The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-27 00:00:00

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BUCKINCHAM PALACE, THURSDAY, FEB. 26.—The Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers, udge Advocate General, had an
audience of the Queen yesterday at Bnckingliam Palace,
and submitted to her majesty the proceedings of some
courts martial. The Prince rode on horseback with the
Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutenant Colonel Ponsonby.
Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa visited
the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester Rouge. The
Duke of Cambridge dined with the Queen in the evening.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Sirdinian Minister
(Marquis d'Azeglio), the United States Minister and Mrs.
Dallas, Lord and Lady John Russell, and the Equerry in
Waiting to the Duke of Cambridge, had also the honour of
dining with her Majesty.

" LEARNED IGNORANCE." —A lecture wasdeliveted on this
subject, by the Rev. Paxton Hood, last night, at the Sunday
School Institute, Mount Pleasant. The attendance was
pretty good, and the rev, gentleman handled the subject in
a masterly manner, as the frequent applause elicited during
the delivery showed.
On Monday last, John Whitaker, Esq., the benevolent
patron of Hurst British School, sent 200 of the children
to the exhibition at the Manchester Mechanics' Institution,
free of charge. As the weather was flue, and everything
was novel,itwas a day of unmixed enjoy meut to the children,
who will long remember their trip to Manchester, and the
wonders they saw there. On their return to the village,
they passed a vote of thanks to;their kind benefactor in the
heartiest manner.

DEATH BY FlRE.—Yesterday, a child named Hughes,
five years old, died in the Northern Hospital, from injuries
received by fire, at his father's lodgings, Newsham street.
The mother of the child eloped a short time since with
another man, leaving the deceased
.and another child
with the father. The father was a hard working poor
fellow, and was obliged to leave the deceased in care of the
other child, who is a little older, and a few evenings since
the deceased's clothes caught fire, and the injuries he
received resulted in death. An inquest will be held on the
body this day.
LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS' Assoc' arroar.—The usual fort-
nightly meeting of the Chemists' Association, was held in
the Royal Institution last night. The chair was taken, in
the absence of the President, Mr. Abrahams, by the Vice-
president, Mr. Evans. The chairman announced an
invitation to the members from the Polytechnic Society, to
attend a meeting of the latter body on Monday night next,
when a discussion of some importance is expected. The
business of the evening was then proceeded with, which
consisted principally of a lecture by Mr. Newton Samuelson,
F.C.S., on " the production of copper from its ores; the
preparation and uses of salts of copper as applied to the
arts and sciences, and the modes of assaying copper ore in
the dry way as well as by humid analysis."
IMPROVED SHIP PUMP AND ELLIPTIC CYLINDER STEAM
ENGINR —An interesting experiment took place in the
Huskiason dock, on Wednesday, on board the Turkish
frigate Gayvan Bahry, which has been fitted with the
patent reciprocating pump invented by Mr. Massie, of
London. A pump of 7 inches stroke, 9 iech cylinders, and
two suction pipes of 51 inches diameter, working at the
rate of 45 strokes per minute, lifted 78 tuns of water per
hour. Commander Bevis, and several captains of
American packet ships were present, and the experiment
was pronounced perfectly successful. The royal navy
vessels are all fitted with this pump. Mr. Massie has also
invented an " elliptic cylinder steam engine," calcu-
lated •to be of great value in screw steam navigation. The
peculiar feature to this engine, is its form of cylinder. The
piston rod is out of its centre, and still produces a rotary
motion direct from its shaft or piston rod. The ad-
vantages that this engine has over all others, consists in its
dispensing with all valves or gear connected with them,
nothing has to be done, but connect it with a boiler, intro-
duce the steam into the cylinder, and any amount of work
or revolutions can be obtained. It is well suited for
locomotives, where the valve gearing is constantly going out
of order, and it is also equally fitted for propelling
steamers, as the moti )n can be applied direct to the screw
from its piston rod. An engine of 25 horse power wiil occupy
about 5 feet by 3, and 26 inches iii height. The piston can
be drawn and replaced by a boy, so easy and simple is
it to do. It is peculiarly suited for emigrante and persons
unacquainted with steam power. It only requires to be
seen to be appreciated, and will in a short time cause quite
a revolution in the construction of engines.