Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-12 00:00:00

THE COURT,

Her Majesty the Queen had a dinner party on Thursday
evening, at Buckingham Palace. The company included the
Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Dowager
Duchess of Norfolk, the -United States Minister and Mrs.

Dallas, the Swedish and Norwegian Minister atl4 Countess
Platen, the Marquis of Ailsa, the Earl and Coutitvss of
Donougbmore, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston' Lord
and Lady Harriet Ashley, the Right Hon. Stephen Lush-
ington, D.C.L., the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, and
General Sir John Burgoyne.
The Prince Consort, attended by Colonel the Hon. A.
ilardinge, visited the South Kensington Museum on Thurs-
day afternoon. His Royal Highness rode on horseback in
the foonoou.

Her gajesty's private band attended in the Drawing-
room in the evening.

The Earl of Minto is suffering from severe indisposi-
tion. His lordship has been very unwell since Saturday
last.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

No SHIP SHOULD GO TO SEA without one of Saunders
and Co.'s Patent Self-cleansing Charcoal Filters, cased
and fitted-up expressly for use on board ship. Note the
address, SAuNnnus & Co., 16, Parker-street, Liverpool.
THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The Cunard steamer Niagara
sails with the American mails this day. She takes her
departure about two o'clock in the afternoon for Boston,
via Halifax. The box at the Post-office eloses at. 12 o'clock,
and finally at one o'clock. The receiving' box on the
landing stage will be opened until two o'clock.
HENGLER'S CIRCUS.—We can add nothing new to what
we have so often said of the merits and the success of this
place of popular entertainment. It would indeed be
singular if such an establishment sustained with so much
spirit, and presenting an ever-changing variety of amuse-
ment, were not successful in receiving the patronage of the
public of Liverpool.
ACCIDENTS.—Thos. Carr, residing at No. 8, Lawrence-

street, received a very were injury on the knee yesterday,
by a sack of corn falling upon him at the Wellington dock.
Thomas Inlan, a navigator on the Leeds and Liverpool
Canal, was yesterday engaged in shifting a flat, when he fell
into the canal, and was crushed between two flats, and
received a severe injury on the arm. _

FIltE AT THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER'S DOCK

terday evening, about five o'clock, a fire was-discovered in
a hay-loft in the Duke of Bridgewater's dock, George's

Pier-head. Alarm being giveri, the engines from the
different stations were soon en the spot, and the flames
were.subdued in a few minutes. The damage done does
not exceed £2O. We believe that the property destroyed
was not covered by insurance.
ARREST ON A CHARGE OF TOUTING.—We have not had,
for some time past, any public case of " touting," at the
Police-tout ; but yesterday the system appears to have been
revived, and an " outsider," who does a trifle in that line,
found himself an " insider" of the Bridewell, on a charge
of having " done" a poor woman out of a certain " fee."
The case will come before the Court this morning, and
therefore, we say, no more about it at present. "

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ADDITIONAL 'CURATES SOCIETY.—The advertisement of
the annual sermons to-morrow, and the annual meeting on
Monday next, appear in our paper to-day. Although the
society is rapidly gaining fresh support ,in this diocese, we
recollect that its meetings have been very thinly attended,
but it is to be hoped that the friends of the society will
encourage the speakers by their presence in greater numbers
this year. Archdeacon Sandford is known as the author of
" Parochialia," and other valuable works, and is an admir-
able speaker. Archdeacon *Bickersteth is brother to the
Bishop of Ripon. The meeting is appointed at half-past
two, to meet the convenience o those who wish to take
part in laying the foundation-stone of the Orphan Asylum ;
but it is the intention to make the proceedings as brief as
possible. There will be no collection.
AMPHITHEATRE.—Madame Celeste performed in this
theatre during the week, and as yet seems to have felt no
impairing touch of time, so far as regards her dramatic
capacity. Madame Celeste is, to all outward appearance,
as young, so far as her artistic powers are concerned, as
ever. She performed during the week in some parts which
were new to Liverpool. " The Sister's Sacrifice" is a
drama which, although founded upon that principle of
unreasonable and even unjustifiable denial and sacrifice of
self, which has morbidly haunted English and American
light literature of late, had, nevertheless, the very great
advantage that it afforded full and varied scope for the
meld-dramatic acting of Madame Celeste, and had some
passages which allowed the actress: to display alniosV the
highest reach of her powers. Many old and favourite
pieces, identified with the name of Madame Celeste, such as
" The French Spy," were also performed. To-night the
ever-verdant " Green Bushes" will be produced.
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ST. ANNE'S, STANLEY, WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION.—
A lecture connected with the above active association
was delivered in the National School-room, Old Swan, on
Wednesday evening, by Mr. J. W. Penn, the subject
selected being "Emigration, with its causes and effects."
The audience was an average one, and appeared gratified
by the numerous and interesting statistics introduced,
showing the necessity and rapid increase of emigration from
this country to our various principal colonies. The Rev.
T. Gardner occupied the chair. It is intended shortly
to bring the present session of these lectures to a close (as is
usual 'at this time of the year), but the committee formed
to forward the interests of the Working Men's Association,
continue energetic in their operations, and meet .with most
liberal and gratifyinc, support, besides a gradual addition
of new members. On' Wednesday next the lecture will be
on " Rare old Chester " (illustrated by diagrams), Mr. J:
B. Marsh, of the "ancient city," having kindly consented
to deliver it.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.—In re William Mannion : This
bankrupt, a currier and leather dealer, came up on his last
examination. From a statement made by Mr. Tyrer, the
solicitor to the assignees, it appeared that the cash account
was not delivered in time to enable the assignees to
investigate it, and also that the assignees required infor-
mation in reference to transactions between the bankrupt
and Messrs. Kyper. Under these circumstances, with the
assent of Mr. Yates, who appeared for the bankrupt, an
adjournment was granted to the 6th of April. In re
William Titterington : The bankrupt, a licensed victualler,
appeared on his adjourned last examination. Mr. Yates
supported, and Mr. Bretherton appeared for an opposing
creditor. After an examination by Mr. Bretherton the
bankrupt was allowed to pass, it appearing that the account
presented, though not satisfactory, was the best the bank-
rupt could furnish, and that the estate would derive no
benefit from a further adjournment. The certificate meet-
ing was fixed for the Bth of April,

