Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-22 00:00:00

CORK BUTTER MARKET.-DEC. 21.

There were 1,800 kegs and firkins offered for sale to-day. ihe
following were the e`osing quotations :—Firsts, 105 s ; Seconds, °Ss ;
Thins, 82s, and Fourths, 72s per cwt.

GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET -DEC. 21.

We had a firm market to-day, at the annexed prices : —Ne. 1,
49s 64 to 50s ; Mixed Nos., 48s Gd to 49s ; Ditto, maker's iron, 48s
to 48s 6d; No. 3,47 s to 473 6d per ton.

BIRTH.
On the 20th inst., the who of H. W. Slack, Esq., surgeon, 25,
Is'ington, of a son.

DEATHS.

On the 18th inst., at 184, Park-road, Annie, youngest daughter of
Mr. Arthur Smith, jnn., aged seven and a half months.

On the 19th inst., at Carlton Villa, Drrwent•road, West Derby,
the wife of Mr. John Hamden, of a daughter.
On the lgth inst., at his residence, 133, Upper Mill-street, William
Hughes, builder, in the 65th year of his age.

Gar Births, Marriages, and Deaths,- are only inserted when seat
to our Office du!y authenticated.

AN ATLAS GRATIS WITH THE "DISPATCH."—On and after
Sunday, October 4th, 1857, each copy of the Dispatch will be
accompanied with a map, a chart, or the plan of a principal town,
so as so furnish to each subscriber, gratis, the most comprehensive,
complete and generally useful Atlas hitherto published ia Great
Britain. 'I he size of the engravings will be that of one page of the
newspaper,'six maps and two plans, in each year, will be of double
the size-17 inches by 25. The ordinary maps will be correc ly
tinted, the charts will be properly relieved in blue, and the plans
will be printed in a rich colour. The double maps will be the object
of great attention in the desire to make them beautiful specimens of
map colouring. It is hoped, in the course of no unreassnably pro-
tracted time, that the Dispatch Atlas will contain more names and
positions of places than any other English publication of the kind.
's he counties be given separately, and where they are large and
populous, as is the case of Lancashire, each division of the county
will occupy a page; again, the States of Italy will be the sal).
ject of six distinct maps. The names of the draughtsmen and
engravers will be the best guarantee for perfect accuracy. The
maps will be as full as clearness andreference will allow. Corrections
and discoveries will be given from the best authorities. The
engravings will be in the highest style of art, many thousands of
pounds being devoted to their cost, and they will be taken from
original drawings expressly prepared for the series. Directors of
mechanics' institutes, the conductors of all educational establish-
ments, the proprietors of hotels, reading rooms, and cofte houses,
will, in possessing the Dispatch Atlas, be supplied with a daily want.
The money value of the completed work may be test ascertained by
inquiring the selling price of any large and trustworthy collection of
maps. The Dispatch Atlas will be forwarded with the numbers of the
paper at the usual price, Id per copy, or Id stamped. On the first
issue some hints will be given for preserving, indexing, and binding
the Atlas. Orders received by every news agent and bookseller in
the kingdom, and at the Dispatch office, 139, Fleet-street. The
Friday evening edition may be received in the most distant parts of
the kingdom on Saturday morning.

TAN WAY TO CELPBRATE OLD FETTDS.—A letter from
Asasterdara of the 12th states that tie 25th anniversary
of the defence of the citadel of Antwerp was calebrated as
the former place by a grand banquet, which was attended
by a number of the companions in arms of General Chasse,
who, at the time of the defence, were serving in the Am-
sterdam militia, then forming part of the garrison of
Antwerp. Towards the close of the entertainment, a toast
was given "To the French army, as bravo during the
combat as generous and hospitable after the battle t"

WANTED S roam PUR WAIT'S MONUMENT AT GREENOCK.
—NATIONAL WATT TESTIM.O.NIAL.-It is with pleasure
that we note the onward progress of this truly important
undertaking, which we hope in due course of time to see
carried out in se complete a manner as will prove an
honour to Greenock and the Clyde. Within the last few
days the four main corner stones, which are of massive
dimensions, and weigh upwards of 20 tons, have arrived.
They arc of excellent quail y—from the quarries at Nits-
hill, near Glasgow—snd form the first instalment of a
very liberal donation of valuable materials made by
Dagald Dove, Esq., of the Nitshill and Arden quarries.
These stores are of a firm, compact, and most durable
nature, well fitted for the purpose of sustaining great
weight and pressure, and are thus most suitable for the
important positions they will occupy, having ultimately
to bear the heavy superincumbent masses of the four main
rusticated quoins, which form principal and imposing
features in the noble design. This description of stoue
is likewise, we learn, well adapted to resist the action of
time and storm, a great desideratum in so striking and
picturesque but exposed position. The altitude of the
site is such that the first few feet of elevation will render
the structure an object of mark from the sea, and a
feature of importance in connexion with the philosopher's
birth place. Mr. Edward Janice, Q.C., whilst at St.
Helen's, Lancashire, some short time since, lecturing
before the members of the Mechanics' Institut-, referred
is eloquent terms to our National 'Testimonial,
describing fully its design and character, especially
enlarging on the novelty and propriety of incorporating
donation s of materials from all parts of tho globe
The learned gentleman's remarks were received with much
interest, and a subset ip' ion was immediately instituted by
the members of the society for the purpose of procuring
a massive stone block for presentation to the Mem
This block is now in course of preparation in the quarry,
and will bear a suitable inscription indicating the course of
the donation. We understand that a vessel lately arrived
from Mal a has brought to Liverpool contributions of stone
and marble of peculiar interest. Amongst others, a block
of Sebastopol granite from the Secretary of the Port-
Aumiral at Malta, and a block of marble from Tunis, the
gift of the late Sir Edward Baines, her Majesty's Consul-
General in that regency. The Governor of Malta
has likewise contributed a block of valuable
material, and a large block of marble from Tunis has
been contributed in the name of Admiral Sir
Houston Stewart. The additions are shortly expected
to arrive at Greenock. Now, that a large quantity of
materials have been gratuitously presented, and are availa-
ble for the commencement of this structure, It strikes ns
that the employment it would afford tee the working classes
—such as masons, carters, excavators, quarriers, and
labourers—would, at this time of depression, be found
most valuable in alleviating distress. We would gladly
see some suitable amount of funds subscribed with a view
to employ labour in putting together the materials
obtained, which are sufficient to construct an important
section of the basement.—Greenock Advertiser.—Stones
can be sent free, end all matters referred tq John Gray,
Esq., Secretary, Watt Greenock