The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-19 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Paris Three per Cents closed Yes,,oof
(Wednesday) at 71f. 15e.

DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OF FITS' L fs9

On Tuesday night, at a late hour, a fire broke 00t - 00
or
the premises occupied by Mr. George Rayner, a c°oo
merclal traveller for a firm in Manchester, whore ir,‘,
carried on business as a milliner, at No. 8, Stlifrliir
terrace, Camberwell-gate. The unfortunate O°P"---f: er
four children belonging to Mr. Rayner by
thteh
marriage, aged respectively eleven, nine, five, an
before any assistance could be rendered, tell lictrllt:
the conflagration. All that can be ascertained or
outbreak of the fire is, that the shop boy, on elosiligumpoi
the premises for the night (Mr. Rayner being fr°ll3:-00
discovered the shop to be on fire. He immediateltre' lot
the alarm to the female servants. as also to his °II- s 0
who, in a frantic state seized upon her win °f'°,
infant in arms, and called upon the servants to ravcirep;
child, while she ran upstairs to fetch the other °bit pelf
the servants in their terror took the infant and esesrea6
leaving the door open. This caused the fire to eoo,
from the shop to the passage, and to run up the rtiliff,sad •
thus cutting off all retreat. The cries of the tootbe,4o 10
children were heard from the back part of the bid to
the most agonising manner, but no assistance ti pot
rendered, the fire having got firm hold of the loirett
of the house. When the fire escape arrived, °soy&
caught fire, and before a single engine came, the wreste.
victims were. past relief. Their bodies:were ree°l
The premises are insured. -

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THE DOUBLE MURDER AT IrsiL,, -11
0
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At the Lambeth police court, yesterday, Thomas
.0010
his wife, charged with the wilful murder of their "I° v-6
pOll
at Walwortb, in December last, were brought uP
sio9o
and fully committed for trial at the next Old Ballet

THE COURTS Ise.
„nol
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Primal srly-ifeeT,
Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, and thei per,
5
Feodore, took a drive in an open carriage as
monde
Tuesday afternoon. Lord Charles Fiizßoy etwtbe I;Vie
horseback. Prince Albert rode on horseback ja_borsi bf
!non, with the Prince of Wale;. His Royal gig 00,4
Prince rode out on horseback in the afternoon, atteispeP:o
Captain the Hon. D. de Ros. Their Serene ighnpeitle:/,
Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg and thestreL;
Feodore arrived at Buckingham Palace from 1103
on Tuesday morning, on to a visit the Queen. Prin'iottri
and the Princesses Helena and Louisa, took e 04
drive. Their Serene Highnesses the Priad.a
Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe Langenberg, .8",,,.
Edward of Six- Weimar, dined with her geles:Willo
Earl of Elgin and Major General Sir W. Feawici`iii
had also the honour of being invited. Her Itfroi,ny
ness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by t"6 het
Amalie of Hohenlohe Schillingfurst, and atteeporte
Baroness de Speth and Sir George Coupe'', 1
residence, Clarence House, St. James's, on Tue.
noon, from Frogtuore.
Seit
EXECUTION OF THE CHINRSH POISONERS.'" esti he
says :—" A privet,: correspondence from the Cble of I
lfo
dated subsequently to December 15, inform' ul irbe
has recently occurred at Hong Kong. The
the ringleader of the conspiracy to poison tbe..4. en to
had been arrested, and brought before a eal"gttle,rjobt
legally constituted. He was convicted of all_A-to 0,01,
poison the English charge d'affaires, senteacr,,,,oo°_olo
and shot. Three of his accomplices were ales
80°°0001
This example has produced a deep impressiotla
Adost
lower orders in Hong Kong, whose bad passi°l3s--
are so cruel and terrible."
Si
Mn. RUSKIN AND THE REV. C. H. op
eloquent author of the " Stones of Venice,'' rhoittd_l4
only been to hear Mr. Spurgeon, but has eant,yr7,e .r'tse
ficently towards his proposed new chapel. `h",o res;oeti
says :—" We understand that Mr. spargeon "ofs —pea
£4,500 towards his new tabernacle. At the clots bee 01
Sunday morning's service, he was presented flit' setb:lfirbe
pounds for that object by Mr. Ruskin, tbetes:-"Ooll'
" Modern Painters.' "—The Nonconformist stagighl bee°
Marquis of Lansdowne, Baron Bramwell, the', he,Al° ee°
Sidney Herbert, and a great many ea 4"-
Clll3
amongst Mr. Spurgeon's recent auditors. His
he _ive-
numbers between eight and nine hundred rneill!last 0.,
OUR LATEST ANNEXATION.—The „4" lea ,:resu,
brings tidings of a somewhat singular ea
of rev;go);
British dominions in the east. On the let 'debt -beS
the island of Perim, in the straits of Babeltes 0f: it joi•
month of the Red Sea, was taken possessieers4o:ooo
been ours some half century ago, and is now ~or 12„600
It contains neither springs of sweet water 05 slot
inhabitants. It is a small volcanic island. av ,°"fard,
miles, with a magnificent harbour to the 101:05010,4 0
cient for 40 sail of the line, safe and ac'to estey-bil
seasons. It has been occupied with a at 013°.5001"
lighthouse, the utility of which will be B°
'
reference to the map for the position of the igen(/
Elder, and Co's Homeward Mail.

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