Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

e
arl of Derby held a meeting of his political sup-
3rters at his official residence, in Downing-street, yester-
Y Morning but no information with regard to it has
transpired.
OVE
OP EVERTONT —Yesterday the recently ap-
P7eisattr,eda::_vcas
?peers of Ever-to. n township,' appointed at the
at th-41"ceting last week, attended before the magistrates,
_co olice-court, and signed the declarations, books, &c.,
sic....rdng to act of Parliament.
4:u COUNCIL MEETING.—In our report of Mr. Bowling's
BPeech,
seeted in the council, on the markets' debate, P
he is re re-
C:to have said, in reference to Mr. Luya's case, that he
e", heard very little of the evidence," whereas it should
°eel], " he had heard every tittle of the evidence."
,""°llla JOHN RUSSELL
selectedit is confidently stated, will be
as championof the Reformers, and, although Mr.
3460 b
ISatiira dae
\will be at the Odd Fellows Hall to-morrow
Land 37), the Ministry intend to complete the business on
previous to dissolution. Mr. M'Cabe is to be the
Liberal candidate for Merryentertainmentshire.
sbiaitnlvA.i. OF THE WHITE STAR.—The celebrated clipper
GP White Star, belonging to Messrs. H. T. Wilson and
leaanatbers. line of Australian packets, was telegraphed off
passawbone Ormshead yesterday afternoon, from Melbourne,
pass,,,re she started on the 14th of January, thus making the
ge
in 82 days. She has gold on board valued at
4130,0f0.
spec• ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Yesterday there was a
artal session held in Chapel-street, by the magistrates,
_tro
Atki„rhepPplication of the proprietor of the gardens, M .
-popw:' 'or a renewal of his license, for this rational and
r place of amusement,ifor the current year. There
,at s oPposition, as a matter of course, and the license was
once granted.
liol)e...El'AaTtnE FOR AUSTRALIA.—The celebrated Black
Baines
40,'Llenald M‘Kay, belonging to Messrs. James
of 'V, sailed yesterday for Melbourne, with 420 passengers,
liej:A.'"`" 18 were cabin, and 2,650 tons of merchandise,
anao e the largest nu
enmber of passengers and the heaviest
d..r.ant of freight tak out by any vesse,l, from this port,
`t!llg the last six months.
I,LAREmorrr LITERARY AssocrioN.—On Tuesday even-
iree!t last,
William u
Mr. Duckworth delivered an-interesting
chapel
nre in the School-room, under Claremont Independent
ofthelEir, kdale, on
n 10-saxon Race," be
"England's Mission, or the Destiny
of leer in.- the eleventh of a course
The uresg delivered in connection with the above society.
kends will be given by Mr. Thomas Nicholson, on
XcirfaY evening, next, the 11th inst., subject " King
ard the Third, his Life, and Times."
lar,e,lttG". EGGS. Yesterday we saw two of the greatest—
anbe "---"eg's, perhaps, ever faid by ordinary fowl.- One was
rth4,,"i' laid by
a black Spanish hen belonging to Mr.
itaertlizoZs'il;flhe Rock-ferry station, the egg measuring
by inches, girth 61 inches, and weighing near y
ig 6 of a pound. The other was a duck egg, 81 inchets
said over the above weight. Two such specimens, it
ulPee 'lave not been surpassed in any instance. Th
kr, Ttitoducers of these enormous eggs have been reared are P Zai,tes, and the admirers of such " fowls " say they
_ertr,,s4Vlaedels.
ittc'etree., -n"Oro,,CRA.PEL LITERARY SOCIETY. -- A private
ere,,school.rognection with. the above society, was held in
la I. ems William Henry-street, on Wednesday
ATLI° The chair was taken at half-past six o'clock
r.
.nlian add Ines Mahood, the president. After tea, the chair-
their f,,;res!ed a few words of advice to the members and
moved'o —enas• Mr. Josiah Smith, the first speaker, then
n. and Mr. Morrison seconded, the following resolu-
-8.-* That, in "clehesthe opinion of this meeting, literary
come. re calculated to improve the moral and intellectual
11.,.',1t10n of those connected with them." Mr. J. W.
will.a,er then read a very eloquent essay on " Poetry," after
ab-vullt several members addressed the meeting, which closed
isit. ten o'clock
kME,7"„, T •
aT.- " LECTURE ON FRENCH LITERATURE
we
_THEa_
kiiefa"?:CTlf CENTURY.—Some few months. back
of
had
selielP,leasure in expressing a very high opinionf
keiep"rl, thoughtful, and eloquent lecture delivered by M.
Fre-'' of this town, upon an important period of dawning
the ascii literature. On Tuesday evening next, following out
11. -NarT.e theme to which he has devoted no common study,
`` T'r is about to deliver a second lecture, entitled
eent:Taissance on French Literature. of the Sixteenth
,tation Y• The lecture will take place in the Royal Insti-
kqiktland will be presided over by the Rev. Professor
that those We think we may safely venture to promise
teen
,ese who attend M. Mejer's lecture, will receive as
liter knstruction upon a most interesting, historical, and
ilnpraersYsi,rsa_hieet, and instruction conveyed in
.as graceful and
eould .c style and language as any cultivated audience
could
TY.
11c011Dilt,111,°,ust COMM EE.—Mr, Churchwarden Cropper.
chair at the usual weekly meeting of this
Nr,ere held y t day. The other gentlemen present
deaths -uro.`-'kessrs. Denets enr Critchley, Syred, Peck, Byford, and
medical officer reported that the number. of
-141 in t°—"rting in the establishment during the week ending
