Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-03 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

AMERICAN MAILS.—The British and North American
Royal Mail steamer Africa sailed on Saturday, for New
York, with the weekly mails'for the United States, 154
passengers, and a valuable cargo of British and Con-
tinental manufactured goods.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last, a bOy, named
Edward Rawlinson, residing in M'Kee-street, was
crushed between two waggons, on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway, at the Sandhills station. He was
removed to the isTorthern Hospital, where he died on

Saturday.
PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH REVISION.—The revision
of the list of voters for the Parliamentary Borough was
continued on Saturday, when the list within the parish
of Liverpool, from D to F inclusive, was gone through.
The Conservatives made 132 objections, and struck off
96, withdrawing 13. They paid ss. in costs. The
Radicals made 79 objections, and sustained 54. They
withdrew 10, and paid 15s. in costs.
ALARM OF FIRE.—On Saturday night, about eleven
o'clock, a fire was discovered in the upper storey of the
premises occupied by Mr. Stowers, wine and spirit mer-
chant, Lower Harringtou-street. It was noticed by the
servant of Mr. Wood, hatter, Lord-street, who gave an
immediate alarm; but, owing to the active exertions of
the police on duty in the district, acting under Mr.
Wood's directions and assistance, the fire was extinguished
without damage worthy of mention.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Return for week
ending Ist October, 1859. Admitted : In-patients,
43 ; out-patients, 34.; surgical casualties, 36. Dis-
charged': Cured, 21; relieved, and at own request, 14 ;
made out-patients, 6 ; irregular, 3; dead, 5; remain in the
house, 184. Visitors for the ensuing week, the Rev. R.
Leicester, and j. King, Esq. Physician, Dr. Vose ;
Surgeon, Mr. Stubbs. House Surgeon : Mr. T. S.
Walkei; Junior House Surgeon : Mr. J. Allen ; Chap-
lain : Rev. Edward Poole. Robert Hutchison, trea-

SAVINGS BANK.;.-It is in contemplation to make
the Post-office available for the purpose of a Savings'
Bank,—we presume the Money Order department of
that establishment, which already partakes of the name
of a bank. Our respected townsman, Mr. M'Corquodale,
has taken a great interest in the subject ; and we pub-
lish in another column a note from him correcting a

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of. When the Duke of Argyll was Posmaster-General,
before the accession of the late Derby Ministry, Mr.
M'Coiquodale addressed a letter to his Grace, suggesting

the same plan and the same rate of interest, as tiziat now
proposed by Mr. Sikes, of the Huddersfield Banking
Company, who has just addressed the present Chancellor
of the Exchequer upon the question. Certainly every
opportunity ought to be afforded to the working classes
for the safe deposit of their savings ; and no establish-
ment in the country offers greater security, or, perhaps,
better facilities for the purpose, than the General Post-
office.

VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.—The volunteers of Liver-
pool and its neighbourhood attended divine service
yesterday afternoon, at Christ Church, Hunter-street.
The Liverpool volunteers, accompanied by the Old
Swan and Birkenhead corps, occupied the body of the
church, and the spacious galleries were well filled, by a
numerous congregation. Full cathedral service was
perfOrmed, the choir for the occasion being strengthened
by the accession of that from St. John the Divine,
Fairfield. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. W.
Twist, incumbent, who took his text from Matthew
22nd chapter 20th verse, " Render unto exsar the
things that are Cwsar's, and unto god the things that
are God's." After discoursing at some length on the
scriptural beauty of the passage, as exemplifying the
supreme wisdom of the Redeemer, the preacher pro-
ceeded to remark on the necessity of being on the alert.
He said the professions of our continental neighbours