.'
twelve P.M., they again commenced with pick and shovel, get a smith to ope,n the lock, owing to, 4., a"' it was neeessag
etc?
and, after about an hour-and-e-half's hard labour, sac- 601. received,
701.'
I=l7....,;itn.uttolarthmeesclaf4e,ogl:lak:u-..
sum. aoafmbaerweietnhad aiv
-... open the lock,
seeded in rescuing the animal from its nauseous prison- ' quite clear the prisoner; ‘0016141: on, were found nntouchel It was
house. It is thought that the dog had entered the have known that tot is.- - mid no practice in that liae or he must
sewerage drain at the Anna in pursuit of rats, and in its akassartedll ts,,l'P l'
ad u—lseimpossible
,otrodo ganyoarCiinius
pebbereadet4
the
ofwkowi:
keys,
a
eager pursuit had come thus far up the pipes, when the s-r, me , idea of opening the lock with the one he had used s3;als,
various branches leading therefrom would tend to be, val,'"....aieiTirtto: that the prisoner must have been acting only out of
wilder it in regaining the place of its entrance. A ' 'any severe
punishment;anycribmnitn
tieinot;enntetoen ihiLso, he hardly.dessrtvheadt
brander should be placed over the mouth of the drain ",o if the charge were persevered in, he In' ust bwe'cwranasmsittseed7floir,trial.
preveat repetitions of the preeeding --reeietdoiv fie el' Mr. Bowden did not wish that to be done, and therefore withdrew the
.ecora. charge, the prisoner being dismissed with a caution.