laSt IvaS 22 ; the number of patients under treatment
eek
eared Was 625 ; there were admitted since 153 cases;
,h 654, diseha g d, 102 • remaining under treatment,
he eg.o,W.e`tra.enlor,4s2raree fever, '2O itch, and 4 small-pox cases.
returnpaup showed that the total number of
this weeker the establishment last week was 2,121 ; number
goading 2,112, being a decrease of 9 ; number in codes-
ilear f°4lv,,,,,eck last year 2,593 showing a decrease on the
'ere° h• The master of the vagrant sheds reported that
enditowere relieved in his department during the
,an
week
Whenthe 2nd inst., 210 destitute persons, showinheWhenAe °f 24 on the previous week, and a decreaseof 56
he 6'ls9ll:tared with the corresponding week of last b
year.
ktiZsluess was entirely of a routine character.
aniu °f Doexs INSTITUTE. At a meeting of the
Jamescorn-
cement,inana held last. evening, r
ratift.'''eql, thpresident of the institute, commuMnic.atedthe
rb-twa intelligen e that our honoured members,
ilretar and T. B. Horsfall, Esq., as well as Charles
er'
—Bg') and Frederick Chapple, Esq., bad become
•ge
•Illekbers through the payment of L 5 each ; amongster
Jr icAerarY menibers, he announced Messrs. J..Ust
he °s
—ank), J. P. Campbell, Francis Prange, andhimelSeentlf:
kitte:lll thus collected, along with £l5 given by the
ssilbseri eo the society and the ordinary members
.(no
r,"° -Ptt;ns having -et been asked for) beine• now sufficient
'°Warie- ''" Preliminary expenses, and the 'chairman, Mr.
alreae having announced` that nearly 200. persons had
adva enrolled themselves as members, it . was deemed
PurprZle to 'call an early meeting of subscribers, for the
deratine, ef Passing the rules at resent under the
eoirseOT of the conimittee. . finer oom, fitted with every
additi ?ice (lately occupied by the Law Society), with.
,ligarZriai. accommodation for smokers, is about being
stistit%i'e in the Clarendon-buildings, or the use of the
8/ k
Illisi:c"lttAD AMATEUR MUSICAL UNION.—This pro-e
Pre " society gave their fifth and last concert for th_
1. sent
-eonis season on Wednesday evening last, at the Craven
nrisin., before a crowded and fashionable audience, corn-
d'xithe elite of the residents in Birkenhead, Claughton,
trier/n-21, as Well as several visitors from Liverpool. The
t
'eces i'''ces passed off with the greatest eclat themos
'l.ll being the glee " Here in cool Grot," which was
clll.Ol ,oeu /,vLith admirable taste, precision,. and delicacy, and the
Are and War," which was sung with. immense
eh W. A. Smith, the pianist of the society, played
`` s rondomato' Continuo," and Mendelssohnas
arik" °hue Worte" No. 6, from book 111, with hisusu
keztrorlaeZdean.d expression,i both performances being loudly
be no doubt but that the Bir-
: ta ea(' Altateur';leusiaanl Union has done much to s:pread
.01eosotbe for musical performancese of a superior style in the
teade and has well merited the success which has a
eke 4 Its offo—_.
s 'Ls This is mainly due to the unwearied
he es
tskill °I. Mr. E. Gunton, the conductor, who
.com
he saaytY, and perseverence, without which; amateur
sep's cannot be successfully managed. Mr. Pickering,
kent -rretarY, also deserves great credit for his able manage-
pate a°` the busiuess details of the society ; and we entice-
pry !lether and even more brilliant season next year.
l'ese',.,,Pt4r. OF THE LATE Mn.WILLIAM B. WHITEY!AN.--
look r'S'aY morning the funeral of the late Mr.Whiteman
e4ruQa.ee,, when his remains were removed from the New.
laee Rotel, Clayton-square, to their final resting
t a ri James's Cemetery. The cortege left the square
r4Peraahrirer Past nine and was one of the largest and most
Past. Private funerals that we have seen for some time
'ef • ere were ten mourning coaches, besides a number
tlel:l4evate vehicles, and there were upwards of 100 gen-
nare.l)ll, Present on the melancholy occasion. A large
antees
a of the Licensed Victuallers Society were in attend-
Whr m.
who' ides
were
any private friends of the deceased, amongst
v. several rofessional gentlemen, who valued
Sib to hiteinau
Whilst') living, and paid him the last sad
ever;lot. affection, by following his remains to the grave.
deeeas-ed respectable merchants were also present. T The
seeisty w" admired by a large and respectable class
of h for the many excellent qualities he po.ssessed both
'ellelisehades tand heart; and his memory will be long
sPhere 'Y all who knew him, and few men in his
.eated. natured "Billy Whiteman"—as h. a .
'and goo as more extensively acquainted than poor, honest;
was popularly
rotileret it'fhlvehfiuehnerhael,winadseehde,lwdas the best indication of the
The arrangements were
he evrel,he
cieeereattended,
superintendence of Mr. W.
Nvl/0 ',mown undertaker, who earned the thanks of those
and who had everything done in the most
deserved and respectable manner such as the deceased
rea,,,eeo-t-,0)
tahnedsplvirlitticehf
thgaevedetphe most general 'satisfaction.
x•re-Ta arted!
nsual BOARD OF GUARDIANS:—
ehai Üblie 0
the p wcelklY meeting of this board was held a!
Yesterday, ; the.
Mees, Park-road. Thomas Urquhart, Esq.,
kesfulsrs"' resided. The other members present N!_eFp—m
Leykur, 'William Henry Ogden, Joln Moss, Willie
'Li William Johnson, Alexauder Miller, Joseph

