Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-13 00:00:00

CCThEeMLarEquSilsAeSfTwlCeAstriaLinsinter
haEsLLIG CE
paid
EovN,
over to the
fund for the restoration of St. John's Church, Chester,
the L 3,000 which his lordship promised, under certain
conditions, to contribute in three yearly instalments.
Ordinations are announced to be held on the 4th of
March, being the second Sunday in Lent, by the Arch-
of Durham, St.
Arch-
bishop i
David's,
iodps,
8;ol
Salisbury,
tseßt re birp,uor
Ely,a tn Manchester, Chester, Llan-
hde
Nitoisrwhoi
; on Trinity Sun-
day, by the Bishops of London, Chichester, Bath and
Wells, and Norwich.
The new Dean of Ripon, in taking leave of his par-
ishioners of Trinity District, St. Marylebone, London,
said that he found upon the lowest estimate they had
contributed for religious and charitable objects a sum of
£35,000 during curates ears, enabling, him to keep a staff
of four assistant , beside lay helpers, at very little
personal cost.
It is stated that the Convocation for the Province of
Canterbury, which will meet on Wednesday the 25th,
will, at the close of the day's session, be prorogued to.
Tuesday, February 14. We believe this course has been
agreed upon, after consultation, by the leading members
of both Houses, as most convenient. That Convocation.
should have its term of continuous sittings only at the
commencement of the parliamentary session, and discuss
the reports then presented within the three days usually:
granted, has been found very inconvenient. It has been
arranged, through the instrumentality, we believe, of ,-
of the Prolocutor, who, after consultation with the Proc-
tors, has obtained the consent of his Grace the Primate',
that the first day shall be devoted to the reception of re-
ports, gravamina, notices of motion, and for the oppor-
tunity of presentinz to the Lipper House any urgent ad-
dress. Then an adjournment will take place, as before
stated to the 14th February, giving time for digesting
the reports before proceeding with their discussion,_

DEATH OF AN AGED PAIR.—A distressing occurrence -
happened at the village of Frampton Cottrell on Sunday
se'nnight. Mr. Robert Bennett, hatter, and his wife,
Mary Bennett, retired to bed, both in their usual good
health, and on his wife awaking the following morning .
she found her poor old partner (who was 87 years of
age) lying by her side quite dead and cold. On Friday_
night last Mary Bennett, wife of the deceased, was
visited by a neighbour, who left her sitting in a chair
in the kitchen of her house, in as good health and spirits
as could possibly be expected after her heavy affliction.
Oa Saturday morning the same neighbour again visited
the cottage, when, to her horror, she discovered the
poor old woman quite dead. Mary Bennett was 77
years of age.—Bath Chronicle.

*Jading ittelligtna.

READING RACES.-YESTERDAY.

lIANDICAP PLATE.

Five ran.
OPEN STEEPLE CHASE.

Fourteen ran.
SELLING STEEPLE CHASE.

Three ran.
SWEEPSTAKES.

Four ran.
Arrived :—Hap-liazard..

STEEPLE CHASE FIXTURES FOR 1860.

JANUARY.

...24, 26,.

Aberyatwith..

FELRUARY.

Carmarthenshire.7, 9 I Tenby..
Derby Midland 23

.28 Grand Military
I (,Pthatr_yton) 29,30-

MARCH.

--------
Tenb7 1 I Pembroke Annual I Coventry l 4
Birmingham ...12, 13 13 I

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1860.
FEBRUARY.

Lincoln Spring ...15 i Nattingh-imSpring I Derby Spring IS
21

MAr.CIT.

Liverpool Spring... 6 I Coventry ...... 13 I Northampton 2r
Shrewsbury Spring I Warwick Spring 20 I Croxton Park 30
S I

APRIL.

Newmarket C 9 1 Thirsk l3 14 I Epsom Spring ...le
Catterick Bridge 11 Doncaster spring 17 Newni'kt F. 5....23

SLOUGH STEEPLE. CHASES.—Owing to the principal races not.
filling, these events arc postponed to the Bth and 9th February.
The Athlone:Steeple Chase and Flat Race Meeting will take
place on the 27th and 28th March.
.We beg to direct attention to the time of closing the follow-
ing stakes at Coventry, and at the Grand Military Meeting at
Northampton : The Craven Steeple Chase at the first-named
place closes on on or before Tuesday, Feb. 21, andthe Handicap
Hurd' Race at the same time. The Northampton Open Steeple
Chase closes on Thursday, March 1, and the Farmers' and
Tradesmen's Steeple Chase on Saturday, March 17. •

