Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-23 00:00:00

CONTRACTS

The tenders of Mr. Peter Williams for the boy's out.
fittings and linen arid wcolleti drapery, Messrs. Clay, Dodd,
and Co. for drugs, and Mr. Rateliffd for potatoes, were
accepted.
This concluded the business of the Board.

Exclusively f.,r CLOTHING BOYS fr.m Six to Twenty Years
LEWIS & COMPANY, ainellgh-street.

THE Ix )TAN MIITINTE..—The sum of .£B7 10s has beer
subscribes in 123-mien frr the relief of the Lotion victims,
although the mayor (Mr. Cierietophe,s)n) has not consie-
ered it recess try to call a public meeting. Genera!
Haveleck, who is a member of the baptist body, is a
t- elter-ir -law of Mr. John C. Mershmae, who unsuccesre
f ullv contested the representation of Ipseieh in Rarer last.
WILI II AND CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.—The will of the
Dike of Marlhoroueli has been swern under .£2G0,000
oersenalitv. Mr. • W:l'iam Stone, of the "Cass no,"
Delwich sill, .£400.000. Mr. C. W. Bailie, Gioecester-
s'reet. Portmen-square, .E 20,000. Tee Rev. T. Willis, of
C:ckeeld, Sussex, £35,000. Tee Rev. W. Renton, P.C.
of Tilstock, Shropshire, has beveathed to the ChUrch
Missionary Society, .£5OO ; Irith Missienary, £lOO ; Mor-
avian Missions, £200; British and Foreign Binle Society,
£3OO ; Colonial Church and School Society, £3OO ; Church.
Pastoral Aid, £100; Ciericel Eieeational Fund, £100;
Relieioue Tract Se&ety, £loo.—Elustrated News
GI, Aso w lleneteern.-9: e of the heaviest and most
costly works ever undertaken by the Clyde Trust is now
approacting eempletion—the new addition to the south
eleay wall. The length of the new wail is nearly one-
third of a mile, and when it is completed there will he a
stretch of gusty wall westward from Glasgow-bridge of
2 028 yards, or fully l I, mile of qeaysge fir veesele on the
s. uth kid, of the harheur. The section of the teal is cur-
vilinear in front and vertical at beck, is in thickness seven
feet at top and 16 feet at botnoei, and conning is all about
! 650,000 cubic feet of masoure and concrete, or about
j 47,000 tons weight. Sone of tte stones employe] in the
wall weigh filly three tons, and the only dressing they re-
ceive is from the " pick." It is intended to give a &nth
of 20 feet at low water, co that the largest vessel when
laden may lie all ,at at all times of the tide, as in the &else
of Leedon and Liverpool, and in th:s respect it forms the
most important addition that has yet been made to the
ha,trour. Its cent is &row, £so,ooo.—Snoteish Frees.
POSTAL C MAIONICATION BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND
BELGIUM —Au important in ei•fleation of the postal rela-
tiens between the Ueiteel Kingdom and Belgium will elm°
iato off: et. on the let. preview. H Cierto the postage
charge on letters le. s been 61. for ono not exceedreg a
cererter of an ennee, and Bi. for en) net exceeding
hlf an ounce. Prepareent was optional e but on arid
after the Ist. of Oceobea the letter rate, up to half an
ounc a will be 41. linieseeheweeer, there he prepayment,
the pestege wilt be &mine. At the present time. the.
transrnissioe of printed enefter, other then rewsor per?,
between the twe countries, is alniest impracticable, in een-
secenn e of its being char; el at the letter rate; bat from
the let of treat :mouth print, d matter as well as newspapers
ye to be conveyed bei ween oath coun'ry on a preeaymeet
of one penny per package net excsodieg fitly gram rues,
which is tepiyalent to one ounce and twe-thirds... Tide
about doubles the pies ut postal charge upon newspapers
received in this country, and imposes a new, and in the
case of the large papers, a very heavy postal tax upon ail
those sent out from Great fintain, inasmuch as, singe the
Newer-raper Stamp Act of 1855, all newspapers sent hence
to Belg:um are exempt either from the impressed or the
weeny postage stamps.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS'S PATENT SCREW ThIOPPLLEIL—The
merit of this patent serew propeller, invented by Captain
W. Witlierns, of the City of Dublin Company's steam-ship
Windsor, has been further reared. aed with the moat seen
cessful results. Afost two months ago the new propeller
w .s attached to the steam ship Standardeone of the Dalin
aed Liverpoi V Screw Steam-ship Company's splendid fleet
of veseels. With the bearer propeller the engines made
an avenge of 63 revelatione per minute, but the new pro-
eeller reduced them to 60e, en t, allowing for multiplying
gearing, ;he actual redactiot by the propeller was 16 per
minute, besides seeing in coal of three tons per voyage,
au an increase in speed of one hear in the passage be-
tw en the two ports. The vibration, is also lessened, end
a consequent saving effected in the wear and tear of the
ship. 0 the screw steamer Titnss the cew propeller ?sae
also been in operation for cone time. It reduced the
number of revolutions of the ergiet from 50 to 33, aril,
calculating the allowance for multiplying gear, two to
one, makes en actual retluctioe of 24 per minete. The
*peel was also greater, amoaming to again of one hour
each trig between the two ports,' besides a sarieg cf
six tons of coal per voyage. The propeller is being
applied to several other veeeela at this and other ports
—its leading 'eater:?, the increase of speed with ccra
Gouty of fuel, being such as to recommend it for
gererel adoption.--Dublin Evening Pest.
THE HEALTH OP THE JEWS OP LOND )N.—lt is norive-
able that, in prior neighbourhoods wh ch h .ye Leen
attacked by sliders, fever, small-pox, and similar diseases,
the Jews living there have, in an extraerdinany meaner,
escaped The apearent causes of this sanatory
fact are worthy of attent OD. Ist. As regards fool,
seems that even the poorer Jews are most particular ill
the food they eat. In obedienoe to 'lin law ofMoses,
they use eons of the blood or offal cf enisnals ; they are
wise particular in the choice of fish, and avoid both aeimals
and fowls ahieb are grossly or unwhelesornely fed.
21. Intemperance 'in drink is rare amines: them ; and
mu the very peon Jews are remark...ble for heir attention
to moral family tits. Terre are, of course, Elwell:ions,
bet this generel chavae!etistie is certan.
religion directs them to ass great personal cleanliness.
Ablutiens aro made before visining tit se n igeguee, and on
other occasif ns. Their Loos s are alsu th..rooghlv cleared
at certain periods from top to b ttom. All the above aria
are important to health, and the good effect of at entirm
to them is. evident. The reins are so simple that tai y
might ba readily observed by the chief parts of the masses
nettle people in the large towns, arnengst whom this ancient
, race are scattered. In the course of investigetion of the
neighbourhoods in which the Jews reside, we have generelly
found them to be very sensible of the advantages ef proeer
sanatory coodition,s. It is sivr by of Lotiee th it few have
seen a London Jew begging, although some of them are
very poor, and we believe that they seldom apply fur
parochial essistanee. Large sums, however, are disc ibeted
by the) core . affluent of their creel to those who need
assietance.— The Builder.

