Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-16 00:00:00

THE lONIANS

The Times accuses Mr. Gladstone of truckling- to sedi-
tion, and trusts her Majesty will give no sanction to his
schemes.
The Daily Yews regrets the terms in which her Majesty
is made to refuse the prayer of the lonians.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.—The Pera (s.s.),
arrived at Southampton this morning, with heavy
portion of above mails. She left Gibraltar on the
10th. The Andes (steamer) had arrived on the
9th, from Liverpool'.

THE NAVY.—The new system of manning the Navy
will involve an addition of £600,000 to the present
expenditure.
THE PARIS CONFERENCE.—In diplomatic circles it is
generally credited that the representatives of the Great
Powers will shortly meet at Paris to decide upon the
question which has been raised with respect to the con-
stitution of the Danubian Principalities, on account of
the double election of Hospodar.
It is understood that chambers of commerce have
resolved upon sending competent agents to India, to
examine and report upon various matters relative to the
growth of cotton. They are to ascertain what commer-
cial difficulties have to be removed, or facilities to be
discovered ; and to act for their principals as circumstances
may require.
MAIL NEWS.—The Parana brings advices from Valpa-
raiso :—A rise in the price of copper had alleviated the
previous stagnation of trade. The West Indian mail
brings £187,000 in gold and silver. At Jamaica freights
were dull, and there was little chance of vessels for Euro-
pean markets being laden before March or April. News
not of importance. •
DEATH OF MR, ALEXANDER CowAN.—Mr. Alexan-
der Cowan, head of the well-known firm of Cowan and
Company, papea:-makers, expired at his residence, Royal-
terrace, Edinburgh, on the 13th instant. Mr. Cowan
was the father of a numerous family, Mr. Chas. Cowan,
M.P. for Edinburgh, being one Of his sons, and had
attained the patriarchal age of eighty-four.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. AT BAHlA.—Private advices re-
ceived here from Bahia, dated. January 12th, state that
a destructive fire had broken out on the previous evening,
which was still raging. It broke out in the Praca de
Commercio, and was expected to be confined to one
stock of bliAldings, chiefly composed of small slop-shops.
-'
4-40ther account says that a Bank and all English com
menial Ugilag had bee 4 49stpayed,

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEATH FROM IrcJurarg,— James Elliott, 67 years of
age, a pauper, died in the Royal Infirmary yesterday, in
consequence of injuries received in one of his thi.--hs.
THE ACCIDENT AT THE KINGS DOCK.—The Rowena,
which struck on the gridiron at the King's Dock, on
Monday, has been got off, and is making four inches of
water per hour.
THE REV. DR.. GRAHAM'S LECTURES. -The Rev. Dr.
Graham delivered his second 'lecture at Hope-hall, last
night. The subject was, "The Present Candition of the
Ottoman Empire."
MR. BARRY SULLIVAN.— This distinguished tragedian
has been recently performing in Boston, with great sumps.
We believe he has at present returned to fulfil reneWed
engagements in NeW York.
SHIP ABANDONED AT SEA.—Tile ship Abdalla; of and
from Glasgow to Bombay, was abandoned in a sinking
state, on the 11th instant, 40 miles west of Barra Head.
Crew saved, and landed in Belfast, by the 'Esther of
Bristol.

Tun REV. Ht#uu STOWELL. BROWN'S LECTERE ON
HOGA RTE.—The Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown again deli-
vered his lecture upon " Hogarth and his Pictures," in
the School-room of St. Mathias's Cburch Great Howard=
street, last night.
MARKETS COMMITTEE.—At a meeting of thiS COMmitee,
held on the. 14th February, 1859, preseutJames Johnson,

. _ .
Esq. (chairman),&c., it was resolved " That repdriers for
public press be admitted to all future meetings of this
committee from and after this day."
A WomAN, 13ruaNT.—Yesterday, a woman, named
Mary 'Pool, 44 years of age, died in the Infirmary, in con-
sequence of her clothes having, caught fire. She Was
subject to' fits, and having fallen in one near the fire, her

clothes ignited; and the result was death. '
A.4EILICA'AZ MAILS.-The screw steamer City of Balti-
more, will sail for New York to-day (Wednesday).
Passengers will embark at the New Landing-stage, at a
quarter past ten o7clock. The letter-box will close at
nine o'clock, and finally at ten o'clock with late fee.
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. —CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATION.
—The following is a list of pupils educated at the colle-
giate Institution, who have been successful at the Cam-
bridge examinations.. Senior Section': Class 2. G. IL
Statham. Class 3. J. H. Conor. Unclassed. W. H.
Faloon, J. Lobley. junior Section Class- .J. H.
_

Honeyburne, G. J. Laidman. Class 3.' T..L.-Jones
trnelassed: J. It. Crone, H. N. Fraser S. Tennant.

