Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-15 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL ACADEMY'S EXHIBITION. - From our
advertising columns, it will be seen that this deservedly
popular place of resort is open in the evening as well as
during the day. The evening exhibition is peculiarly
suited to the convenience of the working classes, and
the price charged for admission is such as to place it
easily within their reach.

FIRST COMPANY OF THE LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEER
RIFLE CORPS.--The members of the first company, im-
mediately after last night's drill, held a meeting, at
which it was unanimously resolved to abolish the ballot
in the selection of members. They also resolved to
reduce the expenses of outfit, including full dress and
undress, to the sum of £B.
LIBERALITY TOWARDS THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE MOVE-
MENT.—At their meeting, yesterday, the directors of
the Union Bank unanimously resolved to
.pay for the
outfit of all the young. gentlemen belonging. to that
establishment who may join the Volunteer Rifle Corps.
At the same meeting, Edward Garston, Esq., one of the
managing. directors of the bank, intimated his intention
of conferring a similar boon on the young men he has
in his private employment, on their joining the Volun-
teer Milo Corps.
SCOTTISH RIFLE VoLummus.— The formation of
a company under the title of the " Black Watch Scottish
Volunteers," is advertised in our impression of to-day.
Mr. J. Muir Dbwie, whose name is appended to the
advertisement, has been requested, it appears, by a
number of influential gentlemen, to call a meeting for
the purpose of organising the company, which is to be
held to-slay. Let us hope it will be well attended, and
that the proposal to be submitted will be received with
an enthusiasm which will have the effect of carrying it
promptly forward to a most successful issue.
LivEnroot. ROYAL INFIRMARY :—Returii for week
ending Nov. 12, 1859 : —Admitted: In-patients, 30 ;
out-patients, 25 ; surgical casualties, 26. Discharged:
Cured, 16; relieved, and at own request, 14 ; made
out-patients, 3 ; irregular, 0 ; dead, 3 ; remaining in
the house, 183. Yisitors for the ensuing week :
A. O. Jones, Esq., and Captain Thomas Bourne.
"hysician, Dr. Vose. Surgeon, Mr. Stubbs. House
4urgeon, Mr. T. S. Walker ; Junior House Surgeon,
sir. J. Allen. Chaplain, Rev. Edward Pon'e. Treasurer,
Robert Hutchison.

WAVERTREE BOARD OF HEALTH.—This board held
their usual monthly meeting yesterday evening, at the
Public-offices, Wavertree ; Mr. Parkin presided. The
other members present were Messrs. Gore, O'Connor,
Pinnington, Anderton, Lewis, Clarke, and Rishton. The
minutes of the previous meeting were read and con-
firmed. It was reported by the committee appointed to
take the sewerage of Wellington-road and Bagot-street
into consideration, that the sewerage of the district
could be effected without going into the district of
Toxteth-park, and the committee recommended that the
necessary steps should be taken to construct the sewer.
After some discussion it was moved by Mr. Pinnington,
and seconded by Mr. Gore, that the report of the coin-
-mittee be adopted, and that the expense of the sewerage
be defrayed by the owners of the property benatted;
which was agreed to unanimously. The remainder of
the business possessed no public interest whatever.

