Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, a man, named
John Scott, a ship-keeper on hoard the Tarratt, was found
deadia_the .Brun.swie,k dock,— —I t was- suppose. that he-fell
.in whilst in a state of intoxication. An inquest will be held
this day on the bod_y_, , -
EXTRAORDINA.RY. SORT OF LIQUID.--Yesterday, at the
Police-court, a fellow was charged with being drunk and
disorderly. He denied that he was drunk, and called a wit-
ness to prove his assertion. The witness said be was with
the prisoner from five in the evening up to the time he was
taken, and the only drink they had
,was some bread and
cheese ! Or-course the prisoner, after this, was fined 5s and
costs.

NATIVE TALENT. —Oar townsman, Mr. J. C. Cowper—a
rising actor of acknowledged merit—has been playing at
the Queen's Theatre, Dublin, with great success, .udging
from_ theejournals of that city. The-engagement, originally
pie twelve nights,. became so satisfactory to the management
as to be extended to twelve weeks. Mr. Cowper's nett
engagement is with Mr. Copeland, of Liverpool, where he
is to continue through the summer season.-3fancliester
Guardian.
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—Number of patients during
the past week : New cases received advice and medicine at
the Institution : North,227; South, 158 ; total, 385. New
cases visited at their own - .houses ,and supplied with
medicine: North, 83; South, 75; total, 158. Grand
total, 513. President: Rev. Rector Campbell,. A.M.;
Vice-President of North Dispensary: Captani Bourne;
Vice-President of South Dispensary : Mr. Charles Booth ;
Treasurer: Mr. Francis Mill; Secretary Mr. J Whitby
Williams. Office : Leith Offices,, Moorfields.
LIVERPOOL AND DUNDALK STEA74 . PACKET cO3IPANY.
The two companies that have hitherto been in opposition
have, for the benefit of both, united. There was a meeting
J the directors held a few days ago, and all matters were
properly arranged. One of the features of the meeting was
the appointment of our respected fellow townsman, Mr.
.John Cahill, to the agency of the company in Liverpool.
A better selection could not bo made, for, in addition to his
superior businei; habits, he possesses all the qualifications
that render men popular in every respect.
Tai EATRE ROYAL. - Next week we are -promised, in the
Theatre Royal, what may, at this season of •the year, be
well called a treat—an opera company well arranged and
hearing distinguished names upon its role. Madame Anne
Bishop is to be the prima donna, and Mr: Haigh, the well-
known tenor, and Herr Mengis, a baritone of standing and
repute, are • among the. other singers. Miss Susan Pyne,
too, who is better known in Liverpool than any of the rest,
makes one of the company. Madame Anne Bishop's name
is in itself sufficient to awaken interest. - Her recent
Australian'tour has rather improved and developed her
voice than otherwise, and her style of singing is. peculiarly
effective and full of attraction.
ZeoLoorcol, GARDENS.—These beautiful and attractive
gardens will open for the season on Easter Monday next.
Daring the recess Mr. Atkins has made many important
improvements, and arrangements have been made to render
the forthcoming season one of the most attractive for years
past. The menagerie has been augmented, and exhibits
some of the fiuest specimens of natural history. In natural
magic and other scenes the preparations are splendid, and_
cannot fail to be attractive. The programme presents so
many carions and interesting features that we have only
just to refer to it, and from the excellence always shown by
Mr. Atkins in every department. we believe the coming
season will prove one of the most attractive since the, opening
of the gardens. -
VICTORIA CONORrDATIONAL SCHOOLS, BIRKENHEAD
A course of lectures has been commenced, on behalf of the
above schools, which have been recently.emancipated from
debt, end whose friends are desirous of still further
extending their usefulness. The Rev. - Professor Griffith
delivered the first on Wednesday evening, last, the subject
being the " Iguanodon." The lecturer's intimate . knoiv-
ledge of geology, and the close attention which he has paid
to its bearing on the-zoology of poet ages, tog-ether with his
felicitous style coubined in an eminent degree to instruct, to
amuse, and to sti nelate to studies. The Rev. Mr.
Stallybrass, of Wavertree, is to deliver the second lecture,
this evening, in the 'school-room beneath Hamilton-square
Chapel. The Rev. James Mann will preside. The
subject is, "The means of elevating the. Working Man!'
'ArATER COMMITTEE. —The weekly meeting of this Com-
mittee was held in the Town Hall, at half-past two o'clock,
Yesterday, Mr. Thomas L. Hodson presiding. The other
me-nbers present wore—Messrs. --Rae, Ryiey, Johnson,
Wairstaff, Crellin, Mellor, Farnworth, Bennett. The
engineer reported that, on Thursday night, a considerable
flood took place at Rivington, but all.paased off without the
slighteSt injury to the works. The .escape from the Mill-
stone leak was 300,000 gallons per day. On this subject
the engineer stated that he had had a communication from
Mr. Hunter, of Preston, who promised to give immediate
attention to the•subject,-and he therefore looked forward to
being able to arrange for the requisite works in a short
time. The quantity-of water received during the week from
ltivington - had -latnrt -65;091,178 gallons ; the quantity
pumped from the. wells, 31,316,480 gallons ,• total,
86,407,658 gallons. Mr. Campbell reported that Roddles-
worth was discharging, two feet deep into the goit,
LIVERPOOL 'BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTE ILDAY. —Before
Mr. Commissioner Perry.---Re Curers : This was the
certificate meeting. The bankrupts were Messrs. T. and B.
Ci-iaffers, builders and contractor, of Liverpool and Burn-
ley, *hose
,affairs had been for some time before the court.
lire Aspiciall appeared for the . assignees, and Messrs.
Denson and Deightion for the bankrupts respectively.
Some remarks were made upon the manner in which the
hooks of the bankrupts were kept; and while it was denied
on the part of the bankrupts that it was open to exception,
it was contended that the distances between the establish-
ments, and the complicated nature of their transactions,
made it difficult to have accounts kept-in as clear a manner
as would be. desirable. Finally his Honour awarded a
second class certificate to each of the bankrupts, to be sus-
pended for three months; but With protection in the mean-
time. . . .