A LADY'S DSFENCE.-111v. Gardner, who has he,n
on trial the last week at Ilicghacn, Masa, for the murdr
of bar husband, host J. Gardner, at the close of the
slimming up by the prosecution, addressed the jury as
follows :—I have much to say, but feel almost unable to
ery it.. I feel that I have been greatly injured and slandered
by thoae that have prejudice against m ; and I am placed
in a situation where I cannot help m} self.' I feel like one
standing alone in the wo 11—(the prisoner was here over-
come by her emotiers ; recovering in a few moments, she
continued)—ind I was almAt unable to come here this
morrit-g. Ith u„;ht last ni.,ht I could say considerable ;
but I cannot is consequence of feeble healli. Ido not feel
as if I 11.-1 done atiyt.iag to 1.11,, mys-lf here. I can de-
elate guy innocence hero before my Maker, cal befwe you
all, that I am ina6c,rtt of the charge which is made agaitst
me. Some o- e done the deed, and it way laid to rue. I
alone have to.bear it. I feel as if I was dying by inches.
As you are the, judge of this court, knowing that you are
to have a Judge in Ht.even that will judge you in the last
day, I hope you will be rwrciful and spore me for the sake
of my children. They are as near aryl dear to ire as my
own life. They have been disgraced by what others have
broLeit upon me. Ido not feel as if I had done anything
myse.f. I know I have not. Thereere I feel as if I had
been injured in constqienee of prejudice; end its falling
tow: ds me for what I hm not to blame. I would that Gad
would reveal by his spirit to your minds and hearts that
bare innecent, and that you might know the gni!ty one."
She then took her seat, but rose again in a momeut, and
said :—" I ask you to judge me rightly, and be careful
that you do not condemn me without knowing what yon do.'

BOYS' CLOTITING MA')E WI IH GREAT TAITE AT LEWIS and
COMPANY'S. Ranelagh-street,