Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

FRANCE.

It is reported that the French Government
have received permission from Naples to lay a
submarine cable from Gaeta, near that city, to
Corsica.

It is said to be in contemplation, says the
.31-ortiteur du Calooda,s, to es. ablish a direct service
of steamers between Ireland and France. kn
Irish company would, report says, undertake the
line. Some indecision is as yet felt between
making Havre or Cherbourg the starting point ;
but, as the latter is nearer to Ireland, it is thought
to have a better chance of being selected.

THE CONGRESS.

The Times says the objections to an attitude of.
absolute isolation on the part of. England slightly
preponderate over• those in favour of England
joining the Congress.

NORTH AMERICAN POSTAL ARIZANGE-

•• MENTS.
,The steamer to leave Liverpool on the 30th
instant, Will call at Queenstown on the following
dty, and henceforth every Canadian steamer will
make Queenstown a port of call, both on the out-
ward and homeward voyages. The Daily Nezps
contains an account of the. negociations which
have led to this arrangement.

Last night 'here was a !narked change for the
better in the behaviour of the congregation at
the evening service in the elvoreh of St'. George's-
in-the-East.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

A good Playing Card for ls. 6d. Sold by .Mawdsley
and Son, 4, Castle-street d 22 .
The qudson's Bay Seal Skin Cleaks and Jackets,
One Gninea each, at the New Shawl and MantleVare-
' house, 40, Bold-street.—Shellard and Hodgson, Pro-
prietors.
FAn'AL Amnia-sr.—John Gillon, of 17, Heaton-
street, was seriously injured in Love4ane, on Thursday
la:t, and died yesterday.
-INSPECTOR OP TtLE Rivrn.—Edward Morgan, Esq.,
of Liverpool, has been appointed inspector of 'the river
Eit,this port. He has previously served here for many
years, and was then much respected.—J-Rll-)1.1' v.-.e)%iser•
A MAN LEANGIING lIIMSELF.--•-011 Saturday morn-
ng, Hewitt, publican, of 34, Collingwood-
'street, was fonid by his wife suspendedhy the neck
`from the bedpost. No reason has as yet been assigned
`for the commission of such a oked ; an inquest, how-
ever :will be held to-day.
FATAL ACCERENT.—On Saturday night, as Williarri
Woolcroft, of 33, Iliad-street, was proceeding from
I Jubilee-street -to his oWn house, he fill into a deep ;
quarry on theeast side of St. Domingo-lane, in Evertor,
and was so severely injured that 'he expired a few
moments after reaching the (bottom. The son of, the ,
poor man was with him at the time of the accident, and
it appears he had walked across .the ilelds in order to
obtain a nearer way home than that hy the road, when
he fell inte:the quarry in -question and was killed:
BODY WASHED ASHORE,—The hody, of a female,
supposed to be that of Mrs. Foster, has been washed
ashore at Portaferry, county Down, Ireland, much muti-
lated. There is very little clothing on the body, except
a pair of -stays' and part of a stoeking, both of which
appear tehave been of a highly respettable order. .Upon
the stocking the name, "--S. A. Foster," written 'with
marking:ink, is quite visible. The 'body has been taken
charge ,ef.by William Greer, Esq.,: justice of the peace,
Portaferry, until the arrival of some a the friends of
the deceased.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL rivinamAny:—Lßeturn for week-
ending 26th November, 1859 :—Admitted: In-patients,
34 ; outpatients, 20 ; 'surgical casualties, 24. Dis-,
charged :, Cured, 17.; relieved, and at ewn request, 11,;
made ,ont-patients, 4; irregular, 1 ; (lead, 3; remain
in the hea.-,se, 164. Visitors for the :.ensuing week::-'
Clap t.a.LA Timm..., Du [Attic, tivlin. 01 virpes, Eaq. Fllyaiuittti.
Dr. human. Surgeon : Mr. Long. House Surgeon:
Mr. T.'S. Walker. Junior House-Surgeon: Mr. J.
Allen. Chaplain : Rev. Edward Pool. Robert Hut-
chison, Treasurer.
Ls noel DlsrENsinrzs.--Nuraber of patients
during the past week :—New cases received advice and
medicine 4,-A the institution: Northern, 260 ; Southern,
153 : total, 413. New cases visited attheir own houses
and supplied with medicine Northern, 88; Southern,
69 : totd, 157. Total for .the week, 570. Rev. Rector
Campbell, A.M., president. Captain Bourne, vice-presi--
dent of-North Dispensary. Mr. Charles Booth, vice:
