Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-17 00:00:00

TURKEY

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 15.
°ll Thursday last, a Frenchman established
at
Rodosta fell a victim to vengeance.
Count Lallemand, first secretary to the French
EUlbassy at Constantinople, despatched the drago-
n and a body of police, by the Salamandre, to
..,E,Lodosta. Fourteen culprits were arrested, and
4111 satisfaction was given to France.

THE lONIAN GOVERNMENT.
ATHENS, Feb. 10.
Advices have been received from Corfu. A
~arge majority of members of the lonian Parlia-
'2eet appear determined to refuse the discussion ~
the reforms proposed by Mr. Gladstone, and it
401 eg)eeted that, should the parliament be dis-
ved, the present members will be re-elected.

H.M.S. .
Admiral Freemantle, commaORION ding the Channel
has written to the Admiralty, stating
at he was under no apprehension as to the
safety of the Orion.

DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF LEINSTER

DUBLIN, Wednesday.
C The Duchess of Leinster died yesterday at
ba,,iston, near Maynooth. Her ladyship was
we ,t°ved by all who knew her, and the poor, to
• 4°M she was a most bountiful benefactress, will
indeed deplore the melancholy event.

DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF BRISTOL.
leThe death of the Marquis of Bristol is announced.
tie was in his 90th year. The Earl Jermyn, M.P. for
417, succeeds to the Marquisate.

IMPORTANT WAR NEWS.
The Independance states that the French
Nrernment is preparing a memorandum which
Will contain an exposition of grievances against
The dangers of the status quo will be
pointed out, and explanations frankly' demanded.
I' the same time, the declaration will be made
reat France, while desirous of peace, is far from
rionn• war
'l'6 Hanoverian Chamber of Deputies, having
learnt that the government had not taken decisive
loqePs to prevent the exportation of horses, has
Eldsistecl that the general prohibition should be
opted without delay.
arAt the same time that the British Cabinet ad-
dressed a note to the Sardinian Government,
I:„`"tin.z out the danger of an aggressive feeling,
Malmesbury also addressed a note to the
in."lnei of Vienna. The Cologne Gazette says that,
A l'ePly, Count Buol declares the readiness of
I 'lstria to diminish her garrisons in the Roman
"Zations to the exact number fixed by treaties.
one semi-official Prussian Gazette, in an article
11. laly, insists on the necessity of respecting
zeaties, and the Vienna correspondent of the
nlependanee confirms that report.
Ahe Cabinet of Berlin had transmitted to the
ustrian, Government reassuring explanations of
to views in case of Servian eventualities, caculated
oconipromise the common interests of Germany.
tot German German States have given similar assurance
the Austrian Cabinet.
The Gazette de Saint Petersburg declares the
lalcrured armaments, attributed to Prussia, as
Kure inventions.
Thet Times states that Sardinia has established
d,regiments for the purpose of enrolling Austrian
-wrters.

ri.ELftTioN OF BARON MEYER DE ROTHSCHILD.--
-on Meyer de Rothschild was returned for Hythe
S °l„P,,,P°Bed• His election, with that of Alderman
et)--t"s, makes the third member of the Jewish
°l4taunity now in the House of Commons.
ICkIiTLEBOIcE ELECTION—Mr. Jacob Bell is unable,
;11 account of ill health, to come forward as a candidate
1:r Marylebone. Mr. Wilkinson, late member for
_,Etinbeth, is mentioned, as well as others, but with no
uefinite result.
r, The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
.v,euncil for Trade and Plantations have received; through
t,he Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy, of a
tlesVatch from her Majesty's consul at Lisbon, transmitting
opies of notices of the Board of Health at that capital,
declaring the ports of the United States to be considered
free from infection with yellow fever, and also that the
Ports of the Baltic Sea and of tlle Gulfs
of F_ inland_
othnia acre considered clean,

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE:

FRANCE

PARIS, Feb. 15,

It is said that Austria has sent in its adhesion to
the meeting of the Conference of Paris about to
assemble for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the double election of Colonel Couza.
All the Powers Who.ware parties to the Treaty
of Paris, have agreed to this meeting, but it does
not appear that any time has yet been fixed for
the opening of the discussions.

