Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-27 00:00:00

affoided of -the: good -feeling which prevails in the office.
Mr. Tiusdale rcplied,„.thankiog those who had made the
"•

)reseutatif,n for tl

mess, and stating that his sincere
wish was to spend the rernaindei' 'Of his days in the estab-
hshinent where he commenced his apprenticeship in 1808.

The company then partook of luncheon; after Which the
health of the proprietor-was propos'ed by the. editor, Wm.
H. Kisbey, Esq., in very complimentary terms, and re-
sponded to. The healths of the several representatives of
departments were subsequently proposed in succession, after
which the proceedin,gs terminated.
IRON
.SHIPJ3LTILDIN6. ,The accident to the Edinburg}
steamer is only another convincing proof that our iron sh,
are, not constructed in accordance with the advance.
science ; had' she been so, 'the fatigue and fright her pas
sengers received would have been obviated, from the simple
fact that a vital part of the ship could not have received
injury." Our correspondent,' Mc. John Clare, says that.shie
carrying passengers 'and mails ought to be construct(
lifepreserving principles, and that no vessel skould.
allowed to carry passengers that is not so. constructed.
Lloyd's rules are no gifarantec, for either' seaworthiness or
efficiency in the mechanical construction ; and so long as in-,
surances can.be.effectedfit a rate of .premium pro rata
and

