The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-14 00:00:00

TEA PARTY.

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Last night the annual Easter Monday tea party, in
connection with the North Birkenhead Total Abstinence
Society, took place in the Restaurant Hall of Mr. Smith
confectioner, Argyle street. The room, capable of seating
from- 200 to 300, was crowded, and amongst those present
it was gratifying to observe merry of the leading and
influential people of the township. After an excellent
servieo Of tea, k veet cakes, &c., Mr. Dobson, who was
unanimously called to the chair, expressed the great plea-
sure he experienced in presiding on such an occasion. In
the course of his remarks, he referred to the steady increase
of the total abstinence principles, as evidenced in the fact
given forth by the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, that there
was less drunk people to be seen on the streets of Liverpool
ou Good Friday than had been for many tears past. Since
the starting of the North Birkenhead Total Abstinence
Society in 1855, no fewer. than 598 members had joined the
movement of true temperance.. There were, moreover, live
different societies in the Birkenhead district. He concluded
by urging on all to follow the excellent precept, and by
co-operating with the leaders of the abstinence cause, " try
at lust to make the World a little better than when we
came into it." Doting the remainder of the evening Messrs.
Kirkpatrick, Cottal, M'Alpine, and others, favoured the
meeting with songs and recitations. The hilarity of the
meeting was also kept no very agreeably by the young
people, who enjoyed abundance of reels, wa' tzes, quadrilles,
&c. The tea service was highly creditable to Mr. and
Mrs. Smith.
Before concluding, we may mention that Miss Sanderson,
from Edgehill, Liverpool, had incautiously ventured
out by the back yard door of the room, and sustained
a severe shock byfalling several feet down on the fiagston,s.
Mr. Ricketts, surgeon, was in attendance, and, with the
assistance of Mr. Settley and others, had her removed
to the latter gentleman's hones, where, when our
reporter left, she was lying as well as could be expected.

LADNOII.—On Saturday last, there was launched, from
the building yard of Mr. Laird, a fine new iron schooner,
called the Petado, belonging to James Seavright, Esq.
The honor of christening was given to Miss Baty, of
Oxton Hill.
On Friday last the William Wright, Captain Williams,
belonging to Mr. Wa'thew's Liverpool line of Australian
packets, sailed hence fur Melbourne, w th a full and vain.
able cargo, and had her full complement of passergers. She
will be succeeded by the British clipper ship Eastern City,
as the packet of the Ist of May.
WIRRAL UNION.—On Saturday last, the annual election
of guardians for the above Union took place at Clatter-
bridge, John Dean Case, Esq., of Poulton-cum-spittal,
oresiding, wh3n the following gentlemen were appointed
for the undermentioned townships :—Tranmere, William
Wareing Perrey, Esq , Holt Hill ; Leighton, Mr. T.
Johnson ; Birkenhead, Messrs. Henry Gough, Edward G.
Willoughby, James M'Whirter, and William Haughton.
NARROW ESCAPIL—On the arrival of the 8 30, a.m.
steamer from Birkenhead, at the landing stage, Liverpool,
a young man, evidently in a great hurry to land from the
boat, made a spring f. om the gunwale, but missing the stage
fell into the water. In his descent his hat went under one
of the tanks. Through the activity of two of the crew, he
was quickly picked up, more frightened than injured. The
practice of jumping from the boat prior to the gangway
being put on board is very reprehensible.
ACCIDENT.—Last night, about ten o'clock, a labouring
man, named Joseph Mutch, residing ay Bidston, and for
some time past in the employment of Messrs C ayton and
111,Keverigan, met with a vvere accident at the new grav-
ing dock near Woodside. Having finished his day's work,
he had been going home along with several other workmen,
but unfortunately had slipped his foot and rolled down the
steps to the bottom of the graving dock, He was removed
to the dispensary, where Dr Marshall, after examining Lira,
reported that he suffered much from the concussion, but not
to any serious extent. In conneetioa with such works, a
greater distribution of torchlights is much required.
HOOTON HALL.—Mr. Richard C. Naylor, of Hooton
Hall, has finally decided upon the plan of the banqueting
room about to be erected there. Mr. Jam-s K. Coiling, of
London, is the architect. The tenoers for the work from
Liverpool tradesmen were as fotlowr :—Messrs. Jones and
Jump, £4,700; Messrs. H,i, and Company, £4,500 ;
Messrs. Home aed Nicol, L 4175. The list of these
tenders was accepted. and the work will forthwith
proceed. Mr. Coiling is the architect under whose
direction all the improvements at Hooton Hall have been
executed. From a moderate sized house Mr. Naylor
has transformed Houton Hall into one of the finest
mansions in Cheshire ; and when all the additions acid
alterations are made, Hooton Hall and park will have few
superiors.
THE ONEIDA'S PASSENGERS.—The fate of the Oneida
naturally excites some uneasiness, but if, as is probable,
some casualty had happened to her machinery—an accident
to which this service is always liable—a sufficient time has
not by any means elapsed to allow of any serious apprehen-
sions being entertained, at least for the present. In answer
to many enquiries with respect to the passengers on board
her, we are enabled to supply the following list—From
Sydney : Lady Dowling and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Russell,
Mrs. and Miss Wilson, Mr. Moss, Messrs D. P M'Ewan,
F. C. Ede, Lawson. E. Norman Bremner, Mac Michael, R.
L. Garland, O. F. Logan Campbell, Assistant Surgeon
popplewell. From Melbourne : Mr. J. and Mrs. Cum-
ming, Mr. J. and Mrs. Nicholson and family, Agnes,
Eupliernia, and Lacy Dawson, Mrs. Taylor and
and sery
Manisst,
Mr. David and Mts. Canner]. Mr. Walter, Mrs,
Laura Powell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wood and child , Mr. Alta.
Wood, Dr. Rankin, Miss Richer son, Airs. Reynolds,
Messrs A. and H. Hallows, F. Wolf, A. M. Lachlan,
Callum, M‘Dorreld, Francis Clerk, James Making, Peter
Martin, H. Ventres, George Mason, J. J. Bearden, James
Shepherd, Henry Moore, times
Laing, Abbot Edelman, R.
H. Jewin, A. Mathewson, George Bartlett, William Gray,
Murray Powoll, P. M. Bachellor.