•
SOUTH LANCASHIRE OPEN COURSING
MEETING-SOUTHPORT.
FIRST DAY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12.
Stewards : Mr. Knowles, Mr. Stocker, Mr. Rawson, Mr. Bate-
man, Mr. Holmes, Mr. E. Booth, Mr. Gregson, Mr. Dixon.
Flag Steward : Mr.
erGreenwood.
p Judgeer : Mr. B. Nightingale.
Slipp : Mr. Ro.
THE SCARISBRICK CUP.
Mr. Knight's Young Go-by beat Mr. Bracewell's Blue Vest.
Mr. Dixon's Dementwater beat Mr. Parkinson's Rataplan.
Mr. Gregson's Polly beat Mr. Knowles' Director.
Mr.' Batty's Black tommy bNit Mr. BoOte's Dutchman.
Mr. Knight's Do-it-if-you-can beat Mr. Bell's Ringleader.
Mr. Schollield's Wildfire beat Mr. Parkinson's Perhaps.
Mr. Duncan's Ramathon Boy beat Mr. Sampson's Jack Roberts
Mr. Cunningham's Shrimpman beat Mr. Bateman's Transit.
THE SOUTHPORT STAKES—ALL AGED Doos.
Mr. Dixon's Daybreak beat Mr. Richardson's idle Boy.
Mr. Boote's Bilamour beat Mr. Dickson's Old Noll.
Mr. Hardy's Crowcatcher beat Mr. Lawton's Danceaway.
Mr. Holmes' Hidalgo beat Mr. Bateman's Blucher.
Mr. Gregson's Raw Recruit beat Mr. Wilson's Fairlawn.
Mr. Lister's Creole beat Mr. Worrall's Melter.
Mr. Cunningham's Zurich beat Mr. Blamore's Vengeance.
Mr. Kayo's Dreadnothing beat Mr. Drummond's Blue Blazes.
THE CHURCHTOWN STAKES—PUPPIES.
Mr. Duncan's Auchinblac beat Mr. Scholfield's Cripple.
1 Mr. Gregson's RaNenswortb beat Mr. Worrall's Woodbine.
1 Mr. Howarth's Trueboy beat Mr. Bell's Beldame.
Mr. Duncan's Elanchither beat Mr. Reckaniel's Luck's All.
Mr. Armstrong's Archer beat Mr. Blamire's Vesta. •
Mr. Billies' Lucy beat Mr. Patterson's,Ladv Stormount. •
Mr. Croft's Isabel beat Mr. Lawton's Dick turp in.
Mr.,lletherington's Pretty Girl beat Mr. Lister's Corporal.
Mr. Gregson's Hylton beat Mr. Batty's Borderess.
Mr. Ilackin's Hero beat Mr. Bell's Belted Knight.
Mr. Nimmo's Nautch Girl beat Mx. Blamire's 'Via.
i . Mr. Green's Comet beat Mr. Paterson's Nana Sahib.
, 1 Mr. Dixon's Deacon the Second beat Mr. Lister's Campbell..

COURSING FIXTURES FOR 1860. --, X
ANVART.
Place. County. Judge. Meeting
Homo Park Open Middlesex l7
Cork Southern Club... Ireland ........................ :
Barton-upon-Humber Lincolnshire... l‘ir Waraick
Lishop's Ca5t1e.......... Salop ... . ........ r. mni,c-ick
Altear Club ... .. ... ... Lancashire ... Mr: Da'lzell
West Hereford.(Bred-
wardine and Morn- . .
iugton) Herefordshire. Mr. Warwick ... 19, 20
Amicable Club (Hamp-
ton Court) Middlesex Mr. Warwick ... 23, 24
.Sonthminster Open .., Essex Mr. Bennet 2l, 25
Courtown (Kildare)... Ireland
,Brough (Catterick) ... Yorkshire Mr. S. Cundall ... 24, 25
Churchtown (South-
port)
Chilton Lancashire...... Mr. P. Taylor ... 25
Berkshire ... Mr. M‘George ... 25, 24
Baronllill,Beaumaris Anglesey ...... ... Mr. Warwick ... 26, 27
Cardington Club Bedfordshire... Mr. Warwick ... 31, &c.

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.
•
The club ball is now fixed to take place'on Tueday, the 14th
February, the surplus funds to be given to the National
building
Life-
boat Institution. There are one or two new yachts
for members of the club, and will be ready early in the 3117.
proaching season. The club will resume their dinners and.
meetings at the marine station the first week in April.

PEDESTRIANISM.
Barney Dawson, of Stalybridge, and William Tnek, of Shef-
field, have been matched to run once round Copenhagen-
grounds, Manchester, for £25 aside, on the 28th inst., Tuck to
have five yards start. Mr. James Holden has bens a
stak-holder and referee, and the first deposit of £1 is now ill his
hands. This sum was to have been increased into £5 aside is
Saturday, to be made into £lO each on the 14th, to £l5 on the
21st, and the remainder is to be paid on the day of the race.

CANINE,
£lO each now down, has been paid
Another deposit, maki-}n'lg.. ch between W. Brooks's
to 1l Mr. Hayes for the
di4,.
Berry's Polly, of Bury, distance
keeper, of Rochdaleildie. golly is not to exceed 18i lb., nor
200 yards, for £2O a
__ht. The event is to be decided on the
'"'t6o fill the office of referee, and the final
Housekeeper 19 lb.
21st inst. 3tr. IlaveB
his bitch Caleb
deposit is to be Pa_l4
Wm. Bircliall,
nixts
f sont.thuaetledialys;
has
matched
black bitch Jetty to run the best of 29
against Jag. Copenhagen Grounds, Manchester, on the 30th
courses, at thea
si
n e, neither bitch td exceed 121 lb. weight, t 5
inst., for 4211 r. llolden, the stakeholder, has received £1 a
yards I,a,sk:h.
is to be made into £5 a side. Mr. Holden is also
side' winch to name the referee.
empowered

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