nest ,of

6iie risk is increased by inefficient structure,
upon Lloyd's register, inediUritige:the life of a ship by a
-,1a,0f years,' but all put together in. the one way, we can-
.,ssibly expect a decrease of the daily losses. that, .are.
recorded in Lloyd's List of iron vessels. Mr. Clare' says
most of the losses of; iron vessels have arisen from mai-,
mechanical construction, and that the increased consumption
of metal for shipbuilding purposes has been interfered with
purely front the prejudicial effects of its capabilities not
having been put into " mechanical position." Mr. Clare
further says, the only way that efficient shipbuilding in metal'
can be brought up to, perfection is a government standard
to be laid down for construction, and marine insurances on '
the hulls of ships abolished; then the perils of the deep will
be reduced, and net till then will marine travelling become 1
as safe as it is practicable for it to be brought up to. —Mining .1
Journal. 1
Prig--- ConoNEß's INQUESTS.—On Saturday, the' bo.rough Co-
roner, held the following inquests : On the body of William
Williams, a bricklayer, aged 36 years of age, who resided
ydenha-ss. in Peurhyn-street. He was very much given to drink, and
----4-1.-1 at 11.t.,._ it appeared that onSaturday morning he was at work in
' Stone-street, when he fell down and died. The jury returned
a verdict of " Died in a fit, from natural causes." - On the
body of Henry Hollingsworth,,eged 11 years. He was what
~
is called a rivet lad, and was at work on board a steam-tug, in the." darg obliviOn of a brow, ,
the Clarence basin. It was supposed he slipped overboard, he was a lover in his palmyfays- ,n Nora.
as he was found in the dock. Verdict, "Found drowned."— likened her. brow to •a *pyramid of brilliancy, no.
Oa the body of William Jones, who died in the Royal seeing sun never before shone upon in' this of the,,a, or
Infirmary, under the circumstances stated in our paper of world. What's the'use of talking about basttliss,:oe,
Saturday - the, facts were as follows :—The deceased was a lightning, or electric telegraphs, or ArmStroug'
.e,
painter, and lived at'7s, Crowir-street; and-was thirty years other destructive weapons, whilst Nora Curren s
age. _
of On the, 28th May, he-told his wife that he was in existence? • 'Pearls appear •as coal in cornpar,ev
M‘Lellan's beerhouse, in Blanche-street, in company with a teeth, and roses and lillies might "shut up
man, named Cornelius Sullivan, (who has since been killed proximity with her checks. Grecian bre - er,
by a fall out of a window in iverton) and another man. noses, and cherry-ripe lips, and raven black a:teeoes
That they had been having some words about him and i just no where, if in the vicinity of the darlit4- rthe
Sullivan's wife, because he had been requested to take care ! is, or has, or may be, the pride of Kildare, " ° Pet
of a house of Mr. Burrows, which Sulltyan's.wife had-been 1 Green Island. That's all we shall say about 11.eedr- 10'4,
taking care of. That, after having some ale together, and 1, appearance at present. The boy that she lOrliugn't gol'
coming into the street, he distinctly heard Sullivan say. to eloved her in return, finding things on the connht be .
the strange man, "Hit the Orange —;" that at the same 1 some gentleman named Old Scratch, thong- eise's
maniacal lie was knocked down, and remembered nothine- rl go and have a "scratch " at some ,°lles all tiles.
more about it. His head was dressed at the Infirthareeo'n I devil or the Danes," as they say in-Munster, Ivaco,.
the 29th May, and he had a wouud on,the right side of the ' to him, for he'd face either and be sure of sl!ec not P,„iiit
head. He was all ou'apatient of the Hospital until Satur- i went and became a Queen's man,
_,,,..,„e„y s clay week, when he became. an in-patient, and died on Rifle-Volunteers, for he'd have dime great se, by ell''re
—eL cue dra wing-roOm. Thursday night. According to the evidence by Surgeon corpe, by shooti le- two three dozen of illeiu'l or whitie 'I
•i , or i, Walker, death was caused by inflammation of the Drain ;in the GOth Rifles. 'Whether. he- came fogi' the ' a
pateree or WaLes. --Tee Osborne
vith .1-01
and formation of matter -thereon. A blow would produce may go, or whether he is at present along ,-- o toy, e $
-. e Prince of Wales that injury: The jury found a verdict that " Death was , goodness-knoWs--the only thing- known on tiles' eethe'el
rer.hon at caused by the injuries, but how deceased received such there , points is that Nora arrived in Liverpool, but w tor ,
be .. eer
was no evidence to show." . ,
(pity he diaryiee
~,;st
' Came by the ordinary conveyance of a steam
to iev
A COTTON-WAREHOUSE ON FIRE.—On Saturday ore the wings, of love is:very uncertain. C°lllsevith Plele
morning, shortly after nine o'clock, an ;alarming fire she did—that's a fact. But she came not
.:0, ebee A
Ictkienolain6c,lenaonr roundtiit hialatendnsoorm.
broke out in a large cotton-warehouse, in Paisleyestreet, eff .
in in
ia
_Ol
Oldhall-street. The warehouse was opened in the morning
by -a number of men in the employ of Messrs. Shepherd and, and trousers, and a tolerable twig Of
e'i„ Sill e
Haslip, of Apsley-buildings. They went to work at about dexter hand. She enquired at the Bundy Tr°,'" wisleebei
eight o'clock, in number three room ; and at about twenty brow, "if any ceentleman, in the so Bring v
~.,1n sort obf bill,
Concert-hall,
THE HANDEL COMMEMORATION at the tin Lord minutes past nine o'clock, they discovered a fire breaking augment the aath Rifles, with a devil-ma Y---re a-° cil•
; her ag -
leoilglrirsilnlgbleotys: '‘n
fall
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Nelson-street, on Saturday Evening. —ln consequence of the out behind one of the doors, when an alarm was given, l& herself? she soon got a sergeant to et'Pe goo ree
usual courtesy not being accorded to the gentleman attending Some of the burning cotton was thrown out by the men, the name of Queen victoria, and in about turoe the ‘` Teter
from our office, on Saturday evening, we decline giving 1 and it fell upon a load of cotton that stood below ready to became a female recruit ! She refused to join ' the 10°
a notice of the above concert. - - be hauled up,•and set it on fire. When the alarm was that follows enlistment and when taken before,
et sbe
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STATISTICS OF SHIPPING.—The number of sailing given one of the reels from Prince's-dock turned out, and for " inspection "of course it was found out tn'Tbe re-se
vessels, 50 tons burden, registered in England at the wee soon on the spot •; _and :Aire Hewitt, with his men and Nora Curran, who' wanted to "join" Burney
,„
end of last year, was 6,974, and of ships above that 12,447. engines,. was - also soon .on the epot, as well was, that the soldiers with a generosity that evil
crptioelit
There were also 626 steamers of 50 tons, and 821 above as other branches: including the, West of England, • teeges the true than, made up a handsome subl where 50 tons. In Scotland the number of sailing ships was, _ Lines of hose Were laid along Paisley.-street, Glasgow-stl-2et,. I
.her, and -sent her back to her dear native, lan of her el
respectively, 1,175 and 2,054, and the steamers 70 to 244. I and Dennison-street, the latter of which played on the near may slay sotne dozens_Of " boys" __ti by the fire
. . Ye
In Ireland the number. of sailing vessels was 1,006 and lof Use building. The 00t4On'on the cart was thrown on the ' d an may some,
all rest in peace ! a .!
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Mend on this t
darling little ducks of girls as one ma

shamrocks and yotheel—a whir

there is a chance that' Miss Cur
.Christian name) never heard
that's nothing, neither way, becaum
Brallaghan (if that was his
a libel on the Irish character,
namesake, Barney Williams. ; and she . lovei'or
Brallaghan, and by the same token Barney
That was not uncommonly wonderful, for
be talking of Koh-i-Noor diamonds, and little thin e,
sort, but the brilliancy of Miss Nora (we'll-call

e u ita '
.3100.9

for the nonce) Currans eyf
shade of oblivion. O'Conr

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name), ' NO?

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