Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-27 00:00:00

MISS KATE SAXON AND MR, MALONE RAYMOND.

CONCERT HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET,
The House was crowded last night, as the bills announced
Miss Kate Saxon would appear for the second time, after
her " indisposition," and many persons carnet() hear her. On
her appearance she was very well received, after the
minner an English audience al ways receive a p:etty and
interesting woman. Her portion of the Entertainment, last
night, consisted a the reading —apparently from a bound
M.S. of a very prosy, and, we regret to say it, a very
uninteresting desertation on the life, manners, customs,
pursuits. and personal character of " John Bull." The
thing, no doubt, was vary agreeable to our transaklantic
brethren, but for the life of us we could not discover a
single ray that redeems, in our estimation, that portion of
the entertainment. Fur the lady's sake we regret this,
because we believe her capable of portraying more amusing
and instructive characters. In saying this, we by no masns
despise the character of our noble friend and fellow.subject,
" John Bull," who, thanks be to goodness, governs more
than half the universe; but we should like to see him as he
is—not to look on him two or three centuries ay. History
tells us enough of our ancestors at that period, and there is
not a school boy, at any of our charity or other educational
estabishments in the United Kingdom, who is not possessed
of (by rote) as much information and more anecdote
illustrative of, and in reference to, the several points of
" John Bull " than Miss Saxon favoured the audience with
last night. As a " reader," we think Miss Saxon, in
manner, has few equals : the matter was lamentably below
her fine ability and natural genius. Only think of the
South Sea bubble of 1720 coming up to enlighten the
people of 1857, and then a desperate leap to the Railway
Mania of 1845 6, and then a bound back ward to the Witches
of the time of James I. We could g ) into detail on the whole
portion of this part, but we think we have said enough to
show the narcotic sort of thing set down for delivery by
an exceedingly able-woman. We would advise her author,
or authors, to be more careful about figures—these are
edged tools. In stating the number of witches put to
death in the first eight years of the 17th century, she
said there were upwards of 500 persons a year sacrificed,
and these in the time (eight years) amounted to 40,000:
We can only repeat that any sixpenny history of England,
or sixpenny geography, will convey as much information
to us (and more) than did this otherwise talented lady, to

her audieuca last evening. We were glad to see, however,
that the true spirit of John Bull gave the lady—as a lad/
—several hearty cheers when she concluded her reading--
which was tolerated only because it was read by her. 111:r•
Malone Raymond then came on, and was greeted Intl!:
unbounded applause. He proceeded to give his portion of
the entertainment, and was, as usual, successful, and the
whole closed with loud cheers.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

By British find Irish Magnetic Telegraph.

AUSTRALIA.

THE MISSING MAILS.

Telegraphic advices have been received, annoll°'
cing the arrival of the Simla at Suez from Australia'
with £299,338 in specie, and the missing 'nails
belonging to the Emue. The two passengers'
Admiralty agent, &c., had also safely arrived.

FRANCE.

The Bank of France has lowered the rate
interest 1 per cent.

