Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-27 00:00:00

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been done in our own 'town. It was, no doubt,
difficult to deal with many cases, as most of that class
..of persons shrink from, making known their . distress.
,It was rather remarkable that while the- working clasies
are so prosperous, and so well off, that there should be
'a class—an industrious class—and, generally speaking,
of good character' subject to suffering and distress.
That society had been. established by ladies whO ,only
sould deal with those cases, and he rejoiced that ladies
were uniting to promote so many benevolent objects
Which they were well fitted:to do. (Applause.) During
the short time that he had:been mayor of Liverpool he
had had several cases of neeillewOrhon applying for relief,
'and'he had great satisfaCtion'in referring them to.that
society, knowing,. that their cases would be investigated,
and, if found worthy, relieved. The report was so full,
and so• interesting, that he.. was sure it commended
itself to" the acceptance of the whole meeting, mid as
there were several gentlenaeli: to follow him, he would
'conclude by saying that-he had
*great Pleasure in pro-
posing that the report be 'printed' and circulated.
(Applause.) .
The Very Ifiev. Archdeacon Jo:4-s, in seconding- the
resolution, congratulated the ladies on their success, and
; expressed' the pleasure he felt at seeing them surrounded
by so many friends who sympathised .with them most
strongly in their benevolent object.. 116 thought they
had.some peculiar reason'for re3oicing at the success of
that particular institution. Having expressed 'a wish
that the institution should continue to prosper, he con-
cluded by: seconding the resolution, ; •
The Rev. Mr. APPIETON moved "that this meeting
desires to express its hearty approbation in the objects
and. operations of this society, and earnestly appeals to
the public of Liverpool for subscriptions and donations."
Mr. R. L. JONES seconded the resolution, which was
put and carried unanimously. '
On the motion of Mr. Booker. sconded by Mr. Lau-
rence, thanks were voted to the lady ..president, Mrs.
~Myers, to the §eeretary, committee, and to the medical
officer ; and the Committee having been appointed for
the ensuing year, and his lordship thanked for his atten-
dance, the proceedings terminated

ANOTHER ADDITION TO THE BRITISH

NAVY.

The launching of the Prince of Wales, 131, screw,
three-decker, took place at Portsmouth, on Wednesday,
with the most complete success. The Prince of Wales
was laid down on the 10th of June, 1848, from designs
approved by the then Surveyor of, the Navy, Sir William
Symonds, andintended.for a sailing thiee-decker. It
was, however, subsequently determined that, with several
others then on the stocks, she should undergo consider-
able alterations, necessary to adapt her to the "screw ;"
and for this purpose she was cut asunder amidships and
lengthened about fifty feet ; her stern was also lengthened
as much as was necessary to enable her to receive her
outer stern-post for her screw-shafting and rudder. The
figurehead of the ship, is a bust of his Royal HHliass
the Prince of Wales, and has been executed by Messrs.
Hellyer, of Cosham and Southampton. The *following
are her principal dimensions, description of armament,
engines, &c.

Feet. in.
Length, extreme ... ... ... ' ... 292 1
Ditto, between perpendiculars .. • ... 252 0
.
Ditto, keel for tonnage ••• •• • ... 213 3i
Breadth, extreme ... :.. ... .60 2
Ditto, for tonnage ..• ••• ... 59 4
Ditto, moulded ... •• • ... 58 6
Depth in hold
_... * •• • ... , ... 25 GA
Height of figure-head from keel ... ... GO 9
Ditto of taffrail from keel ... • ',., ... 64 • 9
Burden in tons ... .. ... 3,991.
Her propelling power
.consists of a pair of 400-horse
power (nominal) trunk engines, by Messrs. Penn and
Sons. Armament.—Upper_Deck : One 68-pounder, 95
cwt., pivot gun, 10 feet long, and 20 32-pounders, 25
cwt., 6 feet long. Main )eck : 38 32-pounders, ,42
cwt., 8 feet long. Middle Deck :30 32-pounders, 56
cwt., 9 feet 6 inches long, and six 8-inch guns, 65 cwt.,
9 feet long. Lower Deck :.26 32-pounders, 56 cwt. 9
feet 6 inches long, and 10 8-inch guns, 65 cwt., 9 feet
long.

COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

• WINDSOR CASTLE, January 25.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes-
terday.
The Queen and Prince Consort walked in the Home-
park this morning, and visited the Duchess of Kent at
Frogmore. Her Royal Highness paid a visit to the
Queen: in the afternoon at the Castle.
Princess .Mice and Princess Helena rode in the Riding
house.