THE NORTHERN TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1859

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

WREM Or A BRITISH SHlP.—Private advices from
Belize, Honduras, dated the 17th ult., says that the
Fortitude, Captain Lord, from Patook to Queenstown,
which had previously gone on shore on Cape Gracios a
Dios, had become a total wreck.
Hora HALL LECTURES.—Yesterday evening, P. H.
Gosse, Esq., delivered his second lectureon the subject of
"Marine Zoology" in the Hope Hall, Hope-street. The
subject was handled with great ability, and proved, with
the aid of illustrative drawings, very instructive and
interesting.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—A special meeting of
this body is called for to-morrow (Friday) morning, at
half-past nine, for the purpose of considering the
arrangements entered into between the London and

NortliWestern and Chester and Birkenhead Railway

Companies ; also, to receive the report drawn up by the
committee appointed to investigate the matter. The report
of the parliamentary committee will also come under
consideration.
TER UNITED STATES MAILS.—The screw steamer
City of Baltimore, sailed shorty* before one o'clock
yesterday afternoon for New ork, with nearly 180
passengers, and a large cargo of British and Continental
manufactured goods. She will be followed by the Europa,
which is appointed to sail on Saturday. The mails close
at 9 o'clock, and at 10 with late fee. The receiving box,
on the Landing-stage will be open to 11, by payment of
the late fee of. Is.

CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. —The farewell performances of
this minstrel band, will take place in St. George's Hall,
at half-past, two o'clock to-morrow afternoon, and at eight
o'clock the same evening. .The company will shine out
at their parting with all their best attractions, and as
their departure for Paris will take place immediately
afterwards, the time should not be lost by those who wish
to hear the last of them. We need not add a word in
favour of a company, whose merits the public, of every
place they have visited, have so warmly appreciated.
ACCIDENTS ON SHIPBOARD.—John Harris, a rigger,
residing at No. 4, Kent-place, Stone-street, was yesterday
engaged in repairing the sails of the schooner Lizzie
Dansford, lying in th Stanley Dock, when he fell from
the topmast-head, and received several compound frac-
tures on the thigh, arms, &c., and many severe wounds
and bruises on various parts of the body. He was
removed to the Northern Hospital. Ho is in a very
precarious condition, and fears are apprehended for his
recovery. J. J. Taylor, a seaman ou board the R. H.

Tucker, fell from the topmast-head of that vessel at sea,
some ten or twelve days ago, and received a fracture on
the thigh, &c. He is at present lying in the Northern
Hospital.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.—The Coroner held the following
inquest& yesterday :—On the body of Mary Pool, 45 years
old, 'who died at Liver-terrace, Jnbilee-street. The

deceased• Was in the habit of taking fits, and she fell into
one on Saturday last, when her clothes caught fire, and
she was so much injured that she died in the Royal
Infirmary. Verdict "Accidentally burned."—On the
body of James Elliott, who was the driver of the parish
hearse, and on Saturday he was driving the vehicle to
Walton, when the shafts broke and the horse ran away.
The deceased was thrown off, and received, such injuries
that he died. Verdict "Accidental death."—On the
body of Robert Humphries, 17 years of age, who was
engaged at the goods station of the railway at Love-lane,
and it appeared that he got between some waggons, but
how there was no evidence to show, and was crushed, so
that death followed. Verdict " Accidental death."
BALL IN. AID OF THE SOUTHERN EIOSPITAL.—WO in-
vite especial attention to the announcement of a ball to take
:place next Wednesday evening, in the Royal Assembly-
rooms, Great George-street, under the patronage of the
Alderman and Councillors of the Ward. No one will
feel surprised at the interest we manifest in such an
entertainment, when we state that the proceeds of it are
to be devoted to one of the most valuabld of all our public
charities, the Southern and Toxteth Hospital. No under-
taking can appeal with a better grace to the people of
Liverpool ; and as there is no disguising the fact, that a
mere demand for charitable contribution does not meet
with a very general welcome, the incentive to benevolence
offered in this case, by the opportunity of enjoying a
delightful evening of festivity, will have no slight effect
in backing up the appeal. We can only say that we trust
the supporters of the Southern Hospital, who undertake
this effort, may be as successful as they and the institution
deserve.

