Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-26 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY.—The consecration of
a Roman Catholic cemeterN took place yesterday at Sea-
forth.

THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail steamer
Canada sailed for Boston via Halifax, 'on Saturday.
She carried out the weekly mails and 120 passengers,
amongst whom is Mr. H. J. Wallack, ; the celebrated
comedian.

GRAND BAZAAR IN ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—A ba-
zaar, on a grand scale, is, we understand, to be held in
St. George's Hall, for the purpose of aiding the funds
for erecting a Lying-in-Hospital in Liverpool. The
bazaar is to take place about the middle of next month ;
and, so far as we can learn, it promises to be a most in-
teresting and successful one. The object is one which
must commend itself to the sympathies of the benevo-
lent of all classes
DEATH BY DROWNING.—A shipkeeper named JOhn
Neal, who had been employed on board the ship Mag-
nolice, at present lying in Queen's Dock, fell overboard
on Saturday night. Search was immediately made, but
the body was not found till about half-past six o'clock
yesterday morning, when it was taken to the dead-house.
An inquest will be held to-day.
AN IMMERSION.—A poor woman, named Ellen Martin,
was, walking along the canal bank, near Lightbody-
street, yesterday evening, when a flat was being drawn
down the canal by a horse. She unfortunately got in
the way i
of the rope, by which she was pushed into the

soon succeeded in pulling her out. Police-officer 576
was called upon, and he had her conveyed to the
receiving-house, where she was put to bed, and it was
found that she had sustained no further injury than a
thorough wetting.
ACCIDENTS.—George DPGregor, a carpenter, who
resides in Upper Milk-street, on Saturday last sustained
a severe injury to one of his eyes by having something

thrown in his face.—The same day, James Nolan,a
cooper, who resides in Naylor-street, had two of his
fingers so severely injured that they had to be ampu-
tated.—A. woman, named Ellen Drew, who resides in
Bust-street, fell out of a car whilst it was in motion, and
one of the wheels went over her and fractured her ribs.
All the sufferers were conveyed to the Northern Hos-
pital, where their injuries were attended to.
COUNTY MAGISTRATES' COURT, SATURDAY
Saturday, at the county magistrates' court, Basnett-
street, before Mr. J. A. Tinne and Mr. J. G. Morris,
Mr. Harvey Martin, of Litherland, appeared to a
summons charging him with having ridden on the
footpath at Seaforth, contrary to the provisions of the
local act. Mr. Mason, solicitor to the local board,
stated that the case was one of considerable aggravation.
The defendant had been frequently cautioned not to
ride on the footpath, but he continued to do so in spite
of the warnings which he had received. The defendant
was fined ten shillings and costs.

IRON SHIPBUILDING ON THE LIVERPOOL SIDE OF THE
MERSEY.-We were much gratified by a peep into the
iron shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Thomas Vernon and
Son, at Brunswick Dock, the ether day. There we saw
several vessels in various stages of forwardness, including
an iron sailing vessel of 1,000 tons register, two light-
ships for the Trinity House, London, and one paddle-
wheel steamer for the Mersey. These orders keep a
great number of men employed; and from the wellknown
skill of Messrs. Vernon and Son, they will, when com-
pleted, tend to sustain, and even elevate, the character
of the Mersey as a shipbuilding river. _

SECOND SERIES OF ITALIAN OPIERA.S.-With much
pleasure we direct the attention of our readers to the
second series of grand Italian operas, which will com-
mence to-morrow evening, in the Theatre Royal. The
company will be nearly the same as that which afforded
such unqualified satisfaction to the musical public of
Liverpool a week or two ago. In addition to that able
company of artistes, Mad'lle Piccolomini will lend her
efficient aid, and she will appear in several of her
favourite characters, including Violeta Valery in "La
Traviata." The places, we understand, are being
rapidly taken up, and everything promises well for a
most successful series. _