• n "Ntitmberofa • LIVERPOOL ISPENSARIES.—i patients curing
the iidst week : New cases_received advice and medicine

at the institution, north 264, south 170 ; total, 434

New cases visited at their own houses and supplied with
medicine, north 84, south 62 ; total, 146. Grand. total,
580. Bev. Rector CaMpbell, A.M., president. Captain
Bourne, vice-president of
.North Dispensary. Mr. : Chas
Booth, vice-preSident of South Dispensary. Mr. Francis
Min, treasurer. Mr. J. *Whitby Williams, _ Secretary.

Office, Leith Offices; Moorfieas.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY. - Return for week
ending Feb, 12th, 1850. Admitted : in-patients, 50 ; out-
patients, 7; surgical Casualtiei, 13. Discharged: cured,
18.; relieved, and at owri.request, 16 ; made out-patients,
3 ;Jrregular, 1; dead, 3 ; remain in. the house, 207.
For the .ensuing week. Visitors :..Messrs. W. Gregson
and R. ' Brooke ; physician, Dr. prose ; sur-
geon, Mr. Stubbs ; house surgeon, Mr. T. S. Walker ;
junior houSe surgeon, Mr. J. Allen; chaplain, Rev. H. J.
Garrod, A.B. Robert Hutchison, treasurer. '

