Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-02 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS residing Within 'five
miles of Liverpool can be supplied with Burton mild
and bitter ales of the first brand, as also London stout,
in 4i, 9, and 18 gallon casks, by sending their orders,
or calling at T. Bolton's, family ale and porter merchant,
110, Duke-street.

SAILING or visa EITROPA.-011 Saturday, the British
and North American royal mail steamship Europa,
Captain Leitch, sailed for Halifax and Boston, with the
_Americaninails, and between forty and fifty passengers.
The Jura, Captain Moodie, sailed for New York on
Saturday afternoon, with a full cargo, but no pas-
sengers.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMAJRY.— Return for week
ending 31st December.—Admitted : In-patients, 33;
out-patients, 19 ; surgical casualties, 27. Discharged:
Cured, 154 Relieved, and at own request, 22; made
out-patients, 4 ; irregular, 1 ; dead, 8 ; remain in the
house, 149. For the ensuing Week.--Visitors : C. B.
Robinson, Esq., Richard Brook, Esq. ; Physician, Dr.
Turnbull Surgeon, Mr. Bickersteth: House Surgeon,
Mr. T.- Walker; Junior House Surgeon, Mr. J.
Allen ; Chaplain, Rev. Edward Poole ; Robert
Hutchison, treasurer.
ROBBERY AT LOWER REDINGTON.-011 Friday night,
or Saturday morning last, a stable-room attached to the
house of the Rev. Mr. Fie:den, Lower Bebington, was
entered by thieves, and a large quantity of .wearing
apparel and other property, chiefly belonging to the
coachman, was abstracted. The thieves are not yet
taken, but when they are, they will probably be found
to be the perpetrators of a number of similar depreda-
tions which have been committed within the last few
weeks in the hundred of Wirral].
DEATH YROII EXCESSIVE DRIXKINI3.—As has been
previously stated, a man named White, "a green-grocer
Who resided .in Chester-street, Birkenhead, was severely
burned, having attempted to ascend a chimney while he
was in the "horrors" from the effects of drink.,
die was taken-tothe hospital in Hamilton-street, whet°
died on Saturday last. :Although his death was
accelerated by the injuries he had received, its chief
cause appeared to be excessive drinking, and at the
inquest held on Saturday, the coroner's jury returned a
verdict to that offeet.

EMBARKATIdN OP TROOPS FOR LIVERPOOL. On
Saturday, Messrs. James Baines & Co., of this town,
,received a letter from Captain Jardyne, of the Great
Tasnianta—one of the celebrated " Black Ball" clipper-
ships—stating that the ship had reached Saugor on the
12th November, having left Calcutta three days pre-
viously. The Great Tasmania had' been taken up by
-the Government, to convey to Liverpool some of the
discharged men from the East India service. She has
on board 973 dischargedaoldiers, 17-women, 20 children,
20 officers, 3 officere ladies, 2 officers' children, .2 ser-
vants; and a crew of 64 men—making a total of 1,101
souls. If all went well, it was not intended to call at
any intermediate port. 'The Great Tasmania will be the
first-ship that ever brought troops direct from the East
to-Liverpool.
ALL SOULS' TEA PARTY AND CHRISTMAS TREE.—.
On Friday evening the annual tea party in connection'
with-sill Souls' Church, Vauxhall, was held in one of
the spacious and beautiful school-roonis on the premises.
More than three hundred persons were in attendance ;
and the arrangements which had been undertaken and
carried .out by a committee of ladies and gentlemen,
gave rsausaal satisfaction. After tea the company ad-
journed to the largest room, which was decorated with
numerous wreaths, mottoes, "banners, lamps, &c. Here
they were joined by several other friends who had ndt
been able to attend sooner. In front of the platform
was erected a beautiful Christmas Tree, lighted up by
numerous jets of gas, and the top of which was
eighteen feet from the floor. The chair was taken
by the Rev. Dr., Hume, the incumbent, who
gave a statement of the progress of the church
and schools, especially during the past year. There
were also present the Rev. Thos. Robinson, Rev. F. A.
Power, Rev. George Reid, Rev. Thomas Moore, Rev.
Arthur Gore, Rev.- J. D. Hirsch, Rev. R. R. Moore,
Rev. W. J. end Robert Williams, Esq., surgeon,
one of the ehurchwardens. In the intervals of short
and interesting addresses from these gentlemen, several
pieces of sacred music, vocal and instrumental, were per-
formed by the organist and a volunteer choir. Shortly
after ten the national anthem wits sung by the whole
:company, as a
.signal for closing the proceedings., On
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Saturday evening the tree was again lighted up, from
dye till seven, when the school children and many of
their parents, and others. attended to see it. The fruits
and decorations were distributed among those present,
every one, youdg and old, bearing away some remem-'
bran,ce of the season and its innocent enjoyments.
IsssoivENTs.—lnsolvent debtors heard at Lancaster;
on Friday, the 30th day of December, 1859, before
Robert, Seger, Esq., judge of the said court :—Joseph
Fenwisk, travelling draper, Bury; George Rhodes
Snowdon (sued as George Rhodes Snowden), commercial
traveller, Manchester.; John Higham and William
Higham, brush manufacturers, Ashton-ender-Lynn ;
John Lynch, boot and shoemaker, Bolton-le-Moors ;
Thomas Brown, the younger, upholsterer and cabinet-
maker, Manchester; Thomas Howard Holt, pattern
card and and hoxmaker, Manchester; William Black-
burn, builder, Manchester ; John Passman, grocer and
tea dealer, Salford; James Travis, retailer of ale,
porter, cigars, and tobacco, Manchester ; Peter Sharples,
fruiterer and Confectioner, Preston ; Daniel Taylor,
licensed victualler, Bolton-le-Moors---discharged ; Jes.
Howarth, coal dealer and green-grocer, Manchester;
Thomas Rigby, butcher, Wigan—adjourned; Charles;
Booth, cotton waste dealer, lalliwell, near Bolton-le-;
Moers—two 'months; Thomas Markland (sued with
Matthew Thornton), iroufounder, Bolton-le-Moors ;
Matthew Thornton (sued with Thomas Markland),
iroufounder, Bolton-le-Moors -7-adjourned a month;
Edmund Collinson, furnishing ironmonger, Blackburn
—six months ; William Wood (sued with William '
mLeoenst)h,s.
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