Harrison, William Baynes, Samuel Siddeley, Arthur '
Grindrod, J. B. Hughes, A. Johns, Henry Layland, and 1
John Wilson. The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and confirmed. The guardians then proceeded to
distribute out-door relief to the paupers of the town-
ship. Cheques were drawn for this purpose to the
amount of £l2O. The Clerk stated that an agree-
ment had been come to between Messrs. Kelshaw
and Stonehouse, as to the sewerage of the new workhouse.
The Clerk read the following letter from Messrs. Whitley
and Thompson : " Gentlemen, Your medical officers
have consulted us as to their position with you, and we have
advised them that you are responsible for their salaries to
the end of the year, on the 27th day of September next;
and as you have discharged them without notice and refused
their services, we are directed to apply to you for the
amounts due to them as at foot, and in case we have
no satisfactory reply to our application, we are
directed to take legal proceedings for the .several
[amounts. We believe, however, on consulting your legal
advisers, you will find that our view of the law is correct,
and we shall be spared the necessity of interfering farther in
the matter. Mr. Alfred Stephens, £B7 10s. ; Mr. Barnabas

Barrett, £93 15s. ; Dr: Ewing Whittle, £l3l 55." Mr.
John Wilson moved that the letter lie on the table. Mr.
Johns thought that the clerk should take the opinion of
their legal adviser on the subject. Mr. Cleaver replied that
he had done so. Mr. Harrison moved that the clerk should

acknowledge the receipt of the letter. Mr. Baynes seconded
the motion, which was agreed to. This concluded the
business.