How THE LADIES ARE AIDING THE VOLUNTEER
MOVEMENT.—We are glad to hear that the ladies of
Seaforth are raising a subscription to provide an effi-
cient band for the rifle company which is being formed
there in connection with the Liverpool Volunteer Artil-
lery and Rifle Brigade, and we have no doubt that the
honorary treasurers of the central committee will find
that the fair denizens of the town will soon follow the
good example of their sisters in the suburbs.
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—Number of Patients
during the past week :—New cases received advice and
medicine at the Institution : Northern, 230 ; Southern,
125 ; total, 355. New cases visited at their own houses
and supplied with medicine : Northern, 97 ; Southern,
85; total, 182. Total for the week, 537. Rev. Rector
Campbell, A.M, president. Captain Bourne, vice-pre-
sident of North Dispensary. Mr. Charles Booth, vice-
piesident of South Dispensary. Mr. Francis Mill,
treasurer. Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office :
Leith-offices, Moorfields.
ATTEMPTED SALE OF A DAILY NEWSPAPER—A
daily paper, which has had a few months' existence in
Liverpool, under the title of Williner's Liverpool
.3ferning News, was put up for sale by public auction,
yesterday, in the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street.
The property offered for sale consisted of the entire plant,
copyright of the paper, and goodwill of the business.
The first and last bid was by Mr. Thomas Bean, of the
Albion, and it only amounted to £5O. The property
offered was then withdrawn. The auctioneer intimated
that, if not sold by private treaty, the whole would be
disposed of in lots to suit purchasers.
A DEAR BOUGHT Kiss.—At the New Bailey Court,
Manchester, on Saturday, Henry Grattan was charged by
Nancy Forrest with having assaulted her in a railway car-
riage, on the way from Rochdale to Manchester. He put
his arm round her waist and kissed her on the cheek, and
attempted to repeat these familiarities, notwithstanding
her resistance. Mr. Trafford said such conduct could
not be allowed, and any persons brought before him on
such charges would be severely dealt with, otherwise it
w-Auld hA ilricafr,
the railway. The defendant was fined 40s. and costs,
in all 50s.

LANCASHIRE TOLUNTELR RIFLES. - The members
of the brigade in course of formation, assembled in
Seel-street Police-station, on Saturday evening last,
where they were met by Capt. Bousfield, and a portion
of his company, who lent their valuable aid in putting
them through the preliminary drill. Much satisfaction
was expressed at the kindness of No. 1 Company in
coming forward unsolicited ; and on leaving the build-
ing, they were loudly cheered. A full dress parade of
the Ist Company will take place on Saturday next,
when it will march out preceded by the band, and we
hope again pay a visit to the new force.
The following patents, amongst others, passed the
Great Seal, during the week ending November 11th,
1859 :—Henry Davies, of Liverpool; for "Improvements
in the manufacture of soap." M. Leahy, " Improve-
ments in apparatus for facilitating the draught of
carriages." J. Draper, " Improverrents in applying
indices to account and other books." W. Mac Kean,
" Improvements in the manufacture or treatment of
farinaceous matters for the obtainment of starch and
food." W. A. Verel, "Improvements in the preparation
of bones for manure." A. P. Roehette, "An improve-
ment in the manufacture of soft soap." J. Mallet,
"An improved regulator for watches, portable clocks,
and time-pieces."—Communicated from the Offices for
procuring Patents, 4, Clayton-square, Liverpool.
REWARD OF INTREPID BRAVERY. - To-morrow.
(Wednesday,) a gold medal, the gift of the Royal
National Life-boat Association, will be presented to
John Rodgers, who, with such intrepid daring and
bravery, swam ashore with a line from the wreck of the
Royal Charter. It may be remembered that while
Suiacre, the boatswain's mate was preparing to go on
shore with a line Rodgers accomplished the feat, and by
the line with which he swain ashore a hawser was con-
veyed to the rocks whereby several of the passengers got
ou shore and were saved. The presentation will take
place in the Sailors Home at a quarter past twelve
o'clock, and it will be made by S. R. Graves, Esq.,
chairman of the Local Marine Board. The medal will
be presented in public, and as it is possible some of the
survivors of the wreck may be in Liverpool, their
attendance on the occasion would, without doubt, add
much to the interest of the scene.