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LEWIS AND COMTANY'S NEW ESTABLISIIMENT FOR vo
CLOTHING.—Number of boys clothed for the week etit'sl't
Saturday, November 21st, 675 ; corresponding week
year, 395 ; increase, 280.
ACClDENT.—Yesterday, a poor fellow, named Willill33s'
a ship carpenter, fell from a ship in the docks, ati' Woe
seriously injured. He was taken to the Norther SesP
where ho received every attention,
tllB
STANLEY VILLAGE LECTIMES.The s:cond lecture°.
to
season was delivered in St. Anne's National School
very
on Tuesday evening, by Mr. William Thomas, to a tel
numerous and attentive audience. The suer et selecri
was " The Last of the Stuarts." The lecturer gar° acs
interesting and full account of the various vicissitau-1
the life of Charles Stuart, the Pretender, and the 11,1;v
thrilling events attendant thereon. At the close 0' ,e,
lecture a cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Th°ll/4r,
the audience appearing much gratified. The Rev' ,j3l
Gardiner occupied the chair, as usual. Next litelgie
evening a lecture is to be delivered upon
Liveool."
Coerposeß'S INQUESTS. —Yesterday, the Coroner held tM
ego
following inquests:—On the body of Margaret Hogan, 7-est
death was reported in yesterday's paper. It apeeare-,:bi
she was a great drunkard. and that death was cause:l,of
excessive Lrnkine. Verdict accordingly. On the bles
a child, named Mtchael Mearin, aged three months. 01;
facts were these. More than a week ago, the child tea,
ill with bronchitis, and medicine that relieved it was o` the
and then the medicine was stopped. Some days a,. elee f`es't
child was attacked with diarrhoea, and the mother thin' 'iA it
the medicine that done it service before, would beet:ag
again, she gave it several doses, but instead of
`4-
the child it accelerated death. Verdict " chance 1116/rt
ACTION FOR DELAY IN TRANSIT.—At the Countrld.
on Wednesday, an action was brought by Messrs. ice,
fiths, Bettison, and Co., of Liverpool, to recover Sl2
Bd. from Messrs. J. O'Lever, of the West of Ireland Ste3w,
packet Company, for the non-delivery of goods within of
reasonable time. Mt. Griffiths stated that a etiatititiilis
guano was delivered at the wharf of the defendants egad,
7th of May, to be forwarded to Westport, in Ireland
Inquiry was made about a fortnight after the delivery, lee
the goods were still on the wharf, but a promise Was glee
that they should be forwarded in a week by the ntrlet
steamer ; however, the guano was not delivered tc'hier
consignee until the 29th of June, when the porch
refused to take it, being too late to be used upon his -,it
A verdict was given for the plaintiffs, for the aW°-
claimed without cos f s.—Mancheder Examiner. ,yr.
INTERESTING SCENE AT COMPTON HOUSE, CIIURCII.SI7OO
—lf the monetary crisis affects imports and exports, Ce' it
banks, and puts the lords of creation to their wits' Wino
will be gratifying to know that the pressure does not Woe
to have reached the fairer portion of our communityea° del
animated scene witnessed at Compton House yes eel
proves. It was, however, a consequence of the glterf
effect of the times that caused this, for Messrs. Je
and Co. had purchased the stock of Edward Shall'.eit
bankrupt, at Hull, to the extent of about £3,500,
they displayed yesterday for the attention of the law.)
and c rtainly the la'ter came forward in great tingleecti
to inspect and purchase the beautiful and attractive '3"t of
laid before them. It may be mentioned, that a discouri,e
41i- per cant. was taken off the above sum, s° that ;Peg
goods were offered at little more than half what the •opt
value was, and this added considerably to the
vest crowd..
and the scene witnessed during the day by the
quite
of ladies who thronged the large establishment was
animated. The stock consisted of black gros and giler,
ce
silks, flounced silk robes, coloured and black silk es,
fancy robes, dresses, balzerine, plaids, carmelites, (19,3010
&s , shawls in all sorts, mantles, and ribbons. The a ieg,
were of the finest quality, and of all shades. Canibiged
attreeti
fancy ties, scarfs, and all sorts of hosiery, gloves, of
millinery ; a variety of furs, s'ays, and a vast quenteitlece
all the articles to be found in an excessive stove.
anxiety prevailed amongst the ladies to procure °lave
articles ; and, no doubt, if the same anxiety Prec•oe,
which cannot fail whilst the tempting articles are on floe
the whole will soon disappear. Compton House i 4 the
worth a visit from the ladies and housekeepers during
present show.

na Sired;
EXPLOKON OF A ST!AM CARRIAGE BOILER.--
nesday morning a most frightful accident took Ptoilis
the terminus of the Greenwich Railway, to an eloio
driver, aged 30 years. It appears the unfortunate the
had just taken his station for the purpose of bringingoro
carriages up to London, when a tremendous exploson hid
heard, followed by a shock of less violence, knocking
down and scalding him in a frightful manner.
The affairs of Morocco are again beginning to °a f
our diplomatic gossips, and much anx ety i 3 exoerl-5083
lest this " secmd Gibraltar"—so called from its nu rico be
position, which might be rendered impregnable—shoal
made over to England. What grounds for this aeve",l„o
tt
possibly exist we are not aware of ; we simply men% die
as among the subjects; of quarrel and discussion idoce
drawing-rooms and cafes of Paris.—Paris correspon

