Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-11 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

CORONER'S "CoußT.—The following inquests were
held at this court yesterday :—On the body
,of, James
M'Cartney,. who fell from the ship Stanley on Wednes-
'day night, aiirdied froin the effects Of immersion, Ver-
dict accordingly.—Also on the body of 'William Darby-
shire, who wasfound dead in a midden near his parents',
house. A verdict' of Death from suffocation" was
returned in this case.
oAanS BY Mx:,' GISIFI -
and completed 'his sale of pictures yesterday. The sale
of a choice collection of win
was
theliGrpirffloctheesd.er,des,Nuvmd
with.
The bidding was pretty brisk, and the prices generally
good. The sherry fetched from 30s. 'to 455. ; the
madeira .505., and the port from 425. to''/Os.
CATHOLIC INSTITUTE.-IVe feel sure dud it will
afford -no little pleasure to our readers to learn that
Cardinal Wiseman's play, . The IlicHen Gem," will be
'reproduced On Thursday evening next,' at the above
place: .The success' Iti met with last year, the finished
manner in Which the members produced their Various
parts, all promise that a treat is again offered to those
amongst us who may be able to attend.
PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.TIIO name of our re-'
spected niernher,'Mr. T. B. llorsfall, appears amongst
the minority who, on Wednesday, opposed the intro-
duetion of the Church-rate Abolition Bill, as do also
those of the llen. A. Egerton; and Mr. W. J. Legh, tlig,,
representatives of South Lancashire. Mr. J. C. Ewart
voted in favour of the Thursday night Mr. T.
B. Ilorsfall' voted with the majority against the intro-
duction..of the ballot into, Gloucester (city) and Wake-
field,
as did also ilir. W. J. Legh. The names ,Of Mr.
Ewart and the lion. A. Egerton do not app-ear,o.o the
division lists. , .
EDGE-lIILL WORKING Mm N's ASSOCIATION. On
Thursday evening the laot of a course of lectures was.
delivered in the room of the institution., Wavertree-road,"
by the Rev. James 'Laurence Cotter, M.D. ; subject,
"Tea. 'Coffee, and Tobacco." The lecturer eloquently,
eiplaiiied the subjects at considerable length, physically.
and morally, and exhibited :Several interesting
.ehemical
experiments, showing how to detect the presence .pf ,
adulteration in the several articles. The rev. gentleman
was listened to threngliout by a large and, attentive
audience'.' The chairman, in ,an appropriate speech,
stated some interesting filets connected with the working
of the institution, and the marked and decidedhenefits
already conferred upon the working. classes since' its.
commencement in Edge-hill. After a vote of thanks to
the lecturer, the proceedings terminated.
LYCEUM RIFLE CourS.--rast evening a meeting was
held at No. 52, ROld-street, for the purpose of aiding in
the forrnation of a corps to be called the Lyceum Rifle,{
'Corps: 'Mr. Thomas Bradley occupied the chair, and
there was a 'numerous attendance.. Mr. G. W. Bradley ,
And Mr. 'Kent stated that -they' had seen the principal
ahopkeepers, in the, neighbourhood of Bold-street, and
with one or two exceptions,' had'received their fermal
approval of the formation ,of the corps, and given per-,
mission too-their assistants, they desired,. to join it.
gutnerods liberal subscription's had been promised, and
the. *Ogress of the movement, so far, had been very
gratifying, upwards of forty members having joined the
corps already. Several. persons in the bogy of the
meeting enrolled themselves; and ofter a:vote of thanks
to the chairman, and unanimously electing Mr. W. G.
Bradley as captain, the proCeedings terminated.,
WIEJALTIA FRIKELI,„ THE RUSSIAN CONJUROR, AT TIIR
'THEATRE ItovAL.--.Herr Wiljalba Frikell, the great
111-.ssiari conjuror, whose appearance
.at our •Philhar-.
erected such astonishment last winter, coo-.
names a series of performances at the •Wheatre Royal
On Monday' week, the. 20th inst. . In speaking of his
recent:performances in London, the .loaning Post says,
"This matchless magician, who, in virtue of his won-
derful achievements, has undoubtedly a patent of pre-
cedence over all the conjurors of the age, is now at-
tructiug numerous and fashionable audiences nightly at ,
the Polygraphic-hall, to witness his unrivalled feats of
necromancy. Herr Frilcell'Arejection of the cumbrous
and complicated apparatus nf. most, conjurors, raises 'his
performances from mere mechanical, contrivances to the
dignity of exquisite manual accomplishments. In fact,
Frikeil .is the king of conjurors, and well deserves the
great reputation he has acquired."
Yr If E GRAND FANCY BALL.—it affords us,pleasure, .
considering the objects to which the, profits of the fancy .
ball are to be applied, to .find that the tickets metiwitli
a ready sale.. Already there have been nearly 2,000
tickets disposed of, and the demand ,seeming still, on the!
increase, tlie.eounnittee of managements .are constrnined •
to, exercise,a wise discretion in disposing of those still, ~remaining,. So far as, present appearances indicate,
many disappointments as to applications.for tickets will
necessarily , take place, , and those, who, are desirous of.
being present on this interesting occasion, would:con-
. sequently do well to make their applications for tickets,
and their arrangements as early as possible. The
preparations for ensuring comfort and happiness on
the occasion are, we are glad to
.know, being
rapidly pushed forward.. The great banquetting hall
was all but completed last night. It was, partially
lighted up in the • evening to show the effect of
the mode of illumination adopted, said that was
proved to be of the most satisfactory kind, the diffusion
of, the light being soft and equable. The refreshment
tables in the two court-rooms were nearly completed•
last night, the arrangements in the coneert,room
as an additional supper saloon, will be completed in the
course of this evening ; ,and by Monday afternoon the
whole of the interior arrangement will have been
effected. Exteriorly the place will be put in
a comfortable state, and at the north end of
the edifice, an elegant and commodious verandah
will, be. erected to . protect. parties alighting from
or entering carriages from inconvenience should the
Feather prove boisterous. In . fact, the . combined'
judgment and energies of -the committee have been
concentrated on rendering the whole affair pleasant and.
worthy of the town of Liverpool. In this deter-
mination. Mr. Morrish and 'those whom .he employs ior
instructs are eqUally zealous,.and not lest efficient.,

