Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-06 00:00:00

LORD PALMERSTON AND THE
CONGRESS.

The Advertiser says that it will finally be determined
at to-day's Cabinet Council whether Lord Palmerston
goes to Paris as first British plenipotentiary.
The Times regrets to hear that, after a full discussion
of the subject by the Cabinet, it has been determined
that Lord Palmerston shall not attend the Congress as
the plenipotentiary of England. It adds that no pleni-
potentiary is to be despatched to Paris. Lord Cowley
being already there, merely attends as a representative
of England.
A part of the public will be glad, after all, that it
comes to this, that England merely out of international
courtesy puts in an appearance, and leaves Italian
affairs to be settled by those more immediately concerned.
The Times had hope that the Government would' be
able to bring forward the minor measures at the outset
of the session, and that the Reform Bill and other im-
portant business might be deferred until the return of
the Premier. Ministers have, however, thought this
would not be consistent with their duty.

The wool sales closed on Saturday. But for the
continued activity in the woollen districts, the Times
says we should have severely missed the want of foreign
support.
It is stated in naval and military circles that the
French expedition to China will be the most complete
and carefully calculated that ever left France. The
combined forces will amount to 30,000 men.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

A good Playing Card for ls. 6d. Sold by Mawdsley
and Son, 4, Castle-street. d 22
FATAL BURNING CASE.—Yesterday, Susan Watson,
of No. 1, Court, Maguire-street, fell asleep near a lighted
candle ; her clothes ignited, and she was so severely
burned that she died after removal to the Northern
Hospital.

VOLUNTEER RIFLES ON LORD ELCHO'S PLAN.—From
an advertisement, it will be seen that a preliminary
meeting is to be held in the Common-hall, Hackin's-
hey, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of taking
steps to form a volunteer rifle corps on Lord Elcho's
plan, which has met with so much approbation in Lon-
don, and also throughout the country.
A MAN POISONING HIMSELF.—On Saturday night a
man named Peter MoOnan, of 49, Bamber-street, died
suddenly at his residence, from the effects of poison,
which he is supposed to have taken on the same day.
The deceased had been employed for many years as clerk
at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel, Copperas-hill.
The poison from which he died is supposed to have been
cyanide of potassium, a quantity of which was found
upon him before his death, and which his wife im-
thediatelv destroyed. An inquest will be held to-day.
taPOSTAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND
BURY.—We have been requested to give publicity to
the following letter, the , contents of which are interest-
ing to the commercial community here :
Bury, 3rd December, 1859.
DEAR Sta,—The Post-office authorities have been persuaded
to despatch a mail. from here direct to Liverpool, at 18.0 a.m.,
and one from Liverpool, direct to Bury, by the 3.50 p.m. train.
Please make a note of this at your office, and, if you can, put a
paragraph into the Liverpool papers, announcmg the addi-
tional postal accommodation, so that parties may make use of
it : for if they do not, our postmaster hero will be glad of any
excuse to get it knocked off again. Yours, very truly. W.W.
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.---Number of patients
durin&- the, past week :—New cases received'adrce . and
medicine, at the institution : Northern, 267 ; Southern,
161: total, 428. New cases visited at their own houses
and supplied with medicine : Northern, 85 ; Southern,
72 1.57. . Total for the week, 585. Rev. Rector
Campbell, A.M., president. Captain Bounie, vice-presi-
dent of North Dispensary. Mr. Charles Booth, vice-.
president of South Dispensary.. Mr. Francis Mill, trea-
suier. Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office : Leith-
offices, Moorfields.
BURIAL BOARD, YESTERDAY.—The monthly meet-
ing of this board was held at the Parish Offices, Brown-
low-hill, yesterday forenoon, Mr. J. R. Jeffery pre-
sided ; and the other members present were Messrs.
Jackson, Bairstow, Corbally, Thornley, and the Rev.
Rector Campbell. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed. In answer to a letter from
the Home Secretary, to know whether the Burial Board,
had any objection to the removal of the remains of Mrs.
E. Oliver's father to Toxteth-park Cemetery, in obedi-
ence to her application, the clerk stated that he had
written to the effect that the board saw no objection to
the application being carried into effect, under the
direction of the officers of the Health Committee. A
similar application having been read from Mr. Oxley,
for the removal of the remains of a relative from the
Scotch Church, Oldham-street, the clerk was instructed
to say that it was not usual for the board to advise in
such matters,' and that the regular course was in the
AFst instance to apply to the Rome Secretary.