of the couet Journal. 008e'
By order of the Emperor, subscriptions have CO
a! for the victims of the gunpowder magazine at I‘l3'gifel/
throught the Austrian empire. Tne Emperor hle ;Olt'
2,000 florins. The clergy. are to lend their ce-oPertoOdt
In the sitting of the Secoed Cumber_ of Hesse allitthe
on Saturday, the President expressed a hop t"b-iterly
Ge•minic Confederation would indeinnify the ibh3
for their lose. As the magazine belonged net to taBved
to
but to the confederation, the municipality has resole
call on the Diet to make goad the damage. n the
THE FRENeH IN Rome —A letter from Rini' e D`'c
Diri/o says :—" All eves are now turned towards t'lieer3
de Cleamment, the French ambassador. Sone of °led to tBci
party have had access to him, and find him dispose to fiat
claire into the true state of matters. He hopes o,°lll legs et
some efficicious remedy. The closing of the 1/I;Oe'e
French priests, called F. ,:res de la Doctrine Chrt to th'
continues to create excitement. The address self terle
o
Pope by upwards of a hundred familiez, in behalf bed Oa
sons whom they used to send to the College, ha,B t.t
result. The fathers of these children want to sea' 00;4
Piedmont, Switzerland, or France, rather th'l3,,,,plr'''
them to the Jesuits, but the police refused theta
the
and the Jesuits triumph." a io
ARAB PLUCK. - Two condemned Arabs, confiaue„riself
os
fort in the Ile Ste. Marguerite, near Toulon, let ['wise sad
down the rampart three night, ago by means 0' a—the Prot
then fastening their effects, which they had taken eeeeule
caution of carrying with them on their shoulders,
to swim to a becalmed fishing boat, lying at a C°„,I1„- bef4;
distance. But on their reaching it, the men "-ea f
fearing that they had some evil intention, refil.s, fattbe
admission ; they then swam to another boat snit 0103
off, but the crew, instead of giving them llasg:e6Ye
seized them, bound them hand and foot, and ;hero te
them back to the fort. Strange to say, one 01 '0 to
rare
found, in spite of the strength with which he s"the rare
dreadfully injured in one of his legs, owing ow 1,5
with which he let himself down from the raraPatarti, 1413
broken at a considerable height from the gf°-
causing him to fall heavily. dso
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THE NEW HOUSES of PA;;LIAmENT.—e,.-- finis-e
p ,rtieo erected over the Lord's entrance is entirelldooe
A few yards from it a stone beach has been laid
oro dra
the convenience of peers to dismount who may a atreae
to the House on horseback ; between it anti the overt
handioneefearriage- way ha, been constructed, an 3 are 9°o
portico four m,gnificant lamps, handsomely gwitie
goad
being placed. In the entrance to the loOt of le olle
of C minions two frescoes are just cem • T bl
the execution of Montrose, for his zeal and fiat after tsce
Sovereign ,• and the other the escape of Charles,
of All 0
*WI lir), to to
Battle of Worcester, through the instru neatailYboe 040,
Lee, the daughter of Sir Henry Lee. Both artist of
executed by Ward, who appears to be the 001 Y ifoasOtif
ployed during the recess in adorning the new:a, eicic.o
Parliament. The interior of both Houses rents,
the same, nor have any otaer alterations take° Plat
those just described.