SOUTHERN ItOSPITAL.—Weekiy repprt.—Admitted

Accidents and urgent cases, 65 ; medical and surgical
cases upon recommendation, 10 ; total, 75. Discharged:
Cured,
_3; relieved, 4 ; irregular, 1 ; died, 0 ; total, 8.
'Attending as out-patients, 35; remaining in the hospital,
63. Treasurer, james Houghton, Esq. Visitors, L.
Jones, Esq., and J. Houghton, Esq. Honorary Chap-
lain, Rev. IV. Leveson., Physician and surgeon for the
ensuing week, Dr. Cameron and Mr. Hamilton. House'
surgeons, Mr. John M Bateson and Mr. C. Pemberton.
EYE AND EA.O INFIRMARY, 126, top of Mount
Pleasant.—Weekly Report. —Eye Department : New
patients admitted in the week ending February 12,
86 ; patients prescribed for, and who have received
surgical assistance, 332. Ear Department : New.
patients admitted in the week ending February 12,
31 ; patients prescribed for, and who have received sur-
gical assistance, 101. Consulting Surgeon : Hugh
Neill, Esq..' Surgeons : John Poole, Esq., Dr. R. Hibbert
Taylor, and -Dr. Nevins. -Assistant-Surgeen : Thomas
Bickerton, Esq.
,Treasurer :" J. G. Livingston, Esq.
STARRING ON SHIPBOARD. —At the,
.Birkenhead
Police Court yesterday, a seaman, named William
Hughes, was charged with having stabbed .a shipmate,
named Alexander Roberts. It would appear that
they were seamen on board the ship May Queen.
On the 19th of Jaunary. the ship was lying in the river,
and • the prisoner and the injured, man quarrelled.
Hughes drew his knife and inflicted several severe
wounds. Roberts was taken to the SOuthern. Hospital,
and was carefully attended to. • Mr. Wall, house surgeon,
attended before the Birkenhead Magistrates yesterday,
and gave evidence as to the injuries Roberts had received.
He was stabbed in -the back of the neck and on the
shoulder. The prisoner was committed for trial at the
Chester Assizes, on a charge of unlawfully wounding.
CORONER'S INQUESTS.—The coroner held the follow-
ing inquests
.yesterday. On the body of John Ennis,
twelve months old, who was burnt in a house, in a court
off Woodstock-street: The child's clothes' caught fire,
and the result was death. Verdict accordingly. On the
body of a Child found in Maddox-street, and on examina-
tion it was found to be still born. -Verdict same: On
the body of a child named Grant, that was accidentally
smothered in bed in Blenheim-street. Verdict
accordingly. On the body of John Nairn, aged 24, who
was employed at the Wapping-station of the London and
North Western Railway. He was crushed on last Wed-
nesday by a piece of timber, and died from the effect of
the injuries. Verdict accidentally killed. On the body
of Nathaniel Williams, the boy who was killed in Fleet-
street by a blow of a potato in the temple. The details
of this case appeared in our paper of yesterday. The
verdict was casually killed by a blow on the head.
THE BIRKENHEAD ,ELECTION.—YesterdaY, the only
topic. of conversation in Birkenhead was that of the
election of a commissioner in the room of Mr..Eddowes.
From what we learn, very considerable betting, hastaken
plate as to who will be returned. On Monday evening
a deputation from the supporters of Mr. Hughes, who is
one of the " Red List," waited upon Mr. Gough, and
requested that he should withdraw from the contest, and
allow Mr. Robert Hughes to be returned without opposi-
tion, the deputation becoming bound to exert themselves
for Mr. Gough, at the next election iu June. Feeling that
such a proposal would be compromising his own indepen-
' deuce, as well as hurtful to.the feelings and expressed wishes
of numerous ratepayers, Mr. Gouglirejected the offer, pre-
ferring to rely on the electors returning him now as their
representative. We have heard that there is likely to be
a compromise, and that after all, Mr. Hughes will retire.
It would seem that Mr. Gough and Mr. Hughes are old
friends, and that the opposition was got up owing to some
misunderstanding, which has since been mutually ex-
plained. If there is to be a contest, the polling will
commence to-day (Wednesday), at, ten o'clock, and con-
tinue
until four o'clock, p.m.
PLASTERERS' MEETING.-Yesterday evening, a meeting
of the pla-terers of Liverpool was held in tie Pontack
-Inn, Christian-street. Mr. John Hill, one of the trade,
occupied the chair, who mentioned the good which would
result to all members of the society, compared with those
who were not joined in the society. The secretary stated,
that during the last 65 weeks, the society had bestowed
for accidents £4O 4s, and for funerals £3O 18,s —the mem- ,
tiers being required to pay only at the rate of 3d per
week,' in order to secure the benefits of the society, at the
rate of 12s per week in case of accident. Mr. M'Canri
moved, and Mr. George Persan seconded, " That the
standard wages paid to the plasterers be no less than 26s
per week ; to commence work at six o'clock in the morn-
me., and cease work at six o'clock in the evening, so long
as day light may permit, and be allowed half an hour for
breakfast, and one hour for dinner, for nine months in the
year, and for the 'remaining three months to commence
work as seven o'clock, and cease work at five o'olock in
the evening, during which time the same meal hours will
be allowed, and to cease work on every Saturday evening .'
during the year at four o'clock." Mr. Richard Easton
moved, and Mr. John Gallagher seconded, a resolution to
the effect that certain boundaries should be set apart for
men to be Considered on their employer's work in pro-
ceeding to a job at six o'clock. Al! jobs that were beyond
four mileS from the Exchange' the man's lodgings to be
paid, or time allowed to walk home, at the rate of three
miles an hour. Another resolution passed, was—" That •
all jobs that are over four miles or under eight from
town, expenses be allowed for coming home once a week,
and if the distance exceed eight miles, expenses be allowed
once a fortnight, once a month over twelve, and once in
the three months over twenty." Another resolution was,
" That all piece-work be prohibited, and lathing done
by plasterers." This was the only. business brought
before the meeting, and the chairman annonnced their
intention of giving the resolutions and rules of the society
to the masters on the Ist of March. The meeting then
sep.arated.
THE VOYAGE THE STEAMER NORTH AMERICAN TO
PORTLAND.—The late fearful yassacre of this' steamer
from Liverpool to Portland, L rated States, with 140
seals, is thus graphically described by one of the passen-
gers :—" We left the Mersey on December 22nd, during
a severe gale of wind froin the south-cast ; and such was
the state of the weather, that it was Annul impossible
for the pilot to leave, so he was carried across the
Atlantic. At seven p.m. on the Ist of. January, the cap-
tain had
7.9g!1tQ1.i that we Ingst 13.,Q very near Cape Race,