CORONER'S INQUESTS. —The Coroner held the following
inquests, yesterday :—On the body of Mary Ann -Brown,
30 years of age, an unfortunate girl, who lived in 14 Court,
Crosshall-street. On Saturday week the wretched girl was
drunk, and had a quarrel with some people about the house,
4hen she put her hand into some squares of glass, cutting
her hand and wrist badly. She was subsequently taken to
the Northern Hospital, but mortification set in, and she
died in consequence. Verdict accordingly. On the body
of John Woolfall, who resided at 13, Washington-street.
He was a deaf and dumb man, but was in independent
circumstances. He was 60 years of age. Edward
Nuttal, who is engaged at Mr. Lloyd's stables, Sandon-
street, said he found the body of deceased on Wednesday
morning last, in a cutting at the end of Dr. Godfrey's
house, 90, Huskisson-strect. The cutting was about six
feet deep. The witness said the place was very dangerous.
and he had, on one occasion, fallen in'there himself. John
Bamber corroborated the last witness, as to the finding of
the body and the danger of the place.
Police-constable
Lomax, 93, gave similar evidence, and said there was no
protection from the excavation. He had ascertained
that the land where the cutting is belongs to Messrs.
James and Robert Potter. Joseph Caldwell, police-
officer 482, said he knew the excavation for twelve
months, and some time ago, a policeman fell into it. Mr.
Quick instructed him to ascertain to whom the place
belonged, and he saw a Mr. Potter, who told him the
excavation was opened for the benefit of Dr. Godfrey's
house. The place was in a dangerous state, and Mr.
Potter told him he would put a paling round it, but it was
not done. It is six feet five inches deep. Mr. James
Potter, a builder, who is in partnership with his brother,
was examined : The ground belongs to them, but he did
not consider it in a dangerous state. Verdict, " Found
suffocated in an excavation," but how he came there, no
evidence to show. The jury, at the same time, thought
there was blame attached to the parties for not having the
excavation railed round. On the body of David Evans, 14
years of age. He was drowned by accident in the river, and
the jury found a verdict accordingly.
Mr. VANDENHOFF'S READING OF " ANTIGtorTE."—Last
night, the Collegiate Institution was filled by a large
audience gathered together to hear the reading of
Sophocles' " Antigone," in which Mr. Vandenhoff bore the
principal part. The female parts—those of Antigone and
Ismene—were read by Miss Page, of the Theatre Royal.
The Liverpool Vocal Union represented the chorus of the
drama, and sustained with considerable skill and effect the
task df rendering the beautiful music of Mendelssohn.
Mr. Vandenhoff's reading of the parts which belonged to
him, and of which Creon and Haimon were, it need hardly
be said, the prominent features, was noble, majestic, full of
the simplicity and deep emotion which unite in
this most pathetic of the Greek dramas. No
symptom of the decay of either mental or physical
power which age must be expected to bring was visible in
the manner of the veteran tragedian last night. Some of
the passages were declaimed with as much spirit, others
with as unexaggerated a pathcs as we have ever heard from
Mr. Vandenhoff. Miss Page although sometimes. over-
vehement and masculine in manner, yet on the whole
sustained her difficult task with credit. Some drawback
was felt by the audience in the fact, that the translation
of the drama, which was circulated through the Hall,
was, although high in price, so miserably condensed as
scarcely to correspond at all with the text from which
Mr. Vandenhoff read, and was full of blunders. We have