Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-03 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

m„,_w„.e.OnßL exo/R_This singular and
pleasing little choir appeared :at the Concert-hall on
Saturday. Their reception ',was Of a highly gratifying
character, and the frequent as well as enthusiastic
plaudits,v,iiich they elicited-spoke at once the excellence
of the performance and the appreciation-of the audience. -
GRAMM-41N° TESTIMONIA.L. —On Saturday evening
last,..being the close of the .old year, the Great NVestern
Railway Company's staff at Birkenhead station pre-
sented-to -their superintendent, Mr. ;George B. Proetor,,
at his ffice, a splendid gold-chronometer •wateh, neatly
fitted up in case. The watch was" bought at Mr. Robert
Ithskeirsrehurch-street, Liverpool, • and bears the f6l-
- inscription :—" Presented to Mr. George S.
Proctor,, agent for the GreatTiestem :Railway Company
at Birkenhead station, by his staff, in token of the high'
esteem which his kindness, Nil-ability, . and impartiality
towards them fully entitle'S' him.---lst Jan., 1860." The
presentation was effected in terms -expressive of the
greatest• respect towards Me: Troctor, who eAnowledged
the high compliment paid him in language full of deep
feeling.
COROWZ2C.I3 COURT.—The --following inquests were
held at this-coUrt, yesterday, before P.,F. Curry, Esq.,
coroner:-)On the body of kn. Crowe, a-servant in the
house of -the Rev. H. S. Brown. The , deceased, for
some time ‘previous to her death, had -been suffering
from a violent fever, and on &today afternoon she com-
mitted ,suicide, by cutting her throat-with -a razor. The
jury returned-o verdict of temporary insanity.—On the
'body of ward Butler, one ef the twenty-two men
who were drowned, by the sinking ef ,a•hoat in the
Mersey, on 'Friday evening. The first witness called,
was William Williams, who stated that, hetwa.s a rigger,
and knew -the '.deceased, who was also a rigger. On
Friday nierniur, the deceased, with ten other men and
a boy, went over to the Birkenhead .Dock to the ship
Grand Trianon. They left the Birkenhead Deck, and
took the ship abreast of Rock Ferry. Between three and
four o'clock they,h.-•ft the ship in Thcmas Mackay's boat.
At that time -the ,wind was about sauth,west, -blowing
fresh, and the -tide about one hour and a half's ebb.
About thirty men.got into the boat, end some of them
complained that- there were too many in her. Witness
heard Thos. klae,kay, the owner of the boat,.say, "She
will carry thirty men:" They made far-the Cockle-hole,
khetween the Brunswick-dock and the Coburg. A sea
lethen struck her, andsh2 went from under them. Lichard
Willer, a shipwrigkt, said he was standing on the
:-Csburg-pier when •the...weident took place. He saw a
'.sca go over the boat uwilen she was near Abe Avalk; it
filled her, and she waswashed from under the men, and
went floating down the liver. The dock-gateman, threw
a life-buoy, which was seised by one of the -survivors.
Tht coroner said the affair was evidently an accident,
and4e jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned.
Finat IN BLUNDELL-STADET.—About twelve o'clock .
en Supday night, a fire was discovered in a warehouse in
Blundell-street.. An alarm,was immediately given, and
Mr. lienitt, with the fre brigade, was speedily on the
spot. An abundant supply of crater being readily pro-
. vided, -the exertions of the -firemen were fortunately
efficaciousdn confining the conflagration to the building
in which the fire first originated, and extinguishing the
flames; not, however,' until a large amount of propenty
had been consamed or greatly danved. One floor of
the premises ,was chiefly filled with wheat and flour,
which was almost entirely destroyed. In another
portion of the premises a large quantity of valonia was
stored. This was greatly damaged by the water, and a
large amount of it was consumed. The auderportion of the
warehouse contained oil, and some other materials of a
highly combustible nature, for the safety of which very
lively fears were at one time entertained, but by dint of
great exertions the fire was prevented from eommuni-
eating with them. The daring and intrepidity of the
firemen were beyond all praise. They exerted them-
selves to the uttermost, and not a few of them fearlessly
risked their lives in their efforts to save property. Eight
of them, including Mr. Hewitt (who was twice carried
out of the premises in a state of insensibility caused by-
suffocation), had to be carried out so thoroughly ex-
hausted,' and'so nearly suffocated, that great fears were
entertained as to the probability of their ultimate re-
covery. Two of these brave fellows were carried to the
,Southern Hospital, and six of them were removed to
their own houses. We are glad to learn that -all of
them have' subsequently recovered. The fire was not
completely extinguished till about eight o'clock yester-
day morning. The premises, we understand, belong to.
Mr: T. J. Hutton, Hariington-street, but most of the
premises were let off in comparatively small apartments.
The origin of the fire we have not been able to ascertain,
but we havo heard the amount of damage estimated at .
about £l,OOO,