A NEW TYPE-COMPOSING MACHINE.—On Wednesday
several gentlemen were invited to 41 private view of a new
type-composing machine, in practical operation in the
printing establishment of Messrs. Bradbury and Evans,
Whitefriars, London. The machine is the invention of Mr.
Robert Hattersley, of Manchester, and seems to be simple
in construction and efficacious for its purpose. The letters
are arranged in rows on a table, and by pressure on a key
the desired letter is made to pass down a grove and into a
"composing stick." A compositor was at work upon it,
and though he stated that he had only used the machine
three days, he appeared to thoroughly understand it, and to
use it with the greatest ease. lie stated that he could
compose and "justify" a " stick of matter" in seventeen
minutes, the time ordinarily employed to perform that opera-
tion being thirty minutes. He further stated that he could
"set up" 3,600 letters an hour, but that, with a little more
practice, he thought he could do s,ooo—the ordinary rate
of oomposition by hand being about 2,000 an hour. One
advantage of the machine which was pointed out was, that
the mistakes are less liable to occur in sitting up the type
than by manuel composition, and consequently less time is
spent in correcting.
A GOOD WIFE.—In the Recollections of William ,Tay, of
Bath, by his Son, the following is given as Mr. Jay's
description of his first wife : " I was always desirous and
anxious to be a good husband, nothing in my estimation and.
remarkings ever being able to atone for the want of consis-
tency and excellence here, especially in a minister. But I
must have been one of the basest of men had I not
always endeavoured to act worthily towards the wife of
my youth, to whom I was under so many obligations.
It was she who contributed to give me that exalted
idea of the female character which I have always enter-
tained and expressed. She excluded perfectly. the
entrance of every notion and feeling of submission
or authority, so that we had no rights to adjust or
duties to regulate. She possessed every requisite that could
render her a helpmate. Her special qualities were admir-
ably suited to my defects. Her domestic virtues rendered
my house a complete home—the abode of neatness, order,
punctuality, peace, cheerfulness, comfort, and attraction.
She calmed my brow when ruffled by disappointment and
vexation; she encouraged me when depressed ; she kept off
a thousand cares, and left me to attend to the voice of my
calling ; she reminded me of my engagements when I
was forgetful, and stimulated me when I was remiss, and
always gently enforced the present obligation, as the
duty of the day required."
THE ROYAL CHARTER. —The Liverpool and Australian
Navigation Company's celebrated steam-clipper Royal
Charter arrived off Queenstown on Wednesday, at 2 a.m.,
after a splendid run of 64 days, and anchored in the river
yesterday morning. The Royal Charter left Hobson's Bay
31st January; rounded the Horn 21st .February, 22 days;
crossed the line 14th March. She ran 4,079 knots average
per day, being 300 miles, and her greatest day's run 396
miles. She brought the following passengers : Mr. Pender-
gast, Mr. Breageman, Mrs. Goldring, five children and ser-
vant, Mr. Laglaise, Mr. A. W. Schahlcraft and Mrs.
Schahlcraft, Mr. Noble, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Bell, Mr. and
Mrs. Jordan, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Lawrence and two
children, and 169 second and third-class passengers. The
following addresses were presented to the captain and officers
by the passengers on board the Royal Charter :
Liverpool, 6th April, 1859.
" Dear sir,—We, the undersigned saloon passengers by
the s.s. ship Royal Charter, of which you have the command.
having, by the good providence of God, arrived at the port
of our destination, in safety and in health, are desirous of
expressing to you our grateful acknowledgments for your
uniform kindness and attention to us during the voyage
which has just terminated. It affords us pleasure to be able
to speak in the highest terms of the gentlemanly bearing of
your officers, of the order, punctuality, and cleanliness ob-
served in every department of the vessel, and of the boun-
tiful table provided throughout the voyage. With hearty
wishes for your happiness, and the success of the noble ves-
sel in your charge, —We are, dear sir, yours respectfully,
[Signed by all the passengers.]
" To T. Taylor, Esq., Commander s.s. ship Royal Charter."

"Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned third-class and steer-
age passengers of the Royal Charter, beg to express our
satisfaction at the arrangements made for our health and
comfort, and for the general good treatment we have
received at your hands during our passage of 64 days from
Melbourne to Liverpool. Wishing you a continuance of
success, we are, yours, &c.,
[Signed by all the passengers.]
"To T. Taylor, Esq., Commander s.s. ship Royal Charter."

