Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-07 00:00:00

LITERATURE,

MICKEY AND BRIDGET : A LOVE POEM OP ERIN. BY A.
WILD IRISHMAN.—LONDON : KENT & CO. LIVER—
POOL : ELLERBECK & CO., AND W. GILLINO.
This is not a poem of lava ; but being "of _Erin," it is a.
it " bng a
poem of kuniour—and humour such as only " Ould
Ireland" can produce —humour most thoroughly cui
generic. The title page describes
en aas
ditty, to help merry folios to have no doubt that it has
d merry hour,merry
this
merry Christmas time.:
clohsiansg,come
into
We h
many a
merry heart
during the
do Csoh.ristmAiaisd taitlitehonnog"h it
our hands rather late this merry season, it has helped
nevertheless, to have our is one hour asp. It
uB,merits, indeed, that although speciallY de
signed for
Christmas, it is yet calculated to make the reader merry
at all proper times, —to create that interesting
tableau of
mirthfulness, which the poet describes as—

4' Laugt

holding both his sid,

The programme of this "love poem," is thus briefly
,iven:—"Showing how Mickey M`Naltv and Bridget
Mahone became acquainted, and how Mickey thought
Bridget the finest girl in., Old Ireland,' with all the par-
bow it went, and how it
teinciluedlar.s ofAhlolwthitisfiirsstbboteiglahnirn,
ourouslv and practically
done, in detail, occupying six cantos. We cannot go
into the particulars, but we giro its Moral—which our
readers, we have.no doubt;will agree with us in thinking
it by no means a bad one.

MORAL

Now I may presume to add
A morn/ to my tale,
I will not tire you with its length,
If e'en the point should fail.
Simply then 'tis—Dismiss at once
The effort to obtain
Your own self-cherished views and airs;
This is the rev/ gain :
To find our happiness unsought,
And, striving to procure
The happiness of those around,
We make our own secure. •

HoRSE RACING IN FRANCE. - From a statistical return
published by the Sport, it appears that in the course of
the present year the stakes at horse races consisted of
66,500 f. given by the Emperor, 302,200 f. given by the
government, of 77,5001. by the Jockey Club,
Ali n , Bordeaux,
by racing societies, 77,900 f. by municipalitie,snfl67loosf
39,600£. by councils-generals ofdepartmentost.wer 7
rl'he to
may, in Belgium,
for flat races at Ghent, Spa, and Too e _
by railway companies. In addition, 18,30 it :1108::::
tal of all
and Die
Dieppe, Spa,
,foarnscti e eipvleee-
roc hgh ateyesem.
the various races
42 000 f.
and steeple-chases was 3 , , Of the total stakes
121,•500£. were run for at Parts in 37 events, and 73,000 f.
at Chantilly in 28. Of the steeple-chases, 27,4501. were
780,7901. The amount of entries for. was
given at La Marche in 13 mita,— Galignani's Messenger.

17 t

l~';~~~r

NOTICE TO EMIGRANTS AND OTHERS
TRACY AND BALDWIN,
Emigration Agents,
No. GO, WATERLOO-ROAD, LIVERPOOL.
Despatch the following splendid ships punctually

THE "BLACK BALL" LINE OF PACKETS,
Sailing on the First and Sixteenth of each Month,

FOR NEW YORK

ISAAC WEBB . C. Hutchinson 1450 tons.. January 8
COLUMBIA.. • ..... James Bryant ..1100 tons January 16,
FIDELIA .......... W. A. Ma ggill —lOOO tons.. January 24
YORKSHIRE J Fairbanks .. ..1050 tons.. February 1
HARVEST QUEEN .. E. Young .. ..1600 tons.. February 16
NEPTUNE ...... E. W. Peabody.. 1650 tons. March 1,
JAMES FOSTER, Jun E. Abeel— ..1600 tons.. March 16,
MANHATTAN T. Dix0n........ 1450 tons.. April 1.

The above-named ships are of the finest and largest class, were all
built in New York of the best and most costly materials, and com-
bine great strength with swift sailing qualities, they are commanded
by men of character and experience, who will take every precaution
to promote the health and comfort of the passengers during the
voyage. Private rooms for families or persons who wish to be more
select can be had, and deposits of Ll each to secure berths, should
be remitted to the undersigned by post-office order or otherwise.
. _

For Fares, and to securc-BerthV either in the Steerage, Second
abin, or Private Rooms for Families, apply, post paid to and fro, to
TRACY & BALDWIN, 60, Waterloo-road.

Regular Line of Sailing Packets
TO SIERRA LEONE AND MATACOUG.
NOGUETTE 164 tens register, 5-6 Veritas,
• P. LEVECitE, Master.
FENNEC 130 tons register, 3-3 Veritas,
M. LANCELOT, Master.
These tine French vessels have been built of the best materials.
The masters are men of experience, and well known in the trade.
The Noguette is now loading in Victoria Dock.
For Freight or Passage apply to D'E3IE GAEWIN and Co.; or to
WALKER AND JACKSON, 4, Rumford-place, Liverpool.