THE STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—The annual meet-
ing of the Strangers' Friend Society was held at the
offices of Mr. Beloe, yesterday, his Worship the Mayor
(William Preston, Esq.) in the chair. Amongst the
gentlemen present were George Arkle, Esq., John Fare-
worth, Esq.,. John Eden, Esq., Adam Hodgson, Esq.,
George Holt, Esq., William Blain, Esq., "the Rev. Mr.
Pollitt, George Brown, Esq., William Andrews, Esq.,
William Litherland, Esq., Thomas Kaye, Esq , George
Pennell, Esq., Mark Lester, Esq., &c. Mr. Beloe having
read the report and accounts, commented upon the
peculiar elasticity of the society, and its suitableness
to relieve those cases of sudden and unforeseen distress
with which this large commercial community was from
time to time visited. Since he had been connected with
the society, he had invariably found that the charity of
the public had kept pace with the wants of the day, so
that whilst the subscription list remained almost station-
ary, the amount of donations seemed to form a fair index
of the amount of distress in the town ; thus, in 1855, when
most misery prevailecL the donations increased from £lB3
to £506 ; and again, in 1858, when, added to the severity
of the season, the utter prostration of commercial credit
caused a very alarming amount of casual poverty, the
donations and legacies increased from £l6O the previous
year. to £867. Messrs. Arkle, Hodgson, Holt, and other
gentlemen, in moving and seconding the various resolu-

ijions, which will be found in our columns,
expressed their gratification at the report and accounts,

as" also their 6oitinued confidence in the usefulness and

management of the charity. The Rev. Mr. Pollitt
expressed his thankfulness for the corteous manner in

which thoe cases had been attended to which he had
recommended to the society,

COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.—On Monday evening, an
opening dinner was given at the Salutation Hotel, Mersey-
street, by Mr. Patrick Collins, on his enteringinto pos-

session Of the house. A number of gentlemen of fecal
eminence, and many connected with the mercantile
marine, met together to celebrate the occasion. The
dinner was served in the first style of excellence, and
entirely supported the high character and reputation of
its former management. Indeed, the present proprietor,
Mr. Collins, is in every way well qualified to sustain the
respectability of the house, as, judging from his pleasing

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manners, his deportment, and his ivinnini,
address, he is sure to merit a continuance of the old
patronage to this established hotel, as well as gaining him
many new friends and fresh supporters- Dr. Higgins
ably filled the chair, with Mr; Collins as croupier. After
the usual loyal toasts, the chairman, in a most
eloquent and forcible speech, proposed the health
of the worthy host, Mr. Collins, which was received with
the warmest applause. Mr. Collins responded, and in
suitable terms acknowledged the high compliment paid
him, a comparative stranger, by so. many men of position
honouring him with their presence upon this occasion,
and said he would always strive to merit their approba-
tion. The vice-chairman proposed the health of "Cap-
tain George Shearer, "• the retiring tenant, whom ho
characterised as a man of honour, integrity, and straight-
forward manliness in all his dealings, and wound up. in a
most eulogistic speech, by wishing him health, happiness,
and prOsperity its his future career. The company
endorsed the compliment by a burst of enthusiasm.
Captain Shearer acknowledged their politeness. After
the health of the chairman, mazy other toasts were pro-
posed and responded to. The meeting was enlivened by
many songs. A German bard was stationed in the ante
room, and played several pop*lar airs in the course of the
evening. All passed off with eclat.

MR. AND MRS. CHARLES. MATHEWS AT THE THEATRE
ROYAL.—Mr. Mathews retains all the vivacity and the
easy rattling comedy of former days ; but it seems to us
that his waft is not as distinct and effective as it used to
be. A frequent hoarseness or imperfection of articulation
was evident, especiall7- in his performance of Affable
Hawk, his celebrated part in the "Game of Speculation."
Except for the defeek however, Mr. Mathews is all that
he ever was, and stilt remains without a rival in the
peculiar line of comedy of which he has been for many
• years. the representative upon the English stage. Of
Mrs Mathews, do not feel that we can speak with the
gh praise which other journals have given her. Tier
manner is always of a very strangely marked kind, fre-
quently broadening into extravagance, and something„ we
e:annot help saying, degenerating into vulgarity, Even
of her milder moods, pertness rather than vivacity seems
the principal characteristic. She is, however, discreet in
choosing only such parts as harmonise to a considerable
degree with her style ; and in " Nothing to Wear" and
" My Mother's Maid" two pleasant little farces written
by 'Air. Mathews himself—is seen to the best advantage.
Mrs. Mathews has undoubtedly two great requisites of an
actress, handsome face and fine figure; and with a house
BP:t disposed to be over critical, is very successful in the
Style of comedy she selects. An addition has been made
to the theatrical corps in the person of Mr. Blakely, who
appeared in several prominent characters, among which
was poor Basil Baker's part, .Earthworm in the " Game
of Speculation." Mr. Blakely has no inconsiderable
amount of comic talent, but he allows It to run into fre-
quent and sometimes almost repulsive eXtravaganee.

