Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-19 00:00:00

THE CORK ELECTION

CORK, Wednesday Evening.—A most influential
and important meeting of the liberal party, was held
to-day, in the Chamber 9f Commerce, the mayor in
the chair, when it was unanimously resolved that the
support of the liberal party should be given to Dr.
Lyons. Before the meeting broke up, Mr. Flynn
presented the mayor with a requisition, signed by a
number of members of the Town Council, calling on
his Worship to convene a meeting of the council, to
make arrangements for a public funeral for their late
representative, Mr. Fagan.

It is rumoured that four new Marshals of France will
soon be nominated, viz., Prince Napoleon, and Generals de
MacMahon, Niel, and Regnauld de Saint Jean d'Angely.
At a public meeting, the following " dry " toast was
given, (the author of which got " buttered " when he got
home) :—" The Press—the Pulpit—the Petticoats—the
three ruling powers of the day. The first spreads know-
ledge, the second spreads morals, and the last spreads
considerably.

-An exchange says : Our junior partner returned a pair
of trowsers to his tailor last week, because they were too
small for his legs. " But you told me to make them as
tight as your skin," said the tailor. " True," said he,
"for I can,sit down in my skin, but I'll be split if I can in
those breeches." The tailor caved in.

ANECDOTE OF LORD HOLLAND.—When Lord Bute, being
reproached by Mr. Fox with a breach of faith, said, "It
was only a pious fraud," Lord Holland quickly replied, " I
perceive the fraud, my lord, but not the piety." Lord
Holland was forced by the Gre,wille Ministry to resign the
Pay-office • the rest of his life was passed in some favour
with the dourt, but in no ostensible position in office, or in
the House of Lords. A singular remark is quoted of his
dying hours, which, at least, shows composure and good
humour. "If Mr. Selwyn calls again," he said to his ser-
vant, " let him in; if I am alive, I shall be very glad to see
him, and, if I am dead, he will be very glad to see me !"
Russell's Life of Fox.
THE LASH IN TAE ARMY.—At an early hour on Tuesday
morning, the troops belonging to the Third Battalion of
InfantrT were marched to the rear of the Hut Barracks,
Chatham, for the purpose of witnessing the carrying into
effect of the sentence of a district court martial passed on a
drummer of the 94th Regiment, who. was sentenced to
receive fifty lashes, and also to be imprisoned for 168 days,
for the crime of having struck a non-commissioned officer
who was in the execution of his duty. On the sentence of
the court-martial being submitted to Major-General Eyre
for approval, twenty-five lashes of the corporal punishment
were remitted. After the sentence had been read to the
troops, the prisoner was marched up to the triangles, to
which he *as fastened, when the twenty-five lashes were
administered, the prisoner never uttering a word. He was
afterwards removed to the garrison hospital, and as soon as
he is able to leave, will be sent to the military prison at
Fort Clarence, to undergo his term of imprisonment. •

A MAN SLOWLY ROASTED.--A very appalling accident
occurred on Saturday, at the Llwycoed limekilns, near
Aberdare. A young man, named William Thomas,
was engaged in superintending the process of burning
lime, and having " fed the kiln," as it is called, by
piling upon it a large heap of stones, &c., got on the top
of the heap for the purpose of levelling the stones. It
unfortunately happened that the mass beneath was
highly calcined, and the substratum giving way, the
heap of stones slowly descended, and the unhappy
man was carried with them into the burning abyss.
The poor wretch struggled in the hope of extricating
himself, and gave utterance to the most heartrendino•
shrieks ; but although many rushed to the spot, and made
what efforts they could to rescue him, all was in vain. He
was seen to descend lower and lower into the fire, writhing
as he did so in the most intense agony, until he at length
disappeared. The workmen at once set to work to draw
the kiln for the purpose of recovering the body, and at
length it was drawn out a charred and blackened mass. At
the inquest held on the body it was stated that, although the
practice of kindling the coil was very dangerous, and had
often led to a sacrifice of life, it was constantly resorted to.
The jury returned a verdict of "accidental death."
LARGE ARRIVAL OF SICK AND WOUNDED TROOPS PROM
INDIA.— On Tuesday afternoon a large number of sick and
wounded troops arrived at Fort Pitt Hospital from India,
having disembarked at Gravesend from the troop ship
Hotspur, which sailed from Calcutta on the 20th of Janu-
ary, the voyage to Gravesend occupying 119 days. The
troops belonged to the 2nd Dragoon Guards, 7th Hussars,
9th Lancers, 6th Carabiniers, 38th, 97th, 60th Rifles, 77th,
37th, 19th, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 54th, 64th, sth
Fusiliers, and Royal Engineers, to the number of seventy-
...

six men of all ranks, together with fifteen women
and children, the whole under the command of Lieu-
tenant Greatrex 73rd regiment, and Lieutenant
Scott, 24th regiment. Three deaths occurred during the
voyage. On the troops disembarking at Gravesend, they
were conveyed in vans and omnibuses to Fort Pitt, where
they, were medically inspected, when 16 non-commissioned
officers and men, who were still suffering from wounds or
disability, were ordered into hospital, and the remainder
sent to St. Mary's invalid establishment. The troop ship
Walmer Castle, 1,200 tons burthen, also arrived at
Gravesend from Calcutta, having on board nearly 90
sick and wounded troops, who were wounded at Lucknow,
Cawppore, and Delhi. The Walmer Castle sailed
from Calcutta on the 24th of January, and touched
at the Cape of Good Hope on the 31st of March. The
invalid troops belonged to nearly every cavalry and in-
fantry regiment now serving in the Bengal Presidency.
During the passage home, which occupied 112 days, two
births and seven deaths occurred on board. The troops,
who were in charge of Captain Murray and Lieutenant
Macneil, on being inspected at Fort Pitt, were removed to
the invalid depot to await their discharge from the service,
with the exception of sixteen who were admitted into hos-
pital for surgical treatment.