TEMPERANCE TEA PARTY.—The tenth anniversary
of the South Toxteth branch, was celebrated last night
by a tea-party and soiree; held. in Hope.-hall. The
attendance, which was extremely large, consisted princi-
pally of working men and their wives, and it was a
most pleasing circumstance to notice the good order and
decorum which characterised the proceedings. After
tea, the company adjourned from the school-room to
the hall, after which the proceedings were opened
by a temperance hymn. Mr. Carter, the chairman, then
addressed the meeting. He said he was glad to
meet so many friends of, the good cause on this, the
occasion of their, tenth anniversary. He was glad to
say that since he first organised that society the success
which had attended its operations was an ample re-
compense for any labour which might have been im-
posed upon its originators. He then concluded by
calling upon Mr. Mirieote for a song, which having
been given, the annual report of the society was
read. It was a most encouraging one in many
respects, but was, in the words of one of the speakers,
quite unworthy of a society so extensive in its operations
as the present. The remainder of the evening was oo-
cupied with songs (sung by E. Miricote), and speeches,
delivered by the various gentlemen present, on behalf of
the total abstinence cause.

LECTURE ON SCHILLER'S DRAMAS.—A lecture on the
characteristics of Schillees dramas was delivered by
Professor Friedrich Werner, of Queen's College here,
in the hall of the. Royal Institution, Colquitt-street,
last night, commencing at half-past seven and ending at
nine o'clock. The audience was small but select and
highly intelligent ; and from the close attention and
repeated bursts of applause at the finer passages read, it
was evident that both the great dramatist and his able
critic and expositor were warmly appreciated. The
accomplished lecturer touched upon each of Schiller's his-
torical dramas in the following order :—".The Robbers;"
"The Cabal and Love :" "Don Carlos;" "Wallenstein ;"
" Mary Stuart ;" " The Maid of Orleans ;" " The
Bride of Messina ;" and " Wilhelm Tell"—in connec-
tion with each drama giving some interesting and
appropriate facts in the great dramatist's own life,
tending to throw light on the conceptions and principles
embodied in his immortal works. The plot of each
drama was briefly explained—and the brilliant and
elaborate execution thereof ably criticised. One of the
most delightful parts of this intellectual treat consisted
of the various short passages illustrative of the lecture
and critique, read both in German and English—with a
clearness of enunciation and accent in the latter that,
from a foreigner, was wonderful. This is the lecture
formerly announced in connection with the Schiller
Festival of the 10th current, in connection with Schil-
ler's centenary birthday, 10th Nov., 1759. At the close
of the meeting, the Rev. Mr. Graham proposed a vote
of thanks to the lecturer, which was cordially responded
to by the audience.

SCOTLAND WARD.

MEETING OF MR. CARNE'S FRIENDS,

LAST NIGHT.
Last night, at eight o'clock, a large and influential
meeting of the friends of Mr. Came was held at Mr.
Linaker's, Castle Inn Vaults, Scotland-road. The
meeting was to have taken place at eight o'clock, but
owing to the committee sitting for some time after that
hour, the proceedings did not begin until half-past
eight. The large and capacious room was crammed to
suffocation, and the strong Conservative feeling evinced
in favour of Mr. Came as a fit and proper person to
represent this ward, was the occasion of the demonstration.
In fact, we have not witnessed such a meeting during the
occasion of the late municipal elections, which must be
principally owing to both Mr. Came and Mr. Clarke
Aspinall, Mr. Came's opponent, having been defeated
at the late municipal contests,—the first-named gentle-
man for Everton and Kirkdale, and the latter for St.
Anne's Ward. .

Amongst those present we observed H. Lafone, Esq.,
and the candidate,,C. F. Came, Esq., Messrs. Dreaper,
Brown, Holt, Watson, Brakell, Blundell, Taylor, Sefton,
Roscow, Price, Roberts, Jones, Dr. Tell, Branch, Shep-
herd, ttc.
Mr. Tuomas WATSON, the secretary of Mr. Carne's
Committee, took the chair amidst the applause of all
r. esent He stated that, before commencing the proceed-
ings, he would read a letter from Mr. Burroughs, the
chairman, which was to the effect that illness alone pre-
vented him attending, but that he wished Mr. Cane
• every success, and would support him to the utmost.
He (the chairman) called on them to stand by Mr.
Carne, as he was a ratepayer in the ward, and he Nad no
doubt whatever but he would endeavour to keep down
taxation, have the dock estate rated, and do his duty
zealously and faithfully.
Mr. CARNE then presented himself to the meeting,