Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-26 00:00:00

CLERICAL CENSURE.—The Bombay Commercial Ga-
zette states that the chaplain of Simla has brought him-
s: if trouble, in consequence of his having on '1 hanks-
giving-day condemned the conduct of the Government
for the management of its affairs for the past two years.
The commander-in-chief, an ex off6cio member of council,
and Lord 'William Hay, the civil representative of the
Governor-General, were present on the occasion.,
Mn. DONALD M‘KAT.---We learn from a' Boston
from
who has
her arrived
paper that Mr. Donald M'Kay, the eminent ship-builder
of that city, has left for Europe, carrying' with him
plans and specifications of several vessels of war for the
use of some of the European naval Powers. Mr. Donald
M'Kay,London,
obtained
visit
per-
missionthe in
Majesty's Government
various dockyards of this country, and wo learn that
after having accomplished his mission here, he will pro-
ceed to the Continent for the purpose of visiting the
dockyards of Prance, Austria, Russia, and the other
naval Powers of Europe.

I TUE CRUSADE AGAINST TIM LICENSED VICTUALLERS
AT KENDAL.—The crusade of the teetotallers and Maine
Law advocates, led by Mr. E. \Vhitwell, has ended in
the defeat of the movement. It will be recollected that
a few days ago an information was laid by these parties
against several publicans in Kendal, for selling excisable
liquors at certain booths at the Kendal Agricultural
Show, which were not licensed for the sale of liquors.
The magistrates at petty sessions convicted upon this
information, and the publicans having appealed against
the decision, the case came on on Saturday before the
quarter sessions. After a long hearing, the bench
quashed the information.
NEW STEAM BATTERY.—The contract for the con-
struction of a second iron steam battery, or, as it is
called by the Admiralty, steam frigate, says the Steam
Shipping Chronicle, has been taken by Mr. Napier, of
Glasgow, whose tender was found to be the lowest of
the four submitted. These frigates arc to be cased with
iron of the same thickness (4t inches) as that used in
the old floating batteries ; but the vessels, when com-
pleted, will set more lightly on the water, and will be
far more elegant in appearance, and, in fact, will hardly
be distinguishable from an ordinary frigate. They will
have great beam, nearly equal to that of the .Great
Eastern. Their superior lightness over the old floating
battery will be due to their being only partially covered
with plates, which will be confined to the sides of the
vessel above and for a shoat distance below the water
line, and neither the head nor the stern of the vessel
will be covered. The head will be fitted with a Pals(
bow or sheathing to conceal her real purpose, that of
running down hostile vessels, but after her first encounter
with an enemy this false bow will be broken, and will
fall off. Each vessel will be fitted with engines of
immense power in proportion to the tonnage.
INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE.- —Melancholy accounts con-
tinue to arrive from the south of France of the loss of
life and destruction of property caused by the late inun-
dations. A letter from Aubenas, is. the Ardeche, informs
us that on the night of the 15th instant, a flour-
mill at Mayres was carried away by the flood. The
entire family, consisting of the miller, his mother, his
sister, and two children, of five and two years of age,
together with a neighbour who happened to be in
the mill at the time, all perished. At Montpezat,
Casimir Testud, late a sergeant in the 44th regi-
ment of infantry, was carried away by the waters
of a small stream • which he crossed on his return
home, and was drowned. An eighth victim, a
farmer, returning on horseback from Montpezat to
Aubenas, was drowned in a rivulet which he
found on his passage. Two only of the dead bodies
had been recovered—those of Testud and the miller's
sister. The loss of property announced is very consi-
derable. Several manufactories have been levelled by
the force of the waters, bridges broken down, and roads
rendered impassable. The road near Mayres is covered
with gravel to the depth of four feet. In other parts
the road is obstructed by immense masses of rock, which
it will require the force of gunpowder to remove. The
road at Ponte de 'Ville was carried away to the extent
of 200 yards.—Letter from Paris.
Sin JAMES CLARK.—The retirement of Sir James
Clark from his office of personal physician in daily at-
tendance on the Queen is an event of sufficient im-
portance in the Court circle to demand a passing notice.