CHRISTNIAS CHEER.—Families residing within five
miles of' Liverpool can be supplied With Burton mild
and bitter ales of the first brand, as also London stout,
in 4f, 9, and 18 gallon casks, by sending ' their orders,
or calling at T. Bolton's, family ale and porter merchant,
110, Duke-street

SUICIDE EY CIILOROFOII34.—An inquest was held at
the Coroner's Court yesterday on the body of Bernard
Moncriff, a German, 37 years old. The deceased appears
to have been a well-educated young man, and was
labouring under some mental derangement. On Sunday
morning he terminated his existence by an overdose of
chloroform. The jury returned a verdict of temporary
insanity. . _

LIVERPOOL ACADEMV ART UNION.--Oar readers will
perceive, from an advertisement in our first page, that the
drawing of this Art Union will take place on Saturday
next, in the Exhibition-rooms, Old Postoffice-place.
Although the subscription is one guinea, the subscriber
has the advantage of obtaining a fine engraving, as well as
the chance of a prize, and may make their own selection.
-from the paintings hanging on the walls of the exhibi-
tion, which comprise nearly 900 works of art.
THE ELECTRIC CSHLE ACROSS ME :MERSEY.— In
consequence of injuries sustained, early last week, by
the electric cable laid between the Landing-stage and
Woodside, a second cable became 'necessary. It was
accordingly-prepstred, and it was laid down yesterday
morning, by Mr, John Gisborme, electric engineer for
the Dock Boar 4. The cable was laid in the short period
of t fteen minutes.

ACCIDENTS.—WiIIiam Leves and James Hannon,
taco sailors on board the -ship Switzerland, received
severe fractures of the legs land arms on board 'that ship
at sea, by the hawser b: Baking when attached to the
steam-tug, to bring the ship into the river..--Gilbert
Jean, a French sailor belongin.6 to the ship Leoa, in the
Victoria-dock, fell on to the deck and contused his back
severe ---The above -oases were received a 'the Nor-
thern Hospital yesterday.

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PROFESSOR GLO4TER AT TRH CLAYtON.-HALL.---
Goetke may have his anniversaries and Schiller his corn-
mettbrations, but -"the poet of all circles and the idol
of kis own" only -serves as an illastrdtion of the'pro-
vehial ingratitude of his countrymen. Moore has no
fettival, and, mall the other dad had 'no status. It is
not our province here to point mit 'defects of Irish
national charreter, but to bring 'before notice the
efforts which =en like Balfe and Professor Glover
have done be /remedy them. We :last night attended
the Clayton-hall ; and, while positively shamed at
the attendance which 150,000 Irish supplied, was as
equally delighted with the trulratational illustrations
and racy deineations of Irish strtg, which Professor
'Glover supi.6lied. We had mit the usual surfeit of
barrel-organ melodies, but thc.• true, deep speaking
of the seal of Celtic music. The swelling, martial
roll of Brim's march, and the-tweet modulations of the
Cooleen equally appealed to our national feeling, as
well as musical judgment. Professor Glover's enternien-
ment has all the interest which we • attach to the ere of
the improvisatore, as well as the claims of the modern
concert. No Irish audience'oan hear him unmoved, and
certainiy no audience without pleasure. We hope that
the attendance of the follow:lig week will make emends
for the mistake last night.- We beg to draw attention
to the fact that 'morning -performances will bc,beld on
this tley. (Tuesday) and Thursday next.