Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-13 00:00:00

court, Somerset ; G. S. Stuckmey, of Hartmend Abbey.,
Devon ; D. P. Duncombe, of Brickhill Manor, Bucking-

hamshire.

WRECK OF THE BRITISH BARQUE AVA.-By telegraph,
we are informed of the loss of the British barque Ava,
Captain,Graham,, which was run down on. Monday evening,
'off the Lizard, by Her Majesty's ship Perseverance. The
Ave sunk immediately after being struck, but the crew were
fortunately rescued.

ASSISTANT BARRISTERSHIP FOR THE COUNTY' OF
RoscommorT.—The telegraph informs us that His Excellency
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has been pleased to appoint
James Robinson, Esq., Q.C., of the Connaught Circuit,
Assistant Barrister for the County Roscommon, in the room
of Henry Hutton, Esq., deceased.

NEW PEERS. —The Gazette of last night announces that
the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom has been
conferred on the following gentlemen :—Colonel Wyndham,
by the title of Baron Leconfield, of Leconfield, Yorkshire ;
William Tatten Egerton, Esq., by the title of Baron Egerton,
of Tatten ; Sir Chas. Morgan, Baronet, by the title of
Baron Tredegar.

THE 'COURT

The Prince Consort rode on horsebaCk on' Monday,
attended by Captain Du Plat.
Her Majesty's dinner party last• evening, included the
Duchess of Kent, the Princess Alice, the Duke and Dnchess
of Buccleuch, the Earl.of Aberdeen, the Lady in Waiting
to the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, Lord Claud
Hamilton, Lord Panmure, the Dean of Windsor, and the
Hon Mrs. Wellesley, and Sir G. Couper.
The Band of the 2ud Life Guards attended dnring
dinner.
The Que

en's Private Band attended in the Drawing-

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

COLLISION ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday, the Maggie
Walker, in sailing down the river, ran foul of a brig, and
lost foretopmast, forerigging, some bulwarks, &c. She
returned to the Sloyne, and must be docked to repair. The

brig sustained but little damage.
THE SHIP LOODIANAH.a ship, which was wrecked
at Carne, near Wexford, has broken up ; since which, about
500 bales of cotton have been recovered from the sea; about

1,500 bales are missing. A large portion of these broke up
among the wreek; the remainder went to sea. A quantity

of the- wreck drifted towards Tuskar, and the bales, do
doubt, took the same course.
A WRETcn.—A married man, with a family, named Wm.

Thompson, was bronght up at the Birkenhead Police-court,
yesterday, charged with assaulting a respectable girl, only
aged 14, with the intent of committing a rape upon her.

was on Saturday, and the girl has been ill ever since
that. A doctor has been attending her, and she is still

confined to her bed

f, and was not able to appear yesterday

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The inquiry was adjourned.
DELAY OF THE LONDON TRAIN, YESTERDAY.—The
London train due here at ten minutes past twelve, did not

arrive till twenty minutes past one. It was generally
thought that some serious accident had occurred, but the
delay was accounted for, on the arrival_ of the train, by

the engine getting off the line near Crick.
however, was sustained, and the. only inconvenient

No damagl

was

that of the delay of the train

THE CHARGE AGAINST THE TAX COLLECTOR.—Henry
Roberts, the tax collector mentioned in our paper of yester-
day, charged for not having accounted for one £lO3, sur-
rendered yesterday. He was allowed to stand out to this
day on his own recognizjnee of £5O to answer the charge.
Of course, we say not g about the details of the case

until the whole comes befoie the magistrates, the more soi

as Mr. Bremner, the attorney for the defence, stated that
he had a perfect answer to the charge.
INQUEST AT BIEXENUEAD.—An inquest was held yester-
day, before Mr. Churton, the county coroner, upon the
body of Susannah Doulby, aged 46.. It would appear that

the woman has been unwell -since Christmas last, -and that
Dr. Marshall, of Birkenhead, attended her up to about six
weeks ago, when his visits were declined. The woman died
on Saturday morning, and, as the doctor refused to give a
certificate, an inquest was held. After hearing the evi-
dence in the case, the jury returned a verdict of "Died
from natural causes, by disease of the heart."
" BEGONE DULL CARE." —Mr. Frederic MacCabe is now
giving his interesting and amusing entertainment of
"Begone Dull Care," at the Odd Fellows' Hall, in St.