presiclentkof South Dispensary. Mr.-Fmncis ,Mill, trea-
surer. Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office:.Leith2
offices, Moorfields.
Pna.Yuns AND HYMNS ,POR THE t€E OF SUNDAY'
Senoors.—We haie been shown a specimen copy of a
little ;collection of this kind,- prepared (by the. Rev. T.
Major Lester, the Incumbent of St. Miry's; Kirkdole,
" with .a view of supplying a. want felt an some Sunday,
schools, of a simple
,form .of service, and of hymns,
Specially adapted for children." The price is to be
extremely low, provided the sale of a large number can
be secured.
The lellowint, patents ,(amwagst othear) passed the
great seal ‘during the week ending INTO' ember 25th,
1859 N. Leach and T. W. Willett=improvc-
ments in the' manufacture of: tinplates, arid tame or
leaded plates,' and in the apparatus -connected there-
with ; G. Davies—atmospheriegapparatus for the sub-
matine transport- of blocks of -stone, --and for raising
sunken vessels; G. F. Chantrell—improvements in the
construction Of -eharcoal kilns, aid in the manufacture
of coolers for Aiarcoal kilns; C-. Hadfield—improve-
ments in the mode of, and apparatus for, forming casks
or barrels; A. Peurice--improvenamts in the construc-
tion of ships and vessels ; R. A. GLass—improvements
in the submarine electric telegraph cables ; H. N.
Peurice—improvements in machinery for , propelling
vessels; D. Stewart—improvements in
.presses ised for
pressing goods. ;Communicated from the Patent Offices,
4, Clayton-square, =Liverpool •
THE APPROACHING SOIREE TO :MESSRS. COBDEN
..AND BRlGHT.—A.pricate meeting of the committee of
-the Liverpool Financial Reform Association was held
yesterday, at the .Common-hall, Hadthi's-hey. The
meeting was called for the purpose of making arrange-
ments for the approaching Liberal demonstration, .but
as,it was a private one, we cannot, of course, give A full
report of the proceedings. One. circumstance,, however,
whieh transpired may ,be interesting, to our readers to
know—namely, that as is not improbable that Mr.
Cobden, by reason of his recent illness will be prevented
from attending' the demonstration on Thursday next,
it is understood that Mr. Bright is. preparing one of the
most doquent and impressive .speeches he has yet de-
livered, in order, it is said, in some degree to compensate
for Mr. C.obden'S absence.
ALLEeD DANGEROUS STATE OF ST. GEORGE'S
CHURCH. —For some time' past, the public must haVe
observed certain preparations going on about this build
ing,: indicative of something more than ordinary, in
regard to the structure., It was stated in fact that the
sacred edifice was in very great danger, and on more
than one occasion a rumour prevailed that it was actually
falling, and crow& collected in the locality to look at it.
The shopkeepers and others in the neighbourhood were
put into a state of anxiety, and one or two left their
shops, and have gone to carry on business in some other
places. Although there was no real ground for appre-
hending immediate danger, the rumours were not with-
out some foundation. In order, however, to set all
apprehension at rest, the following facts may' be relied
on. The building, which is considered a very handsome
ecclesiastical edifice, was erected by the Corporation on
the site of the Old Castle of Liverpool, and it appears
the body was erected on piles, and lately the spire
was observed out of the perpendienlar. For' some
days past, workmen have been busily engaged erecting
scaffolding up the outside of the steeple. This has been
an operation of great difficulty and labour, and is pro-
ceeded with very cautiously by Mr. Wells. At present
there seems little doubt that the- greater part of the
spire, if not all, will have to be taken down. This will
prove a work also of difficulty, as it is of solid masonry.
The scaffolding is now complete to the top of the spire,
and this day, or to-morrow, perhaps,; operations of some
sort in connexion with the scaffolding will commence.
The spire of the church is about 230 feet high, springing
from, a handsome tower ; and there seems no reason to
doubt that the late heavy storms may have had consider-
able influence on the steeple, consequent on the in-
different, if iot bad, foundation of that portion ,of the
building. '