THE MISHAPS OF STEAM LOCOMOTION.

JIM MYERS AND THE 'FIERY DRAGON.

On Thursday and yesterday the Court -of Queen's
Bench was engaged in the consideration of the case of
Myth v. Bra 's Patent Traction Engine Company.
(limited), in which the plaintiff sought compensation for
a breach of contract, In opening the case, Mr. Ilaw-:
kips, the counsel said the plaintiff, ".Jim Myers," the •
proprietor of a travelling circus, had hired from the
defendants one of their traction engines in the summer
of last year, when he contemplated a country tour.
The contract was that the defendants should supply him
with an engine
:for three months, at a rent of £65 a
month, including engine driver and stoker's wages—,:
the plaintiff :to provide oil, fuel, lights, &c., respect-
ing its working, excepting the servants' wages and the
necessary repairs for workinr. the engine. The
engine was warranted capable of conveying twenty tons
at the rate of seven miles an hour. Having painted the
engine to .look like a green dragon, the plaintiff pre-.
pared to start on the 11th of July. On the day on which
it was to start, the engine became an unruly monster.
(Laughter.) Instead of going at the rate of seven
miles an hour, it took seven hours
.to go from
the .Pavilion Theatre to Camberwell-green. (Laugh-
ter.) Myers then started , from Camberwell to
Croydon, which was barely seven miles distant,
but though he had been told it was owing to the
crowded state of the thoroughfares that the engine could
nut go faster than it did from London-bridge to Camber-

