Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-21 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

SHIP
,SALE.—Messrs. Cunard, WiLson,. and Co., yes-
terday exposed at their sale-rooms,- Exchange, Liverpool,
the British built barque- Bohemian, built at Liv'erpool,
318 tons o. m. per register, and about 330 tons by the
present act. The first bid was. £5OO, and after a spirited
competition the barque was.soldfor coo.,
THE GREAT EASTERN.—The following notice was
posted up in the Underwriter's-rooms yesterday :
" The steamship Great Eastern remains at Holyhead
about ten days longer; when she will proceed to South-
ampton. She would have come- to Liverpool had there
been the accommodation she requires." •
THE STANLEY LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY.=
The weekly meeting of this society was held on Wed-
nesday evening 'last, when the following subject was
discussed, viz. :—" Ought Flogging in the Army and
Navy tube Abolished," Afteran exciting discussion, it
was carried in the affirmative. .
HAYMARKET INFORMATIONS.—(Before Mr. Smith.)—
The following persons were summoned by Inspector.
Blundell for not being out of the sheds in the market
before half-past one o'clock, and were fined 2s. 6d. and
2s. 6d. costs:—Jonathan B'oLshaw, Altear; John Ken-
right, Torbock ; Thomas. Sutton, Formby; Richard
Sutton, Formby ; James Shaw, Formby ; and James
Reynolds, Ince Blundell,
A Boy- DRINKING HIMSELF TO. DEATH.—An inquest
was held yesterday before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner,
on the body of Martin Moran, a boy, aged ten, and
living at 72, Blundell-street. The mother of the deceased
stated that she sent- her son and another boy to buy
some candles, and it appears that while on the .way
they passed some casks of rum, from one of which
the deceased withdrew the bung, and took several
drinks, which affected him to such an extent that he
died shortly after.—A verdict of -" Death from excessive
drinking" was returned.
COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY. BEFORE W. A.
HULTON, ESQ.—ACTION ON A Goon—DUTTON
V. KELLY.—This was an action for .£2 19s. 7d.. under
the following circumstances :—On the 13th of last
June, the wife of the defendant, then a spinster, bought
the goodwill of a provision and green grocers' shop, in
Norfolk-street, from the wife of the plaintiff. The
price agreed upon was £9. The defendant's wife paid
down £2, and afterwards paid £5. The remainder (£2)
was not paid, -on the grounds, as alleged by the de-
fendant, that several of the fixtures which had been
bought from the plaintiff had been carried off. In the
account rendered to the defendant, there was the sum of
15s. claimed for a blind, 3s. 6d. damage done to a bed,
and oue or two other small items. The blind, the de-
fendant averred, was included in the goodwill.—His
Honour took this view of the case, and gave a verdict
for £2 Os. Bd.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.—At the Coroner's Court,
yesterday, an inquest was held on the body of a widow
lady, named Walkinshaw, residing in Sandon-terrace.
From the evidence of the servant, who appears to have
been the only witness present at the time, it appears
that deceased was standing on a chair, for the purpose
of removing one of her window curtains, when the
chair accidentally slipped, causing the unfortunate woman
to fall with such violence upon one of its legs, that it en-
tered the abdomen, laceratinc, its sides, and inflicting. in-
juries to such an extent that she died yesterday morning.
Mr. John Atcherly, the surgeon who attended before death,
was also called, and stated that when he was ealled to attend
deceased, he found her suffering from profuse hemorrhage.
