Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-14 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

THE CoNSTITUTIONIL PRESS MAIAZINE, December,
• 1859. London : Saunders, Otley, and Co.

We have not, before, had an opportunity of.introdue-
ing this excellent Constitutional publication to the
notice of our readers. It had its origin in the Constitu-
tional Press'newspaper—an able advocate of the Con-
stitutional cause, which, after a career of some twelve
months and upwards, issued in this publication,—a
Magazine of a general character—a review of Politics,
Literature, the Church, the Drama, and the Fine Arts;
yet, pervaded throughout by a Constitutional spirit, and
availing itself constantly of opportunities of presenting
such political disquisitions as are of popular interest,
and this with great advantage to the Constitutional
cause. Some of the more eminent writers of the dak
are contributors to its pages. We may mention, in
particular, the author of " The Heir of Redcliffe," and
"Sam Slick." In the current number, which is now
before us, there is a very pleasing variety of subject-
matter, • both in literature acrd polities—in the latter
department there is a very able criticism of what it
terms " The Liverpool Manifesto "—the letter, namely,
of our four Liverpool merchants, who have thereby
acquired such unenviable notoriety. As a Magazine
(uniting the pleasures of literature with the interests of
politics), it is certainly one of the ablest publications of
the day, and has strong claims upon the patronage of the
great Constitutional party throughout the country.

RECOVERY OF GOLD FROM THE ROYAL CHARTER.—
The letters from Moelfra received on Monday report a
further discovery of gold from the wreck of the Royal
Charter, namely, 5401b5. of gold coin, 40 ingots of gold,
2861 sovereigns, 47 rupees, 38 lbs of gold-dust, 5 bars
of gold, and 1 cup ingot, and a piece of iron plate with
part of a bar of gold, and some sovereigns driven into it,
which latter, it is observed, "is a great curiosity."
A :MATRIMONIAL DISAPPOINTMENT. A curious
termination of an intended marriage took place at
Halifax on Sunday last. On that day, Henry Greaves
of Mount Tabor, and Mary Mitchell, of Gibbet-street,
in that town, had arranged to be married at the parish
church. The wedding party met before the ceremony
at. the Spotted Cow Inn, in Gibbet-street, and pro-
eceded thence towards the church.' When they had
arrived at an inn named the Ring of Bells, the bride
found fault with her intended husband for not having
his shoes clean. They, however, still pursued the jour-
ney, but so shocked was she on going along the aisle
of the church in company with the dirty boots, that she
renewed the complaints, and, setting at defiance all
remonstrance, left the church and refused to be married.
Dinner had been provided for sixteen, and tea for
twenty. After the return of the wedding party, the
proportion of expenses to be borne by each party formed
a further topic of dispute. The disappointed kidegromn
refused to pay anything unless he had the ring, which
cost him 10s., returned; and then declined to contribute
more than one-half. The final issue will probably have
to be decided in a court of law.--Leeds Mercury.
EJECTMENT OF AN AUDITOR'S CLERIC..—Mr. Wm.
Roberts, attorney, Rochdale, auditor of the South
Lancashire and North Cheshire audit district of poor law
unions, having appointed the 12th of December for his
audit of the accounts of the Manchester guardians,
attended on Monday in company with his clerk. The
Manchester boardwere assembled to meet him, but on the
clerk of Mr. Roberts proceeding to examine the books
they objected to his taking an active part in such audit,
on the ground that he was neither an officer appointed by
the Poor-law Board nor a ratepayer, and having no right
to be present. Mr. Roberts contended that he had a
right to employ a clerk, but the guardians requested
the clerk to withdraw. Mr. Roberts refused to allow
his clerk to retire, and ultimately a constable was called
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WRECK ON SIZEWELL BANK.—ALDRRO, SLTPTOLE,
Dec. 11.—Last night, about nine o'clock, signals of
distress were observed on Sizewell Bank. The wind at
the time was fresh, with a heavy swell on. The
Thopeness life-boat of the Royal National Life-boat
Institution was immediately launched, and proceeded'eff
to the scene of danger. The life-boat's crew reached •
the wreck about ten o'clock. They found the vessel
with ten feet of water in her, and rapidly sinking.
Indeed, in an hour after Wards, she had sunk in six
fathoms of water. The crew had abandoned her in
their own boat: They were afterwards taken on board
the life-boat and brought safely ashore, about half-past
twelve o'clock. A shore boat had previously made an
attempt to reach the wreck, but in consequence of the
boisterous state of the weather, and the heavy sea that
Was on, she failed -to render any assistance to the ship-
wrecked crew. The vessel proved to be the brig Henry
Martin, of Sunderland. The life-boat's crew have been
promptly paid £l2 by the National Life-boat Institu-
tion for tbcir prompt and laudable services on the
occasion.