Anne-street, for a liMited number of nights. Mr. MaeCabe
is eminently successful in his abundance of wit and origi-

nality, and is deservedly popular. The truism, that a
prophet has no honour in his own country," does not hold
good in the case of Mr. MacCabe, for he is honoured nightly
with respectable audiences, who willingly testify their appre-
ciations of his abilities. Altogether, the entertainment is
well worth a visit, and we defy the most seriously disposed
to be serious there.
THE LIVERPOOL REFORM CLUB.—The weekly debate,
Mr. Robinson in the chair, was held last evening, and the
question of direct versus indirect taxation was freely dis-
cussed. This being the third occasion on which the members
of the club had considered the matter, it was thought
advisable to change the subject of debate to one more im-
mediately connected with the town at the present moment,
yet it was considered that so large a field was open on the
question of taxation, that it would be necessary to return to
the subject after an interval of a few weeks—under the
circumstances a vote was taken, when a majority appeared
in favour of direct taxation. It was suggested that the
next subject for discussion should be—" Is it desirable to
nominate a second Liberal candidate for Liverpool, at the
coming election," The next meeting will be held on Tues-
day, the 19th instant, when Mr. Councillor Avisou will take
the chair.

—Some eighteen months ago,
s obliged,

MERCANTILE INTEGRITY
Mr. Charles A Eyre, printer of this town, w
though the pressure of the times, and other circumstances,
to succumb to the general calamity that prevailed 'at the
time. He was obliged to pass through the Insolvent Court,
which he did without opposition, owing a smart
sum of money. By honest industry, and perse-
vering exertions, he has since, not only re-established
himself in business, but has realised means to pay
his former creditors '2O shillings in the pound with interest,
He completed this last week, although not legally bound to
do so, but he discharged a moral obligation. The parties
to whom he was formerly indebted entertained him at
dinner, on Monday evening, at the Mansion House Hotel,
Drury-lane, when several gentlemen met to pay Mr. Eyre a
well merited tribute of respect. He was presented with a
beautiful " Composing Stick," of silver, as a mark of appro-
bation and approval of his excellent and honourable conduct.
The company assembled was most respectable, and several let-
ters were read from gentlemen who could not attend, but who
sent their contributions to the well-merited compliment
paid to Mr. Eyre. The evening was spent very pleasantly,
and the health of the guest was given in suitable terms,
and responded to in genuine style by Mr. Eyre. This is a
pleasing subject to record, and no doubt Mr. Eyre has earned
golden opinions from all quarters. Such a man should
succeed, and it is gratifying to know he has done so. May
be long live to enjoy the fruits of his honest industry.
BETHESDA CHAPEL. METHODIST NEW CONNECTION,
BRIDPORT-STREET.—The anniversary sermons, in behalf of
the Sabbath school connected with the above place of
worship, were preached by the talented young minister,
• Rev. Thomas Carlisle, of Chester, on Sunday last, to grati-
fying congregations. On Monday evening the annual tea
meeting was held in the chapel, when a large company was
present, Mr. Thomas Griffiths ably presiding. The report,
read by Mr. J. Stephens, showed a manifest improvement,
and augured well for the future. The school having been
papered, painted, &c., left a balance of £3 odd,,clue to the
treasurer. The Rev. A. C. Be.vington, and Mr. B. Fowler,
briefly moved and seconded the adoption of the report.
The officers for the ensuing year were then proposed, and
seconded in neat speeches by Mr. Hanmer and Mr. Butcher.
The choir considerably enlivened the meeting by singing
an anthem • between each couple of speakers, and gave
general satisfaction, under the able leadership of Mr. Dalton.
The preliminary business of the meeting being now disposed
of, addresses were given by the following gentlemen :
Rev. William Mills, on the Advantages of Education,"
particularly of a Religious character; Mr. Joseph Broughton,
on the " Defects and Wants of Sabbath Schools." The
Rev. T. Carlisle, in an'elerrant oration, dwelt on the utility
of such institutions as Sunday schools, and the great neces-
sity for teachers being in earnest in their work, giving as
an instance—the class in which he was a scholar having
been most successful, simply because the teacher was an
earnest, though not by any means a learned man. Mr.
Thomas Preston followed, with some excellent lines of
poetry, of his own composition, which were well received.
After a very felicitous speech from the Rev. H. Marsden,
the 'usual votes of thanks to the ladies, choir, and chairman
were passed, and the meeting broke up, near ten o'clock,
highly delighted.
AN ORATION ON THE "MAINE LAW."—On Monday, the
4th instant, in Brick-street Temperance Hall, Mr. W. W.
Broom gave an oration on the "Maine Law." Mr. S.
Carter in the chair. The hall -was crowded by a most
attentive audience, -whose applanse was frequent and hearty.
For two hours the orator entertained his hearers with a
I rapid, humorous, and eloquent description of th' necessities
of society. He commenced by defining the ten "society ;"
contrasting society in the times of the Ancient Britons—its
P progress to the present. The object and functions of
• 1 governlgg Were next indicated, "The two great unctions