DEATH ON BOARD THE AKBAR.—INQUEST AT ROCK-
FERRY. Henry Churton, Esq., one of the coroners for
Cheshire, held an adjourned inquest at Mr. Crafter's, Derby
Arms Hotel, Rock-ferry, on view of the body of Joseph
Marsden, fifteen years of age, a boy on board the reformatory
ship Akbar, lying off Rock-ferry. As stated in our paper of
yesterday, there were all sorts of rumours about this unfor-
tunate affair, and although nothing transpired yesterday to
throw any light, for the present, on the subject, the rumours
about the death were increased, and no doubt exaggerated.
At present we only give the evidence already taken by the
learned coroner. This testimony, so far as it goes, speaks for
itself, and until the inquiry concludes it would be injudicious
to say anything more about it. The following evidence was
taken previously by Mr. Churton :--Captain Fenwick, the
master of the vessel, stated that, on the 19th February, the
boy was received on board in a bad state of health, but he
was able to go through his duties up to Monday. He
reported the case of deceased to the committee at
Liverpool, and on his return on Monday he found
the deceased on the after-deck, looking stupid. He
said he would send for the doctor, but if the
lad would confess to him that he was feigning he would
forgive him. The boy said he had been " shamming," but
could help it, and almost immediately after he became ill ;
the witness felt his pulse, which bad been previously good,
but had now decreased to 30 pulsations a minute ; he gave
him port wine, and had him put into a warm bath. He
sent for the surgeon of the Hastings, who directed mustard
applications, and the wine to be continued. The lad had
great difficulty in breathing, and frothed at the mouth.
Surgeon Roper (of the Akbar) came at eight o'clock, and
examined the deceased, but could not tell what was
the matter with him. At half-past eleven the
same evening (Monday), he found the boy. had
ceased to breathe ; he was perfectly sensible during the
whole of his illness, and only complained of a pain in his
head. The deceased received corporal punishment once ;
on Sunday he received six cuts over the breech with a cane ;
his trousers were on at the time. [Dr. Roper and Dr.
Wood of the Hastings had made a post mortem examina-
tion of the body, but in consequence of the absence of
these gentlemen, the inquest was adjourned till. Tuesday
next at half-past three o'clock, and the jury requested
the coroner to have the boatswain who inflicted the
punishment present and also the punishment book, in
which the entry Ws made. The coroner gave directions
to the police, to have all persons and things, necessary for
elucidation of the case, present on Tuesday, and then the
inquest was adjourned to half-past three o'clock on Tues-
day. The excitement increased as the evening wore on,
and the jury intimated that as there were all sorts of
rumours about the case, they were determined to have a
full investigation of the whole affair.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE, IRELAND.—SinCO the establishment
of these colleges, in 1856, the various sums expended on
them from the Consolidated Fund, and voted by the House
of Commons, amount to £266,516 8s 11d, exclusive of the
expenses of building the colleges. The cost of building
them was £lOO,OOO, and repairs and additions during the
last nine years amounted to upwards of £13,000. For the
most part all this immense outlay from the public funds has
been unproductive, since, up to the present time, no more
than 425 students of these colleges have graduated at the
Queen's University.
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY.—During the summer of
1849, a Mr. James Wilson, of West Jersey, died of cholera
while some fifty miles from home. John Rogers was
employed to convey, the body in a waggon to his friends and
home. By inquiry he learned the precise house of the
deceased. On driving to the door, he called to a respecta-
bly appearing lady, who was, in fact, the newly-made
widow, and asked, " Does Mr. Wilson live here ?" " Yes,"
was her reply, "but he is not at home to-day." "I know
he's not at home now, but he will be very soon, for I've
.got him herb dead la the w'aggon,"--.•itnericon .31o.senger.

THE LATEST TELEGRAMS.

TURKEY.

TRIESTE, Thursday, April 7.—The Austrian Lloyd's
steamer arrived here to-day, with advises from Con-
stantinople to the 2nd inst.
Two steamers with troops on board had left for
Varna.

• The former Kapukiaja.
Aristarchi had been appointed governor of Samos.

SMYRNA, April 2.—A fanatical agitation pre-
vailed against the Jews, caused by the murder of a
Frenchman in the Jews quarter. The customs had
been farmed out to the Banker Missirloglu, for
thirty-three millions per year.