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'ATE OF THE COUNTRY•

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uNEDIPLOYED POOR IN LEICESTER.
kpcnelt number of operatives have been thrown out of
't:r4, Int in Leicester, and a very large number of
eik:re°l2lY working half or short time. As is usually
ender such circumstances, parties are patrolling
i,t4B and outskirts of the town begging or singing.
).I,aee seasons of distress this has usually beea the
k;'ill
etowtioting or general breaches of the peace, but in
inday no such result is feared, Some of those
): rrostly led the working classes in sack times have
el their own position, while others have emigrated•
!'°Te
I all, the poorer part of the working classes have
,•,!I'reil considerably advanced in knowledge. This is
;:cell3' their manifesting the strongest desire to keep
1r1,,e1) by their having placed themsolves under
p' dates of a Baptist minister of the town, Mr. S. J.
°4 Sanday a large meeting of the unemployed
1
to the Pasture, a piece of ground near the town,
VePotatian w.is appointed to wait upon the magisa
°4:11c1 request them to use their influence with the board
'i'lm.tclisllB to grant outdoor relief to the deserving able-
Poor( during the present pressure. On Monday
I's:1! the deputation waited upon the magistrates,
, board expressed an unwillingness to interpose,
oard of Guardians were an independent body. The
14trhilitti'erli while expreesing their willingness to do all
"I,d to alleviate the sufferings of the poor, said that
••,°tlld not permit any parties to be singing or
it the town or its outskirts. On Monday a larger
'ilctrtleeting was held, when a deputation was appointed
,Ii.„411on the Board of Guardians, and the strongest
t,ii'°ll Was evinced to keep the peace. The meeting
resrod by two Dissenting ministers. The depu-
ild their interview with the Poor Law Guardians on
4,t4h evening. A very good feeling appeared to exist
and the board appointed a small committee
:it1,5c19 to consider the matter, and report to the board
44ree.best means which could be taken at the present

ITNEIIPLOYED SILK WEAVERS IN
P SPITALFIELDS.
;i tI:11 the statements made on Tuesday evening, at a
nf the broad-silk weavers of Bethnal-green and
,k,!bbourhood, it is to be feared that the amount of
Ittit7l3 in Spitalfields is far beyond what the public
IN:' Mr. Gear, one of the members of a committee
ith-n.ted to consider the best means of relieving the pre-
iittpe l 3 distress stated that the committee had ascertained
niost frightful misery existed among the weavers ;
't,
Was calculated that the number of idle looms
i)cn'l'ed to 3,101, and that in many places the children
V:43 the parents were without food. This appalling
;ent was confirmed by Mr. Hardy, secretary to the
Ittee, who said that if something was not speedily
relieve the destitution, the newspapers would have
lldbllBll worse cases of human suffering than were
ttte,,t-.tici in India. It is obviously impossible that a local
'std tee like the one referred, to can devise means to
allYthing beyond temporary assistance to the
‘‘iikt,4l.,k(l, unless they receive the co-operation of the
4'lls of the district. It therefore behoves those wile
influence and leisure to devote for the relief of
t
t fellow creatures, to organise a plan for administering
di b,lr Wants, before the destitution arrives at its worst
Nitt. Those who have the distribution of Poor-law
Ott ato also bound to give promptly what the necessitous
',44leZal right to claim ; for we cannot believe that
'(l4,`°ll4Yers will grudge what may be bestowed for the
fit °a of human misery. Subscription lists should be
thl) ill order t.() afford scope for the charitable impalses
tit'benevolent, and the amount so collected might go
`pdilnder judicious arrangements, t 3 assist the destitute
'ititivtlen)eloyed. The public generally are likewise bound
►e preference for the silk manufactures of Spitalfields
,
1111t!1.03e of foreigners, and encourage, by every means
Ithir Power, a demand for the products of native skill.
Ilte ewe trust the distress is merely owing to a temporary
oltetio
41k, Of commerce, we cannot but feel that the
llekelog winter may bring a severe trial to the working
t;i4l ef the metrepelis, and that they are likely to needtatd and sympathy which the public are able to

