Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-19 00:00:00

ante,. replied that the subject could not be entertained.
epily (the TPnes - observes) although it is always
I; =. cult to find that there are many facilities for
putting law in force when great manufacturers ,and
millionaires are determined to resist it, and. to justify
themselves on the. plea of recognised custom,-, the,pro-
meters of the present society have found, on application
to oounsel, that the existing statutes are sufficiently
simple to reach offenders in - cases of this kind, and that
parliamentary intertwine is unnecessary. • It is intended
to try persuasion and remonstrance before proceeding!
'to prosehitions.

The Herald' says the „tallow market has attained, an
upward tendency during `the week. , .'•
The marine, barracks, at .Chatham are to be greatly
enlarged at*the cost of £lOO,OOO.
The Royal. Oak and Belvedere; both 91 gun screw
steamers, will be commenced immediately that slips
are vacant. The plans and measurements have been
prepared.
Cardinal Wiseman has arrived in. Rome, where he ha'
been cordially received by the members of the, Sacred
College, and has been favoured with an interview with'
hie •Holiness the Pope.
The Times in the produce market report of the week
says there has been a good business for the seasonoome
leading articled showing an improvement, and signs of
improved confidence being observable.
Two laythen are announced to preach in the Hon. and
Rev. Baptisi NoePs chapel.' " One of them is Mr. Rad-
cliffe,.a Liverpool solicitor, and the other Mr. Brownlow
North, nephew bf the Earl of Guildford.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