Earthworm, his comicality bore too strong an affinity to
that kind of humour with which singers of " Lord Love!"

and similar facetious ballads delight uproarious audiences
in Cider Cellars and Caves of Harmony. Theatrical
audiences are, however, quite as much to blame for defects
of this kind as actors. When mere facial contortion and
ludicrous getting up of costume bring down more frequent
peals of laughter than the most genuine touches of comedy,
, the temptation to a performer .to win such an easy suc-
cess must be all but irresistible, Among other improye-
ments, we would suggest to Mr. Blakely, when
_performing
a character supposed to be French, to pay a little atten-
tion to pronunciation. Even Stratford-at-to-llow itself
need not pronounce gins d'armis as if written "John-
Manx," As a whole, however, the performances at the•
Theatre Royal are exceedingly well put upon the stage,.
and the leading artistes neditably supported by the iota],
company.. _ -

MERSEY DOCKS, LIVERPOOL, AND LIVERPOOL COR.
. FOR/MON, PROPERTY RATING BILL. - Reasons foi
Second Reading of Bill.—The following committee way
appointed by the House last Session as to Ritting.l üblic
Property :—Sir Cornwall Lewis, chairman, Sir .Tame
ElPhinstone, Sir Francis Baring, Sir Charles Wood, Mr.
Edward Pleydell Bouverie, Right. Hon. T. H; Sotheron
Estcourt, Mr. Ker Seymer, The Hon: C. Howard, The
O'Donoghoe, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Eliot Yorke,
laitn rating
John Locke. The committee reported in fav9nr of

is property

:nerally

the Case of the Lisverioa docks, and came to the follow-
ing conclusion on the subject :—" The case of the Dock
Trust of Liverpool, appears to your committee to depend
exclusively upon the peculiar provisions of the Private
Act by which the appropriation of the revenues of that
trust is governed, and upon the construction of those
provisions by the. Court of Queen's Bench. .It is wholly
independent of the general law under whiCh the pro-
perty now_exempt would be rateable. If any injustice be
cleated by the operation of the existing Private Act, it
ought, in the opinion of your committee, to be rectified
by similar legislation. Your committee will only remark
that the general objections to the exemption of property
already adverted to, extend to the case of the Liverpool
docks, while the present law of rating can be applied to
it without difficulty, there being a beneficial occupation
and a large revenue from which- the rates could be paid."
The present bill is promoted to carry out tho resole-

tion Of the committee appointed by the House, that a
Private Act should be obtained to do away with the
exemption of the Liverpool docks from liability to poor
and other local rates, and it is surely a case in .which the

If necessary to go into the merits of the question (whieh
ought not to be necessary after the above report of the
committee), to induce the. House to allow the parties to
be heard, it may be shortly 'stated-1. That the. Liver-
pool docks are now the only commercial docks in Eng-
land which are, not rated. 2. That the Birkenhead docks
on the opposite shore of the Mersey, and now belonging
to the same board, are r tted. 3. That the trade of the
docks creates a large amount of pauperism whenever the
winds are contrary or depression of trade exists. 4. The
warehouses belonging to the Dock Board have already

been rated with the sanction of Parliament, and there is

.istinction

between ware

partof the dock proport

Ln7i'. other

and other

5. Whole streets of house,
paid poor rates, have bee

taken downby'the 'Dock Boa-rd. 6. The present bill not
only seeks to rate the docks, but also other property in

Liierpool belonging to the 'Corporation of fiveipoOl-at
present partially exempt, and they do not oppose the
bill. 7. That the plea of exemption of the Liverpool
docks is the wording of a -Private Act of Parliament,
which prescribes how the revenue of the docks is to be
applied, and because it does not mention rates and taxes,
is construed to mean a prohibition to pay those necessary
outgoings. The present opposition is got up at the
instigation of the Dock Board by gentlemen connected
with Manchester, who will try to introduce into the
question the old grievance of the Liverpool Town Dues,
and it will he contended that if the Dock Board pay
rates they will have to increase their charges on shipping
th" ''--*

for the purpose. _tie answer is, that this question has
nothing to do with the Town Dues, but if it had, and
there is any good ground to urge against the bill it can
be done in committee, but why should the Liverpool
docks not pay the usual taxes like all other establish-
ments ? Taxes are part of the necessary working
expenses of almost every undertaking in the kingdom.
All other docks, railways, waterworks, canals, and other
property used for commercial.purposeS have to pay poor
rates. The report of the committee of the House is
surely sufficient to justify the. second reading of the
bill, and to entitle the parties to be heard. •