Lord Charles Fitz Roy has succeeded Colonel F. IL
Seymour as equerry in waiting to the Queen.

FORCE OF THE SEA.—SO tremendous had the force,
of the sea been when it broke the ship (the Royal
Charter), that it haji beaten one great ingot of gold deep
into u strong and heavy piece of solid, iron-work ; in
which, also, several loose sovereigns, that the ingot.had
swept in before it, had been found as firmly embedded*
as though the iron had been liquid when they were.
forced them—Dickens's All the lear Round.
SHIPWRECK ON THE, SUFFOLK. COAST AND Loss OF
FIVE Lrvzs.—Aldborough Jan. 25.—About two o'clock.
yesterday morning, the brig Pallas, of Shields, foun-
dered on Bizewell Bank, during a very heavy gale of
wind from S.S.E. Immediately after the vessel
struck, the master and four of the crew took to her
boat. The boat, however, was no sooner launched'
than she instantly filled and capsized, drowning the five
poor men. At break of day, when the wreck was for
the first time observed from the land, the life-boat of
the National Life-boat Institution, stationed at Thorpe-
ness, was without delay manned and launched, and after-
wards proceeded off through the heavy hreakets to the
scene of danger' which was many miles from land., After
an hour's hard toil the life-boat reached the wreck, and
succeeded in taking off the rigging., in an exhausted
state,
,the remaining three men, and in bringing them
safely'on shore. Two fishing smack boats, with their
accustomed readiness, previously tried in vain to save
them. Almost benumbed with dold they had now de-
spaired of being' rescued from their perilous position,
and expected every moment to be engulphed in the boil-
ing elements as their comradei' had been a few hours
before. Their joy was therefore great when they' saw
the noble life-boat riding majestically like a living being,
over the rising billows approaching them, and shortly
afterwards.taking them safely into its charge.
EXTRAORDINARY Stricinn.--,-On Wednesday evening,
Mr. C. Bedford, coroner of Westminster:held an inquiry
at the workhouse of St. George's, Hanover-square, into
the death of Mr. Franz Adolf Rienberg, aged thirty-one
years, who committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart, at his apartments, No. 79, Tachbrook-
street, Pimlico, on Sunday,morning last. From the evi-
dence of a large number of witnesses it appeared that
the deceased had been employed as a clerk in a merchant's
office in the city, and that during the time he bad been
in England he had deeply involved himself in debt.
He felt that he could not meet certain debts in an honour-
able manner, so he left his place of business, since which
he has appeared much depressed. On Saturday night
late Mrs. Dowley, his landlady, took him a glass of ale,
and wished him good night. On Sunday morning,
shortly after nine o'clock, she went into the sitting-room
to draw the blinds, when she found him lying on his back
on the floor in a pool of blood. Mr. Hewitt; a surgeon,
was sent for, and he found deceased had been dead some
time. There was a large wound in the breast iminediately
over the region of the heart, and no doubt it was caused
by a pistol which was found lying at his feet. The muzzle
must have been placed close to the body; and the con-
tents had. shattered the heart. Mi. Steadman, of Fur-
nivars-inn, Holborn, said he knew the deceased,.and on
Sunday night last he received an envelope from him,
in which was written—" Dear Steadman,—l have shot
myself. There is a longer letter for you and others,
which please post to-morrow. The letters are on the
mantel-piece.—Yours, &c." The letters we're produced
in court, and, from their remarkable contents, created
great sensation. That to Mr. Steadman was dated the
14th, and said, inter alia—" Some hours before you re-
ceive this, my life has been finished. An ounce of lead
and one pennyworth or two Of powder—not a torture
—did the needful. You may think this a rash step,
but I am cool and collected, and not at all tempo-
rarily' insane, as the 'jury will be good enough to say—
Do not read them this letter, as they maytakeoffence, and
return a verdict for an example—l know nothing else
will follow." The letter then went on to say that
deceased was in debt ; and a postscript dated the 18th
said, "But I do not like the pistol, it has only one
barrel, but 1 am a .good shot—but no more nonsense."'
Another •postscript, dated Simday morning, three
o'clock, said, " I have looked out, the wind is blowing—
lam as cool as possible—l am sorry for what lam
obliged to do." The other letters were in the same
strain, and a wish Was expressed that it should be said
he died a natural death. The coroner summed up, and
the jury returned a verdict "That the deceased com-
mitted self-destruction by slPooting himself with a pistol
while Ina state of temporary insanity."