Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-10 00:00:00

E. Watts and Geo-rgeJordan

Honorary-S.

Treasrarer—JosephAratehen, Esq.
THE NEW COMMANDER-iN-CHIEF OF .MII NORTHEILN
AND MIDLAND DICERICTS. -We understand that
General Pennefather, who, has entered .upon his duties
as the 'successor of Lieutenant-General Sir H. Smith,
intends tofu his residence,in Manchester, 'probably in
the neighbourhood of lasford Road or Victoria Park.

SERIOUS ,Aceinnwr.—On Monday last, as John An-
derson w.as,employed under Mr. Jackson in Tainting the
ship White,ftar, he wa&seizerl with the orarop, and fell
down in such a manner as to break his'leg. He was
removed to the Infirmar3„ where he died on Tuesday.
At the inquest,yesterday a ve‘diet of "accidental death"
was returned.

ACCIDENTS.--An accidesat of rather serious character
occurred at Mr. Jack's foundry, in Boundary-street,
yesterday, to a .labourer named... Lewis Ellis, Who resides
in Calvin-street, by a bar of iron falling on him. He
was conveyed in„a cab to the Northern Hospital, when
it was found th his leg was severely fractured.—Thos:
Jones, a clerk,.residing in Jordau-street, reeeived a
severe wound in the wrist by faairg through a lvindow
in Dsle-street. _ _

Loss OF THE ROYAL CHAltTEß.—Another tbar of
gold, says the Horning Herald, valued at about :•L350,
has been recovered from the wreck of the Royal Charter,
and it is still hoped that the principal of the bar ,gold
and sovereigns will be secured.
ACCIDENT IN A SLIOAR WAREHOUSE.—At the Coro-
ner's Ccart, yesterday,,an inquest was held on the body
..of Denis 3l‘Carthy, a labourer, in the employment of
414fessrs. Macfie and Sons, sugar refiners. His occupa-
tion in the warehouse was -to wash 'the sieves. On
Monday morning, he was preparing his•coffee for break-
Sae., holding it over a stream of gas, and soon after he
was seen by his fellow workmen entangled in the
machinery, which was
.employed for the purpose of
driving a horizontal shaft. They immediately stopped
the engine and released the boy, but he died soon after.
A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned by the
iuTY.
HENOLER'S CIRQUE VAnirrz.—This place of in-
nocent amusement attracts thousands every night, who,
instead.of visiting the beerhouse, go there to witness the
wonderful performances carried on by Mr. Hengler's
company. "The Stag Hunt," "The Tight Rope Dance,"
" The Bear and Sentry," are well worth going to see ;
and, independently of the excitement and admiration
these create, if anything be lacking, the clownish part
will cause bursts of laughter. The performances above
mentioned continue during the present week.
MURDER OF A CHILD.—An inquest was held, yester-
day, on the body of a female child, the daughter of
Mrs. Howard, of No. 1, Ann's-place, Hopwood-street.
Margaret Lang, midwife, stated that she was called. on
Sunday last, to the house of Mr. Howard, and found
that his wife had been delivered of a female child,
which was then dead, and she thought from its appear-
ance was still-born. Francis Ayrton, surgeon, said he
had made a post mortenz examination of the body, and
found it was born alive,,and died from suffocation caused
by drowning, as the stomach was found to contain a
large quantity of water. The jury returned a verdict
of "'Wilful murder," against some person or persons

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