ELECTION OF A BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONER

Much commotion was observable in Birkenhead during
the whole of yesterday (Wednesday), in consequence of
the election of a commissioner to fill the place vacated by
Mr. Eddowes. It was confidently expected by many
persons that there would be some mutual arrange-
ments made by the friends of the candidates,
but we understand that at a late hour on
Tuesday night the breach between Messrs. Gough and
Hughes was widened, and there was nothing for it but to
go to the poll. Accordingly yesterday morning the voting

Commenced at ten o'clock. For about an Hour or two.
there was little difference perceptible, but shortly before
twelve o'clock Mr. Gough took the lead, and improved
up to two o'clock, when the votes stood thus :

Gough
Hughes

Majority for Gough,

The polling continued until four o'clock, when Mr.
`rain, Clerk to the Commissioners, announced the result,
viz.:---

Gough .
Hughes

Majority for Gough

On the returns being announced, immense cheering took
place. Mr. Gough was grObted with three times three.

Mr. Gough, iii a few words from the Bench in the
Town-hall, thanked the ratepayers for theW indepen-
dence. He stigmatised the conduct of his opponents as
most ungentlemanly, and said that the opposition was one
of the most infamous that had ever taken place. He
will enter upon the duties of Commissioner as the repre-
sentative of the people of Birkenhead, determined to watch

narrowly their interests in every particular.
Instead of there being only two parties in Birkenhead,
there are now in reality three—the Red List, the Blue

Daring the polling- a personal altercation took place
between Mr. Nathaniel Cook and Dr. Baylis. The latter
gentleman called Mr: Cook a fool, and several other un-

was a disgr ace to the Cominissio'ners, that he was a
hypocrite, &C: &c.

SPECIAL MEETING OF VII
INFIRMARY TRUSTEES

3 ROYAL

A special meeting of the trustees of the Royal
Infirmary was held at one o'clock yesterday, in
the Board-room of the• institution, for the pur-
pose of deciding upon the step to be taken to
relieve the Infirmary of a debt of about £6,000,
at present hanging over- it. The chair was taken by
Henry Lawrence, Esq., and among the gentlemen pre-
sent were—Messrs. Gibbon; Hutchison, Cropper, Brooke,
Wilson, Robinson, Hornby, Lanzton, Gregson, Frear,
Rev. R. Leicester, Perkins, Peel, King, &c.

The Chairman, in a few; words, explained the object of

the meeting

Mr. Hutchison, treasurer, entered into a full explana-
tion of the circumstances: under which the debt had been
incurrad, which mainly arose from the necessity of intro-
ducing a‘ system of sewerage into the building `in which,
up to• a. recent period; it was dangerously defiehent. The
Sanitary Act of 185* would have rendered it compulsory
upon the committee to carry out such measures:of sewerage
as the Health Committee might direct, but the committee
did not wait to be thus compelled. There were also
great alterations made, in the staircases which were
narrow and inconvenient to an extreme degree ; and in
'tale kitchen, by means of which the patients could now
have their food conveyed directly through a shoot to the
several wards. .All these improvements rendered A
necessary that the public should be appealed to on behalf
-r 4.1.„ ;,...i4t,,f;hn. if the committee wished to avoid

trenching upon their capital funu.
Mr. Cropper moved, " That the.bmstees
recommended the alterationl
requested to co-operate, by all means in their pont,
raising, the amount requisite fn the liquidation ofb,
heavy debt incurred by the enlargement and the sanitar
improvements of the Infirmar.:' Mr. Cropper
s.arid improvements warms
ullichh

be earnestly

b,made.
een
-Air. Obarles Wilson seeoridod the mot
carried.unanimously.
Gibbon proposed, " That with NabilititU
extensive, the trustees recognise the Tipec,. -
which committeeman
remaining be
fund fa
placed, of encroaeu
further
the institution,
while they recommend that that Inca-sun be resorted to
only in case of urgent need." Mr, Gibbon strongly
the
up o n
recommended that, if possible, the reserved fund should
not be encroached upon, and hoped it would go forth to
the public, that even if every shilling of the reserved
fund were to be taken, it would not pay off the debt
(Hear, hear.)
Mr, Gr,--

Son which was

.gity. under

gson seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
A voto of thanks was then passed to, the chairman, and
the proceedings terminated,