well-greeu,'it took ten hours to perform the journey to
Croydon. (Laughter.) He had taken his seat on tile box ;
and as there was a good piece of road near the entrance
of
,the ,town,. he said it was .a. good place for getting
her steam up, but' The speed was most discouraging.
He had hardly -reached the town, anticipating a
triumphal entrance, when the engine -broke down,
and stuck fast in the middle of the road. The police
authoritieswere indignant at the roadway being blocked
,up, and desired the engine to "move on." (Laughter.)
Later at Bromley
,the plaintiff did all he coul
to urge the engine driver on,d.
but it was foUnd the
engine could not be started. The engine driver
condoled with the 'plaintiff, and he was consoling
himself the best way he could,•when, to add insult to
injury, out came a gentleman's, servant in livery, before
whose house the engine had stopped, and told Mr. Myers
that his master required him to take the nuisence away
—daughter)—or his master witild do it for him. The
company proceeded with horses to Gravesend, - and at.
,Chatham another engine. No. 4, was sent to the plaintiff.
Ile left Chatham for Mai lstone, and when he had got a
mile on the top of the hill the steerage suddenly gave way,
arid the engine and train ran into a bank, upset, and
the thing became a' total wreck. (Laughter.) At
another time the engine knocked down and ran through a
brick wall, which the plaintiff had to replace ; but near
'Dover it • ran against the turnpike-gate, knocked it.
down, and upset the gate-keeper—(loud laughter)
—for which the plaintiff got into law, . and into
the bands of the magistrates and the police. Before
arriving at Newbury, the engine, that was apparently
going along steadily, suddenly turned at right angles
and ran through a gentleman's wall, with the
funnel in his drawing-room window. (Loud laughter.)
The:gentleman lashed out in astonishment, and'asked
what they were about. The plaintiff said he could'
not -help it, that' it was an accident. The gentle-
man asked him what he meant by bringing, such a
.
thing about the country. At another tune, when
a different engine had been sent hiM. for trial, he
suddenly felt something go wrong, and the' engine
began running at a speed such as it had neVe'r's done
before. He felt satisfied somethin,, would happen, but
he dared not jump off for fear'of being killed. 'Some-
thing, it appeared, had given way, and the engine started
off at a terrific speed. It could not be kept straight,
and it turned off as if to go across the country on a
steeplechase—(laughter)—but ran against the bank.
Alyers was thrown into an oak tree, and the stoker was
.afterwards found-with his head in the fire-box.
After a prolonged investigation, it was arranged that
a verdict should be taken for the plaintiff, 'subject to a
reference, except on the plea of fraud—a verdict being
;utered for tho defendants -on ,that issue. • - •

SOLDIERS' BELTS.—On going into committee of sup-
11y on army estimates, Mr. Griffith will call tlic,attention
of the bdnse tO the use which soldiers off duty are in the
habit of making of their belts and bilekles, which has
been found by long experience to be injurious.' to the
fiafuty, of the public;' and ask the Secrethry of State for
War whether it is essential to any-military duty that
soldiers off duty shoqld wear equipments which are only
necessary to support side-arms,- the wearing of which
had been long dispensed with on such occasions ;1 and
.whether, therefore, the consideration of the public safety
may net. • in, the' absence -of any military necessity,
reasonably induce the military authorities to diseontinue-
flie of allowing
.soldiers to wear ,such. belts and.
bdckles When off duty.

BANKRUPTS.

James Morrison and Lais Oscar Avelin, ship chandlers,

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Liverpool. • . •
William Miller, coffee house keeper, Deptford.
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Stephen Lampard, plumber and glazier.
Thomas Story, tailor, Threpstone, Northamptonshire.
Charles Wilkes, miller, Bonviel and Tipton, Stafford-

shire. • :
Gen. Daft, lace manufacturer, New Lenten, Nottingham.,
Thomas Irving, travelling draper, Nottingham.
William Bramwell Oates, cotton spinner, Barnoldswich.
Wm. Hoyle th 9 younger, cloth manufacturer,:lloluitirth.
clward,Genn, grocer, Rotherham, Yorkshire.
Benjamin Green Gillingham, corn dealer, Lincolnshire.

5p arting

MANCHESTER BETING.

• ci.Asixc
TWO THOUSAND GUISES.

5 to 1 on the field (o)' I 10'to Yagst Buccaneer (t S o)
THE DERBY.
9to ion the-fielJ (o) 40 to 1 get Lanchester (0)
15 to lag Buccaneer (t f) f4oto i Crantond' (t)
CITY AND gUBURBAN.
20 to 1 on the field (o)
METROPOLITAN.
100 to G apt Gridiron (t)
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.'
In to I agst Curlew (4) 1 10 to I agst Julia It and o)
10 to 1 Toratuy ti.ob'le(t o 1 100 to G ... Job (o)
CIIESTER CUP.