1 iTpon making a post mortem examination of the body,
lie found the cause of death to be laceration of the lower
portion of the abdomen.—The jury, after some considera-
tion, returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
GREAT EASTERN.—EXCURSION FROM WEXFORD.—
' Tie steamer Troubadour left Wexford, for Holyhead,
on Tuesday evening last, with a large party of the most
influential and respectable inhabitants of the town and
county of Wexford ; that magnificent vessel" having, by
the kindness of her owner, Jno. E. Redmond, Esq.,
M.P. for the borough of Wexford, been placed at the
disposal of his constituents and friends, for the purpose
of visiting the Great Eastern at Holyhead. This libe-
-rality on the part of the worthy and energetic member
was.duly appreciated by large numbers, who partook of
the welcome opportunity, including several ladies, the
number of which latter would have been largely in-
creased but for the unfavourable state of the weather at
starting. The enjoyment of the excursion was much
enhanced by. the fine weather during her stay at Holy-
head, the kind treatment of the able commander of the
Troubadour, Captain Edmond Roach, and the seaworthy
properties of the ship.
CHURCH RATES.-Last evening, a meeting was held
'in St. Columba's school-room, Pleasant-street, for the
purpose of communicating information on this subject,
and on the attempts which arc made to deprive the poor
of their rights for the benefit of possessors of property.
The meettng had been summoned only on Tuesday, by
a few handbills, yet there was a respectable attendance
of the working classes in the district. The Rev. Wray
R. Hunt, incumbent, occupied the' chair, and in his
opening address he alluded to the general aspect of the
question. He maintained the reasonableness and equity
of some provision for preserving, religious ordinances in
the land, find showed that while voluntary efforts have
done much • good, they mee tin
requirements of a great nation.—The Rev. Dr. Hume
instanced the new Poor-law system, and the modern
arrangements of the Committee of Council on Educa-
tion, to show that public objects are not left to be pro-
moted by private benevolence entirely ; and he men-
tioned his own church, which', though a public Institu-
tion given by private generosity, ho had been obliged to
insure. from • fire, himself, for two years.—The Rev.
Thos. Moore; of St, Stqnliere Edge-hill, next addressed
the meeting briefly, after which a form of petition was
'adopted to both houses of. ,parliament, and signed by
most of the men who were present.
TILE BYROM LITERAILt ..SOCItTY.—The third soiree
of the members and friends of this .society was held on
Wednesday evening, in the school-room adjoining theßyrom-street-chape. The room, which Wag profusely
and tastefully decorated with flags, &c., for the occasion;
was crowded, considerable numbers of the fair sex being
present, contributing not less by their personal at-
tractions to the adornment of the room than
the artistic efforts of the members. The chair was
taken shortly after seven o'clock, by the Rev.
Thomas Dawson (president of the society), who strongly
recommended such societies to young men anxious for
helps to self-improvement, and desirous of extending
the limits .of their knowledge or that of others.. He
invited all to join in the cultivation of their nobler
faculties, and advised the adoption of the. Bible as
guide through life and chart to immortality. An
excellent paper was then read by Mr. James Davies,
"Glimpses of other times," which provoked much
laughter at the eccentricities of the past. -Mr. J.
S. H. Evans read a capital- essay on " Grievances,"
giving a facetious account of popular grievances,
real or imaginary, past and• present, -which was
much applauded. Mr. Linton also read a paper on
" Satire,' its history, use and abuse, and givin, .short
descriptions of the special characteristics of different
'safiiktsts of the present day. This subject was very ably_
hated, and was received with much enthusiasm. The
last paper was one by Mr. Cooke, on " Self-culture," in
which were embedded some sound practical suggestions,
to aid in the performance of this . essential duty.
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shortly after ten o'clock with the National Anthem,
after which the company separated, all looking forward
to another early re-union under. the auspices of this
society.

RISE OF THE NILE.--The great and absorbing sub-
ject of interest at Alexandria during the past month has
been the slow rise of the Nile this seeson. As compared
with last year, the river has continued throughout the
whole of its period somewhat lower each day, and has
not reached to its greatest height of last year, when,
however, it fell more rapidly than it has been falling up
to this date. The latter circumstance will mitigate in
some measure the disastrous consequences of the river
not having risen this year even to the height it reached
last year, when it was insufficient for the complete irri-
gation of those lands (called Bayadeh) which constitutes
two-thirds of the arable laud of Lower Egypt, and
which are not, like the rest (called Mistowih) cultivated
by artif.eial irrigation.