_ A good Playing Card for ls. 6d. Sold by Mawdsley
and Son, 4, Castle-street. ; d 22
• ' CHRISTMAS CHEBR.—Families residing within five
miles of Liverpool can be supplied with Burton mild
and bitter ales of the first; brand,- as also London stout,
in 41, 9; and 18 gallon casks,. by. sending their orders,
or calling at T. Bolton's, family ale and porter merchant,
110, Duketstreet:! • ..
LAMPS Fon HIRE.—Now, and during the season,
Lamps, in every shade and variety, with oil to burn in
same, can be had on moderate terms at the, New Light
Company; 19, Greit .Geerke-street. ' djl.6
• SAILIiiG OF THE. CANAHA.—The. Cunard steaniship
Canadasailed for Halifax and Boston; on SatUrday;with
a full cargo, the American mail;, and sixty paSsengers.
IN-sOLVEXT.—lnsolvent debtors hdard at Lancas-
ter, on 'Friday, the 16th of December, 1859, before
•It °bort Segar, Es r "judge :of the said *court :--,--
Thomas 'Williamson baker and flour 'and. provision
'dealer, Manchester ; William Bostock, public*, Stock-
port ; Wii4ana Grant, baker Jul prevision 'dealer,
Pendleton, near Manchester; Michael :Mahon' groaer
and tea dealer, Heywood, near Rochdale "Tho Mas
Kershaw' *grocer and tea 'dealer, :Herviond ;•
HenrytobaCconist, Southport ; William. Mills,
beerseller, Stalybridge ; Thomas Timperley, joiner and
undertaker, Manchester • James Booth, painter and
plasterer; Bolton-le-Moors ; Lawrence Ashworth,
grocer and tea dealer, Manchester -- discharged.
Henry Ainsworth, general agent, :BlackbArn re-
manded for four calendar months ; John' Dawson,
blitcher and cattle dealer, Preston remanded for
• two • months; Samuel Timperly, general agent,
Ashton-rinder-Lyne dismissed ; ' Robert ! Baxendale,
octal dealer ands' Otter, Preston—out of'' 'custody ;
George Spencer, !marine store dealer,'. Bury-ditto.
=Adjourned Cases,:,;Johii. Taylor, pawnbroker Man-
chester', remandedi“ James Gernon, fainter and pro-
vision Merchant, Liver:l)(29l; discharged: DinielOrinnell
(sued as Daniel Crennel), joiner and builder, Wigan ; dis-
misaed. Inthe case cif Daniel Crhiftel, who was opposed by
Mr. McOnbrey for two creditors, and supported by his
attorney, the judge on dismissing the petition told the
insolVent that he left the court with the imputation fully
borne: out of having wilfully forswOrn hirnself.---In the
ease of Samuel Tetnperly, the insolvent admitted the
arrest to be 'friendly when the opposing attorney asked
for a dismissal, whereupon the judge replied that it was
necessary to prove,spinething more than a friendly arrest
to warrant a dismiiSal, there being :many cases where it
was even to the advantage of creditors not to dis Miss
the petition of 'a friendly arrest solely on the ground of
• its' being friendly. The Solititor opposing then asked
insolvent—What amount do you owe your detaining
creditor ? And the answer being notlzinq, the judge
-'remarked it was quite 'clear the case was not one for that
court, it being apparent that it was a fratid, and the
petition must be 'dismissed, Adding, wheie there is no
fraud it is a question for 'the court alone is to retaining
the petition and
.giving -the_ insOlvent the benefit he
sought, and which in many cases would be advantageous
to the creditors theniselves.
THE ACCOMMODATION IN THE ASSIZE COURTS.—Few
persons who have been in the above courts, that have
not observed the bad accommodation pi:aided, and
none have felt the inconvenience more than the mein-
' bdrs of the press, who, in one' part: are placed in such
a high position, that it is next to impassible for them
to hear What a speaker maybe saying, and in the
other the space allotted to their occupation is notnipre
.
than half equal to their necessities..' On Saturday' last,
Mr. Baron Martin, the judge in the Crown Court, ex-
pressed his dissatisfactimi
rat- the present arrangements,
by observing that it was impossible for him, the jury,
and the prisoners, to: hear the evidence of witnesses.
Some alteration would have 'to' be made, as it was
necessary, for the administration 'of justice, that all
should hear what ;the witnesses had to say. '
GAR.lnAr.et Ccirtcgu'r=itALL.-2-This splendid hall e1e-
0pe,,,,,
n gently decorated is on every evening frow. seven till
twelve o'clock. The programme is Of varied attractions,
and the best selections 'from the most renowned operas
" are sung by ,first-rate artistes from London' under the
'able direction of Mr. Barrett, who by 'their feats of.
song' attract numerous audiences. The gifted prima
donna Miss Grativenor, sings with' a neatness and 'bril-
liancy which leaves nothing to desiiNc and' the-flatter-
ing applause she obtains--every evening 'is . only, proper-:
tionate to her incontestable talents both as a singer and
professional pianiste.
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—A great and painful sensation
has been created in Liverpool; •which will lic( doubt cir-,
culate far and wide, occasioned :by. a tinned .einnisteri
having been picked up on Saturday morning, at' the
Mouth of the Mersey, which contained two pieces of,
paper,' on one of which was written, " Screw steamship_
, Gteat Britain fOundered off the Western Islands." 'Such_
At statement was ddubtle,ssly calculated to:cause great
*Om Several 'cirbiimstances connected with• it, how-'
ever, tend to discredit the averment. The screw steam-
) ship Great 'Britain, Captain Gray, sailed *from LiverpoOl
for Melbourne on the forenoon of Sunday; the :11th;,
justant; and: wasfofr Tuskar, with a north-west wind; at
4 a.ml on the following, 'morning. Under almost any/
conceivable circtimstances, 'therefore,' she could hardly
have'been near the Azores, if these are the " Wnitern,,
Islands". referred to in the " canister" paper;-before;,
Thursday afternoon, and it is exceedingly .unprobabl4,
',that a :caniste," dropped near. the ,spot where the fatak
iaccident is said to have 'occurred; could have drifted to.,
our shores in less time than 'the steamer herself woul,
<take to :run: the'.distance. In addition to that, it is in-
conceivable that the canister, if so dropped; and making
such unexpected speed, should have come of all places pn,-;
earth to the estuary 'et the Mersey. On the other hand,:
. if, th e ," Western Islands" spoken of ate intended to re-
. present the " Hebrides;'? ' the 'case is not•further cleared.
the ship should not have' been, under -ordinary eircum-,
tstances in that-neighbourhood; • Looking at: the case
all its extraordinary and unexpected bearthgal the Most
charitable, and indeed the most pleasing, conjecture
can come to is, that the contents of the canister Satre
wicked and silly,hoax. If hoax it be,, it would beftliffi-
cult, indeed, to fix the • amount of punishment :Which,
ought.to beinflieted on its hearges.4perpetratora, if they,
should ever be discovered. • , . •
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DISENgO;!TS $ll, THE LABINET.---x umension*,
which, we Llescribe4l,a4 week as existing ifl,the CabinO,
have been but very imperfectly terminated. 'To such' al ,F
1 extent had they progressed at one tinie;ilAt a -few days.
ago tlle 1411i-e,of Istewcastli,lMr. Gladstoflo, Mrc Sidney,
Herbert and Mr. Cardwelibad given pith& resignations.,,
Wq believe it is even now doubtful hoW far Mr. Gtadstone.
is to be considered a member of the Palmerston Cabinet.
After a -.fashion, however, the conflicting • opinions in
the ministry have managed to adjourn their antamonisn,
and. )ye believe that the only way. in .which this object
could be effected was by determining on, the productioj
of no less than five different bill's, each piOsenting its
allotted portion of the great Reform measure. We pre-
suMe that the object to be'attitined thus splitting up
the unfortunate Reform Billie that some one or two of
tbe component measures may be treated as open ques-
tions; and thus that Mr. Gladstone and his friends, if
they and the Russell:section cannot 'agree in the Mini-
mum qualification for a' borough vote, may at least
agree to differ, on that point without making shipwreck
Of the other; provisions of the plan, or compelling -the
administration to abandon office,---John Pull,

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