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40 to 1 on the lield:(o) ' 30 to 1 agst The Squire (ol
/5 to 1 agst Satellite (t and o) 33 to 1 ...' Promised Land (t)
30 to 1 Petra (t and.o) . 40 to 1 Tame Deer (t)
30 to 1 .. Gaspard 50 to 1 ... Herne (t and ol
Offerkrto take 100 to'6 agst Petra and The Squire coup'..ed.
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STEEPLE CHASE FIXTURES FOR 1860.
14ottirigliam Feb: 21 Pembroke Annual. ' 13
!Derby Miclland , 23' Bangor - l3
Gullana ; 25 Coventry
Terib . 2B Folkstone
Tenby March 1 Warwick
LiVerpool - 7 Military (N'thampton)...29, 30
Shrewsbury l2, 13 Abergavenny Apiil:l2, 13
13irminghtun ...... ~.March 8, 9 ,

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;. „ ... RACING FIXTURES FOR 1860.
FEBRUARY.
'Lincoln Spring l5 Derby Spring 23
''Nottinghltri Spring 2l Gillane 25
MARCH. •
, Liverpool Spring Meeting.. 6 Warwick Spring 2O
Shfewsbury Spring 8 Northampton 27
Coventry Spring., l4 Croxton Park . 3O
' APRIL.
Newmarket Craven 9 Thirsk Spring Meeting IS
Gatterick Bridge ll Epsom Spring Meeting l9
Abwavenny l2 Newmarket F.S.IAI 2,3
MAY. , , ,i,
Chester Sprit* Meeting .... 1 Harpenden lB
'Doneaster Spring Meeting.. 8 Epsom Summer Meeting
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Salisbury. . c-10 - Manchester 30
York; Sprang Meeting lo' lltingerfOrd ,: i' 3l
Bath`._ l5 , - .

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• '' ilfrNE.
Ascot 5 - Beverley
Hampton - 13 Stockbridge 2l
NeWton l3 Winchester 22
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(Mihail.'
Bibury Club 2O Chelmsford 26
JULY.
Newmarket July 31ecti:Ig. 3 Pontefract l2
Carlisle
,
Worcester Summer M celing .5 Stamford l9
Liverpool • 9 Marlborough 2O
1 Beccics lO Goodwood 24
Abingdon l2 Lewes 3O
' AUGUST.
Brighton 1 Ox ford l6
Brighton Club 3 Plymouth ' 21
Wolverhampton 6 York 22
Reading 8 Lichfield 27
Radcliffe
Egham l4 St &tot

SEPTEMBER.

Warwick
Doneaster
Chesterfield
Leicester

~. ...... 4 Monmouth 2O
11 Manchester •'l
17 Newmarket F.0.M.25
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OCTOBER.

Bedford 3 Newmarket Houghton 22
Newmarket

NOVEMBER.

Hereford I Shrewsbury Autumn M..,.. IS
Liverpool. Autumn Meeting 7

. . THE CHASE.
SIR W. W. WYNN'S FOXHOUNDS will meet owl
Saturday, Feb 11 Hanpier
Monday, Feb. 13 Overton Madge
;Wedne,,day, Feb. 15. Cloverley
Thursday, Feb. 16 Hatitgone
Saturday, Feb. 18 '
1 .. Iscoyd
At half-pest ten.

Mr. MEYNELL INGRAIN', HOUNDS will meet on
Saturday, Feb. 11 - Aston
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At a quarter to eleven.
The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on
Saturday, Feb. 11.. Wistaston
Monday, Feb. 13 Tattun•l'ark
Wednesday, Feb. 15 Crewe
Thursday, Feb. 16.. Bradfield Green
Saturday, Feb. 18 Appleton
Monday, Feb. 20 The Smokers
Tuesday, Feb. 21 ... Dutton
Thursday, Feb. 23 ' Dutton Heath
Saturday, Feb. 23

At half-past ten.
Mr. SITWELL'S LUDLOW HOUNDS will meet on.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Tuesday,, Feb. 14 ' Bireher Common
Friday, Feb. 17 , Pedlar's Rest