Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-19 00:00:00

Australia.

NOTICE.—THE "BLACK BALL" AND "EAGLE" PACKETS
SAILING PUNCTUALLY ON THE STH AND 15TH OF EACH
MONTH, IN ADDITION TO BEING THE only Line in
the Kingdom despatching Steamers Direct to Australia, is the
only one ever honoured BY A VISIT FROM HER Majesty the
Queen, AND COMPRISES THE LARGEST, FINEST, AND
MOST CELEBRATED CLIPPERS IN THE WORLD.

Steam to Australia under sixty days.
Passage Money £l4 and upwards.
To the consignment of BRIGHT, BROTHERS and Co-, Melbourne.
" BLACK BALL" LINE OF BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN
EX-ROYAL MAIL PACKETS,
AND " EAGLE" LINE OF PACKETS,
In conjunction with the celebrated auxiliary steam clippers
GREAT BRITAIN and ROYAL CHARTER,
Appointed to sail punctually from LIVERPOOL on the sth and
15th of each Month.

Ship. Reg. Bur. Capt. Date.
DONALD M'KAY T081N............ sth April.
To be succeeded by the following clippers and steamers—
Tons.
GREAT BRITAIN .. ... 1733.... A.
ROYAL CHARTER
LIGHTNING
CHAMPION OF THE SEAS 1946 J. M'KIRDY.
DONALD M'KAY ..........2604.... T. Tosix.
MARCO POLO 1625 ...D. H. JOHNSTONE.
EAGLE
OCEAN CHIEF .1626.... Was. BRowx.
INDlAN QUEEN.
BRITISH TRIDENT ...1555.... E. O'NEILL.
GIPSEY BRIDE
GREAT TASMANIA 2163....J. GARDYNE.
COMMODORE PERRY. ..2017 J. KIDDIE.
METEOR
M0NTM0RENCY................ 812..... A. STINSON.

(Loading-berth north side Coburg Dock.)
PACKET OF THE STH OF APRIL.
The mammoth frigate-built clipper
DONALD McK A Y,
10.4 4'\,..
.I,A 4'4,1
Captain Thomas J. Tobin,
2,604 tons register, 5,000 tons burthen.

This handsome vessel was built at Boston by the great American
ship-builder, whose name she bears, and was designed by him
expressly for this line of packets'; she is 266 feet long, and has all
the airy form of a clipper, combined with the stately outline of a
ship of war. The cabins are fitted luxuriously, and furnished with
bedding, &c. The Donald McKay has just returned from Mel-
bourne in eighty-three days and a-half, being the fastest passage
of the season.—Apply to
GIBBS, BRIGHT & CO., Merchants; 1, North John-street; and

JAMES BAINES & CO., Tower-buildings, Water-street.

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND
SLIGO.

Unless prevented by any unforeseen occurrence,
the undermentioned or other steamers are intended
n'tk to sail between above ports, with goods and
Ori passengers (with or without pilots, and with liberty
to tow vessels),
The splendid and powerful steam-ships
SHAMROCK Captain J. Stewart.
ROSE Captain M'Loughlan.
GARLAND Captain M`Gowan.
Are intended to sail from LIVERPOOL (Clarence Dock Basin)
for SLIGO, as follows :
March

SHAMROCK Monday
N.B.—Parties sending Goods or Stock, for these steamers, will
please direct them, specially, to the care of the Agents, here or in
Sligo, and advise same, to prevent mistakes.
Goods required to be alongside the vessel one hour before the
appointed time of sailing.

Apply to James Harper, Sligo; John Walker, 77k, Market-street,
Manchester ; or here to
C. MACIVER and CO., 1, Rumford-street, Liverpool.

HELLEWELL' S TIILCANISED INDIA - DUBBER
112 & 3, QUADRANT, V SHEET for SOLEINO BOOTS and SHOES,
LIME-STREET, warm, dry, unaffected by heat, and easily
53, CASTLE-STREET. applied by the mosi inexperienced.

ifELLEWELL'S ELASTIC SILK and COTTON
2& 3, QUADRANT, ju STOCKINGS, LEGGINGS, ANKLETS,
LIME-STREET. and KNEE-CAPS, for Varicose Veins, weak
53, CASTLE-STREET. joints, Armlets, Wristlets, Sm.