TRADE BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND NEW ZEALAND.—
On Friday last we published a brief statistical epitome
of the condition and progress of our colonies in New
Zealand. We now direct attention to the fact that an
important movement has been made for the purpose of
developing the trade between those colonies and Liver-
pool. The movement referred to is thus noticed in the
Neu, Zealander, published in Auckland on the 25th of
June last :—" It affords us great pleasure to note the
earnest attention which New Zealand is commanding in
England. For some years past, at considerable inter-
vals, we have had an occasional clipper taking the place
of the ancient bruise-waters, 130 and 150 days passage
makers • it now appears that clippers are henceforward
to be the rule, bruise-waters the exception, and in fur-
therance 'of that desirable end we are to have a new
line, and from a new port, which was to commence
operations on the 10th of the present month. The line
we speak of is the renowned White Star Line, sailing
from Liverpool, and owning the Red and Blße Jacket,
and other of the largest and finest ships afloat. We
learn, from what we consider to be reliable authority;
that by the present month not less than 1,500 souls will
have sailed for Auckland, many of them with a reason-
able modicum of that commodity on which our contem-
porary and his correspondents so gloatingly expatiate,—
capital.—Tornado, 1,226 tons, Creighton, June 10 ;
Mermaid, 1,320 tons, July 10; Telegraph, 1,108 tons,
August 10; Blue Jacket, 1,074 tons, September 10.
These vessels are of the celebrated White Star line, and
are to sail from Liverpool. The Tornado has just
arrived home from Melbourne, and was laid on for
Auckland and Wellington, commencing this new branch
of a New Zealand Passenger Line on the 10th of June.
The other ships were merely advertised lot two New
Zealand ports, not named, but of these we hate no doubt
Auckland will be one. We have given the registered
tonnage, not the imaginary burthen of these ships ; and
considering what Liverpool has achieved in the way of
passenger traffic with the Australian Colonies,we can see
no reason why she should not be equally successful with
New Zealand, especially at a time when emigration has
set in with such a strong flood tide. As a guide to this
emigration, Mr. Stanford, of Charing-cross, advertises
(for the 18th May) a new map of the Province of Auck-
land, land, compiled from the latest official document. and
coloured to show the lands already sold, the lands open
and
land acquired by the Crown, but n
for selection by free grant emigrants others,
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ACCIDENT AT LUCAS'S REPOSITORY.—Yesterday a
young lad was exercising a horse in Lucas's, paid, whey
hl fell and broke his thigh.

FATAL RAILWAY A'cciDENT.—An accident occurred
.on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company's
line yesterday, which resulted in the death of one of
their servants. The train, which left Liverpool for
Manchester at 8.15 a.m., had proceeded as far as Rain-
ford without anything worthy of remark occurring, but
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OPENING OF A NEW PUBLIC HALL.—AN ATHEN/RUM
FOR EVERTON.—No one familiar with the township of
Everton for the past dozen, or we may say twenty years,
can fail to have been struck with its changed character.
Once the almost exclusive abode of our merchant.princes,
before the exodus to Aigburth, streets now occupy the
former gardens of the wealthy, and Everton is now the
seat of a busy and swarming population. The .town-
ship has indeed become a town, and the natural demand
has led to the supply of all social requirements within
the district. The best proof perhaps that could be given
of the fact was the opening of a new public hall, in-
tended for select concerts, lectures, &c., just erected in
Brunel-street, Everton. The residents owe this to the
enterprise of Mr. J. Duckworth, a well-known citizen of
Everton, and we have no doubt that his efforts to supply
a want which has so long been painfUlly felt will meet with
due appreciation. The Everton Athenaeum is a brick
building, with stone facings, and of plain and unpre-
tending exterior. The large ball, which is 60 feet in
length by 40 in width, and 33 feet high, is approached
from the front of Brunel-street, by a short flight of
steps, flanked on each side by the necessary ante-
rooms frx a first-class concert-hall. It is brilliantly
illuminated by a sunlight in the centre of the
ceiling., is provided with a gallery, has, of course,
a platform. at one end; and wears altogether a very neat
and compact appearance. Such decorations as exist are
of the chaStest description, comfort evidently having
been considered rather than display. The acoustic pro-
perties of the room, for concert purposes, as tested on
Saturday evening, are undoubted, but the ventilation
might possibly be improve& The Athenzeum was inau-
gurated on Saturday evening by a grand concert of vocal
and instrumental, music, under the direction of Signor
De Braunhelder, and the proceeds of which 'are to be
devoted to the Northern Hospital and St. Anne's
Dispensary. It had been expected his Worship the
Mayor and William Brown, Esq., would have been
present ; but both were, unfortunately, detained by
more pressing duties, so that the actual inauguration
consisted not in speaking, but in a concord of sweet
sounds, and the hall was right loyally opened by the
strains of the National Anthem. The place was
crowded; and the concert, in every respect, went off
with the utmost success and satisfaction.