Sir James was appointed Physician in Ordinary to her
Royal Highness the • Duchess of Kent, on the death
of -Dr. Maton, tome twenty-seven years ago, and has,
therefore, had charge of the health-of the Queen from
her girlhood. Since her Majesty's accession, Sir
James has been in daily attendance, accompanying the
Court to Windsor, Osborne, and Balmoral, 9.nd rep-
larlytravelling with tier Majesty in her trips to Ireland,
marine Belgium,
excursions France,
ctt Prussia,hihieei children
ner royaly9tlefayi
ten: dltcpehhrractol.9fsrowt
Queen
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vut9aaagnsskh:iaiinslatgitathiyhces:er
oobofi
urbshirds.
eLroooftf otthe9ke calledll:;caYsiani
sician up to the moment when Dr. Loorock's profes-
sional services were indispensable, and Sir James always
signed the official bulletins first. In addition to his post
in the household of the Queen, Sir James was also at-
tached to that of the Prince Consort and the Duchess of
Kent,.and has had the sole medical direction of the health
of the royal children. The loss, therefore, of so old and
confidential a family medical adviser, is much felt by
the royal family ; but some few years ago Sir James
had a severe attack of illness, and advancing age has
induced him to retire from his constant daily attendance
at the palace. Sir James Clark is succeeded
in his important duties by Dr. Baly, who has been
gradually initiated in the routine of his duties by the
retiring baronet. For this purpose, Dr. Baly. was in
joined
the at Osborne this summer, and again
the suite of her Majesty atenßeeanwltmerpor;ssoiWncilaltcnhr:in..,ir Jame,
duC)tirfsiaarand3i
mwasay also
o-
°coat dsit2edi-lu'to thriaev.
responsibilities of his office in attending her Majesty, on
her return journey from Holyhood, Pernlyn Castle, and
Windsor Castle.—Court Journal.
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ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—From a return just
published of the receipts acid expenditure of the above
institution frore Midsummer-day, 1858, to Midsummer-
day, .1859, it appears that the former amounted to
£19,697 75. 5d., derived from the following sources,—
viz., court of examiners,. £16,655 ss. ; fellowship,
£1;449; ad eundcin admission to membership, £88;
certificate of membership, £5 55.; midwifery examina-
tions,
13s. 9d. ' • and dividends
on investments in Government securities, £1,092 15s. Bd.
otifons members,, £365 Bcsa.t;alo admissiongues,
scc., to council, £2l ; sale of lists
The disbursements amounted to £20,994 75., divided
under various herids, including a deposit of £B5O
From a summary of the whole, it appears that the
on the purchase of a large house adjoinlmBg,6othleu7sl.le9gde..,
305 12s. 2d.145.
iTohde.
lt,,
,0:9:z2 15s . 8d . ;
iii incidental dit eiht:e te ainnl:: iii nnd coe oonnnt irft
expenditureth the e o l
collegel egweL a
swl7ao,
whereas tire tipenditurc amounted to .zf;,
it.—
snl4y
From an analysis of the list of the college, it appears
there arc at the present time 1,226 fellows, of which
number 2P3 have undergone the severe examinations,
o fb e
thosean interesting
g entiem e 1 addition
who
have to theuri
under-
gone r -
gn and 993 are honorary and elective fellows. Of members
there are 13,600, making a total of fellows, and members
of 14,226 ; 'of this number 709 are licentiates in mixt.
mth"oi fgeeirNthe'y give the
names
.
Itwould
.preliminary
classics, mathematics, and Frencb, especially as no certi-
ficate is givento the candidates of the fact.
EXTRAORDINARY APPREHENSION OF Two FOREIGN
GENTLEMEN.—On Thursday last, at the Hull Police-
court, two foreigners, named respectively Adolph Bur-
man and August Sandwicker, of Hanover, were placed
in the dock, charged with having committed forgery at
Berlin.. The former gentleman is a doctor of medicine,
and the latter a corn merchant, and both, it appears,
at
the time of their arrest were on a pleasure excur-
sion. When placed in the dock on Thursday they
asked, through the interpreter of the court (Mr. Jacob-
son), by whom they had been given in charge, and
under what circumstances, as they were both totally igno-
rant that they had done anything l which they had
rendered themselves amenable to the law. It was
understood that.the Prussian consul at Hull, Mr. A. J.
the previous evening, acquainting him that a Dr.
Atkinson, had received a telegram from. Berlin on
Burman had committed forgery and absconded, and
upon that charge, if found, he was to be apprehended,
and when taken into custody information to be for-
' warded to Berlin at once, when an officer would come
over to identify the party. The other person, Sand-
wicker, was apprehended as he was found in the
doctor's
time for an officer to arrive from Berlin. This the
a
' gos(froiapret I
nhitediner'dy Psi (Friday).
had y magistrate gOn Friday theyr were again placed at the bar
anted until the following d
i c
beencompny. received, A remand was asked for to allow
stating that an officer from
Police-court,
- c 0 a r t ,
ay
when it was stated that another tele-
Berlin would be in attendance at the court on Saturday
morning, and they were remanded a second time. On
Saturday afternoon they were brought up, and as tbe
'officer from Berlin had not arrived, the stipendiary
magistrate did not feel himself justified in detaining
them any longer. They were then formally discharged