TheII°CIIDALE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.
4
try°ll°Wing is the result of inquiries into the state
ttetrl t'e
at'd of the working population within the district,
Itleti'ciirt,g in one direction 'from Bluepits through
t4O ele towards Bacup, a length of seven miles ; and in
ther (including Oldham-road) to Littleborough—an
h`e''''rl miles by five. In that area there are 96 mills,
lal27hicl, information has been gained, and at which
ktt hands are employed ordirarly. Of the 93, there
hti:4l With 1,427 hands, entirely stopped ; two of them
ik,%i,,rißcehdale. Running four days a week, and employ-
511ands, there are 28 mil's in Rochdale; two running
Ihtte Ye and a half, emplo., mg 320 hands ; seven turning
).1 dal's, employing 1,316 hands ; and two running five
ts':lll2loviric, 920 .. 8
hands. In Rochdale there are 33
tiv°,-3 working short time ; and in the district, 7,215 ;
qlell a total of 15,050, exclusive of the 1,427 altogether
l'otillic'Yed. There is very little difference in the time
"eipitcillY the cotton and woollen mills ; but the general
t`•ty 41 of employers in the cotton trade is that, except a
teat change takes place, they will be compelled
to 1
Yto close. The few who are working full time
11104a1PlY working up cotton on hand, or completing
ttroTerS• Sev.7ral mills that, up to last Monday
tll's,,ltlll time are beginning this week to run four days
Chet The machinists are suffering as much as other bran-
tlii for,
trade; in some cases, the hands have been
4(ll.tearly one half, a• .d those at work are so for an
ht4•!e o; days only. Three of these firms had been
over hours before the panic ; and so pressing had
sttl
e4itnands upon them that they had made accomino-
-4t'l- 'Or ,500 fresh hands. One firm states "We calca
:ittat to keep our mill standing for one week is a dead
tp 470; and the universal feeling of the unillowners
It'fic as nearly the ordinary time as is at all possible,
Ikt necessary to add, that there is a good deal of
lit;%!! 4tcongst the operatives; and that largely increased
''tts are feared by the relieving officers.

Wo A 4'
qoItIQNG OF SHORT TIME IN STOCKPORT.
4114,tt time at most of the factories in Stockport, is begin-
-I}q ) tell heavily upon the shopkeepers, and also upon the
141 t funds. At the weekly meeting of the guardians,
4:411,111,ber of paupers in the workhouse was reported to be
't;t4"ualli for some years past, there being 439 (193 males
Ittelt2.B females), or an increase of 7 over the previous
4114 of 64 over the corresponding week last year.

Tb STATE OF TRADE AT OLDHAM. the majority of the largest factories in the towr, , and
ltillit°ll works of Messrs. Platt and Asa and Eli Lees
i
‘}: 11(1t:4:inue running short time, in addition to which
41111:erS of hands in the latter establishments have
Tohttit°gether suspended : so that the working-classes
to suffer severely: In Middleton and
hi.':: there is also a great deal of suffering amongst the
)tpt"e classes, particularly the silk weavers, who con-
N),i the bulk of the population of these townships, n
st(illetlee of the complete stagnation in the silk tracl

itillittit(are?a vi, lying in
let T lenE.—A.ccortnts from Cork announce that
Q ieenstown and Passage the largest
vesslst have anchored ia these roads for
fo' " Between the two anchorages there are probably
kNigil than 200 sail of all sorts, almost all of which are
arrived from the Pacfic with guano, or from the
11141,tre,i,..11ean with corn. Full half the vessels are of the
th;.skia°4s) and are only waiting for orders to discharge
rot," This crowding of vessels is chiefly owing to
kl'aiimg.loutherly winds and thick weather which have
*44 ho7,l°r the last two days, and compelled the home-
-411d to run into Cork harbour for shelter.

THE RURAL DISTRICT OF TONTETH PARK.

MEETING OF RATEPAYERS.

A public meeting of the ratepayers of the rural district
of Toxteth Park, was held in the school-room, Lark-lane,
at seven o'clock last evening, for the purpose of taking
into consideration a report of the Finance Committee of
the Local Board of Health, upon the desirableness of
having the rural district incorporated with the borough of
Liverpool. The attendance was rather limited. Among
those present were—Messrs. Mathew Gregßon, H. S.
Alpass, Charles Willmer, Joseph Boult, Thomas Urquhart,
J. Briscoe, Darsie, Hughes, Treffy. Thomas Aviscn,
McGregor, Brown, John Lathbury, F. Woodhead, Gibbins,
&c.

On the motion cf Mr. BRI3COE, the chair was taken by
H S. ALLPASS, Esq.
The CHAIRMAN said, the meeting was called together
that evening, to take into consideration a report which had
been submitted to the Local Board of Health by the
Finance Committee appointed by them, to take into
consideration the advisability of that district, under the
present Local Board of Health, being incorporated with
the borough of Liverpool for municipal purposes—not for
parliamentary purposes—but for municipal purposes only.
He should proceed, in the first instance, to read the report
of the Finance Committee, which had boen adopted by the
Local Board. The Chairman then read the foil) wing