Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-06 00:00:00

WEST DERBY UNION.

The usual weekly meetirg of the Guardians of this
Union wai held yesterday, la the, Bnrd-room, Mill-lane,.
Everton. Mr. H. E lwards, in the ahience of the chairman,
presided. The °thee zentlemen present Were—Mes=rs.
Morris, Abrahams, Beberts, Sig ir, Shaw, Birch, and
0 en.
It appeared that there was £762 9;. Gd. In the banes of
the treasurer, and that all the books kept by the officials
were correctly 'made up. Cheques to the amount of £154
were voted for the maintenance'of the out-door poor.. The
sevoral reports of the cammitsees were reed and confirmed,
and afte- transacting the usual routine business the Board
separated.

REPRESENTATION OP BIRVINGIIAW—An enthusiastic meet-
ing was held last night in favour of Mr. John Bight.
DARTIIMOLIT IT, August 4.—The Swiftsure, from Mel-
bourne, with 200 passengers, and 60,000 oz of gold, is off
this port. She has landed mails and twenty passengers.
SIGNALISING MERCHANT SHIPS BY THE ROYAL NAVY.—
The Admiralty has issued a circular, directing .the com-
manders,of Her Majesty's ships to make periodical returns
of all merchant vessels they may meet at sea.
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THE SARAH SANDS.—The steamship Sarah Sands, char-
tered to take troops to India, was only accepted on Tues-
day, and is tinder engagement to embark her troops at
Portsmouth on Saturday next, and will sail the same
evening.
Moats TEANSPORTS FOR INDli.—The East India Company
will receive tenders on the 7th inst., for the conveyance of
Her Majesty's service to Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay,
on board screw steamers of 1000 tons register and upwards,
or by clipper sailing veesels of 1000 tons and upwards.
The troops are to embark not later than the 18th instant.
Jerre 22.—1 t is reported in Calcutta that, if the Queen
of Oude has left England, she is to be stopped and arrested
at Galle. Another report was current that the King of
Delhi had taken poison because he could not agree with
the mutineers, but in all probability he has been assassi-
nated. Another report declares that he has been hanged.
by the mutineers.
You will be glad to 'hear that Mr. Sumner still
continues to improve, and that though overwhelmed with
invitations from his many friends, he indulges in the plea-
sures of London life with the create t caution. Oa Wed-
nesday, July 1. he dined, by invitation, with the benchers
of the Inner Temple—'he first time such an invitation
was ever extended toe stranger—and where he was, of
course, compelled to make a short speech. Those who
beard the speech say that it was principally a reminiscence
of the eminent lawyers he had known when here before.—
correspondent of the Boston Traveller.
THE CONDEMNED CONVICTS IN MAIDSTONE GAOL.--
Tha murderer Fox, since his condemnation, has exhibited
the deepest contrition for his crime, and the most heart-
felt penitence. He is frequently found engaged in fervent
pra,er in his cell, and ecc tsion ally breaks out into singing
scriptural hymns. He expresses himself as quite prepared
to die, and seems rather pleased at the result of the trial
than otherwise; indeed, he would have pleaded enilty to
the charge, had it not been for 'the earnest salici'ation of
his friends. Edwards, on the contrary, obstinately persists
in his innocence, and though he lis'enS respectfully to the
exhortations of the chaplain, the Rev. Watson King, they
evidently make little or no impression. upon him. After
the trial, we hear, a stone, weighing nearly three or four
ounces, was found upon him, but the precautions taken by
Mr. Halyard, the governor, were such as to prevent the
possibility of his using it, had he harboured any such in-
tention. When asked what it was fr he replied that that
was'best known to himself. He says he shall protest that
be is innocent to the last, and, from his obdurate and
hardened .dispesition, there is reason to believe that he
will .do so. The execution will p-obahly take place on
Thursday week,---,South Eastern Gazette.
HOP INTELLIGENCE.—A portion of the grounds about
Canterbury, which went early into blight, have recovered
themselves very much, and bid fair to grow some bops.
Others are still looking very black and bad,, although the
vermin generally have left them It is now certain that
the growth of hops in this neighbourhosd will be very
spotty, but the appearance generally is certainly better
than last week. In Horsmonden a total blight has set in,
in large portions of many grounds, although there are few
grounds in the parish that wll not grow some hop which
the neighbourhood of Maidstone the vermin, by
some of the grounds were infested a short time ago, appear
to have entirely died off, in consequence of the continued
dry and hot, weather, Most of the plantations are now
suffering from-the drought. Those, however, which were
least affected by disease, and where the lend had been well
manared and kept in good Conlition, promised to yield a
fair crop. The range of the best plantations in Mid Kent
seems to run from Linton, through the Ferleighs, Hinton,
Yalding, Wateringbury, and Mereworth, to Wrotham.
About R,chester the hops are gradually getting worse.
Ftrehlatt is spreading, and altogether the plant has not
looked worse for seseral years past.. The duty is called
£105,000.—South. Eastern. Gazette,.
SMALL COULiTESIES.—A lady of our acquaintance rased
often to assert that a gentleman, then 'sleeping with his
fathers, had been thelsolitest m.an of his generation, and.
as a revolt for this opinion, always told the following
story : On returning ,once from school for the holidays,
she had been put under hi: eharge.for the journey. They
stopped for the night. .at a Cornish inn. Supper was
ordered, and seen there appeared a dainty dish of woed-
citekr. Her cavalier led her to the board with the air of a
Grandison ; end then proceeded to place all the legs of the
birds on 'her plate. At first, with her school-girl pre-
judicies in favour of wings, and in disfavour of legs and
drumsticks, she feat rather angered at having these (as
She supposed) uninviting and least delicate parts impetei
upon her ; but in after yea's, when gastronomic light had
beamed on her, and the experience of many suppers
brought true appreciation, she did full justice to the
memory of the man who could sacrifice such moreecuts as
woodcooke thighs to the crude appetite of a girl ;
who coald thus show his innate deference far womushoo
even in such budding form. In these smell court
courtesies
we
must confess that we have ever found the gallant
nation under the sun v..ry deficient. In the abstract of
politeness the Gaul is gee it;
oup he is grand. We have seen
him dash off his bat at a gr of
_ladles every time they
pausal him with a fratWe r.ichave enth
even seen him wave it at
which made us
tremble for the brim:
their shadow, or even the poodle dog which followed at
their heels. Yet, alas! when these same deities appeared
at the table.d.hote, how blind! how insensible was be
to their presence ! how closely did he hug his well-
chosen seat, though they were seatleas! how z-alously ?ald
he pick for himself the titbits and the dainties, ev;enout
regard or thought for their delicate palat:al-41,-.4ckwodit's
Magazine fur August!