Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-08 00:00:00

MARRIAGE

On the 6th inst., at St. Michael's in the Hamlet, Mt. Henry
IZimmer to Miss E. Hopley.

DEATH.
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On the 6th inst., at his residence, in Edinburgh,4enathan,
eldest son of the late John Itigginson, Req., of Everton, Liver-
po94 aged M.

Mawdsley's school-boy pocket perwils in great variety,
3d, 6d, and Is. Also, witing cases and desks, from ss.
4, Castle-street.

THE PULPIT AND THE PRESS. —On Sundasy last an
Independent minister, whilst officiating in ,a Glasgow
West-end cliapel, publicly prayed for the newspaper
press of the kingdom, and more especially of that city,
that it might be guided to take a correct view of all
matters affectirig the public interest.

-Once 'more Mr. Iti►bt. ChaMbers dentradictii (through
the columns of The Sookselkr) the statement that he is
the author of the -" Vestiges of Creation." It appears
that his name is attached to the book as author in the
British Museum catalogue, but this was the act of an
unauthorised official. Some of the proof .sheets were
forwarded to him, and it was in that way probably that.
the rumour originated,

REALISATION: OF A DREAM.—A correspondent of a
:Bristol paper states that a remarkable coincidence is
related by Thomas Stephens, a labourer milling at Old_
Down, near Thornbtfry. He says that his wife informed.
him on the morning of Saturday se'nnight that she had
dreamt that she would die that day week. Nothing
more was thought of the matter, although the poor
woman had been ailing, but on Saturday night last she
died.

►SLAVE L.tw IN TUB UNITED STATES. —There is a
carious.case shortly to come before the Federal Courts.
A negro slave invented a machine, and applied for a
patent. It was denied him, as a matter of course. lii
master now insis

on its being granted to him ; inasmuch
as he owns the inventor, he owns the invention. But he
is not the inventor, the patent office . hesitates, and he
talks of a mandamus. What curious legal complications
are raised by chattels. having faculties.—Need York
correspondent of -the Daily News.
MAN LIVING SEVERAL YEARS WITH HIS HEART ON
THE RIGHT SIDE. A day or two ago a man died who-
had been for some months an inmate of one of our
hospitals, and whose disease had exhibited such peculiar
symptoms as to baffle the greatest skill of the best i!hysi-
clans. Under the circumstances it was deemed advisable
to make a post mortem examination ; when it was found
that in the diaphragm was a large hole, and that the

from its natural position to the right side of, his body
where it had performed its functions for several years.

SINGULAR DEATH OT A CHILD IN ''BRISTOL.—TIIO
White Lion public-house, on the quay, is kept by a Mr.
Hurcom. He had a little boy, a most interesting child,
about three years. and a half old, named Sidney, and on
Sunday morning several little children ware playing in
one of the rooms of the house, and the deceased opened a
drawer, where, among other things, he found a box of
pills, some of which the child swallowed, and soon after-
wards he became siek, and vomited frequently. Towards
evening his friends took him to Mr. Bryant, surgeon, who
used stunulating remedies, but at a late hour of Abe night
the child died.—Biistol Daily Press.
THE WOOLWICH Ex &MI:VATIC:MS.—HOW CANIXDATES
ARE TREATED.—These young men, about 100 in number,
had been requested to attend at. Burlington-house at a
quarter before ten in the morning for the purpose of
undergoing a medical inspection. They presented them-
selves, expecting that they would at once be admitted
into a room, and be examined by the surgeons. Unfor-
tunately for them, the examination has been transferred
from the War Office to that of the Commaader- in-Chief,
and the candidates were made to stand in the court of
Burlington-house and scramble for admission like a crowd
at the gallery door of a popular theatre. Some of the
youths were thus kept stagnating in the cold foggy air
more than five hours.

COURT MARTIAL,—On Wednesday, a court-martial
assembled on board the Waterloo, at Sheerness, to try
Mr. Charles M‘Shane, surgeon, of the steam-sloop Alecto,
for having, on the 14th August, 1858, acted in an
insolent manner towards Commander James Hunt, by
stating that if he (commander) had not got awnings he
had better get them, or that sickness would occur on
board the said sloop ; and also for turning his back in
the face of said commander, while said commander was
addressing him. After the examination of witnesses for
the prosecution, Dr. M'Shane read a defence, in which he
stated that he was only actuated by zeal for the service, to
preserve the health of the crew and officers, and declaring
that he did not turn away from the commander until he
supposed he had finished the subject they were talking
upon. The decision of the court was that the charges
were proved ; but, in consequence of his excellent testi-
monials, and the high character given him by. his present
commander, the court do only adjudge the prisoner to be
reprimanded, and he is hereby reprimanded accordingly.
The court then proceeded to try James Coghlan, gunner,
of the steam-sloop Alecto, and in actual service and full
pay of her Majesty's fleet, was, on or about the 12th day
of August, 1858, between the hours of 6 and 7 o'clock in
the evening, drunk on board the said sloop, and incapable
of doing his duty while the hands were OR deck. The
finding and sentence of the court were that the charge
had been fully proved, and they adjudged the prisoner to
be deprived of his warrant as a gunner, and to serve two
years C 4 a Scanlan before being eligible to a rating as a
petty officer.