AWFUL -Ilia !1--Yeste,rday, Miss Caroline Crinoline, an
ancient. lady who keeps a black "tabby," called on her
friend Mrs. Stiggins, a"wieldy woman," who is proprie-
tress of a poodle, and asked her if she had heard the awful
news ? Mrs. Stiggins, having satisfied her visitor of her
blissful ignorance on the point, inquired about it. Miss
Caroline Crinoline, in a manner very confidential, imparted
the dreadful secret, which was as follows: - ",My dear Mrs.
Stiggius--draw a little nearer this way —you see the
parlous Parliament is about to be absolved !" Poor Mrs.
Stiggius shrieked, and fell back on the sophy, and had to be
revived with rose-scented brandy-coloured. "Aqua Vitae."
When she " came to herself" she said she could hardly
credit it, but,- if it were true, the operation must necessarily
be performed by the " Pope," as the "Parliament" was
too itnportant a " party" to be operated on by any less
personage. She asked earnestly where tickets for the per-
formance could be ohtained, either for the "commodity of
1,,ve," or an equivalent of money? She was directed to
Misses Derby ! •

THE CELEDILATED CLIPPER SHIP " WHITE STAR." - The
White Star, one of the largest and most renowned of Eng-
lish clippers known, and which has made the quickest pas-
sages on record, has been just put on the berth, to load in
the Bramley-Moore Dock (being too large to enter the
Waterloo Dock), for New York, and will sail on the 9th of
May. The performance of this noble and splendidly fitted
up ship, is amongst the wonders of the present age of pro-
gress. She made several voyages to ,Australia, in 69,
71, and 72 flays; and has run, for ten days successively, no
less than 378 geographical miles each day. As to her speed,
this is quite enongh to say about her. As to her fitting up
for the present voyage, we may say that, for all classes
of passengers, her cabins and other accommodations are of
the best descriptiOn. The Second and steerage departments
are superior in all respects—ampleness of space, light, and
ventilation, with all the other requisites so desirable in a
ship—are to be found in this vessel in a highly pleasing
degree, and to the most satisfactory extent. Emigrants who
desire the quickest passage, with all the comforts of a home,
including an abundant supply of the best provisions, passed
under the superintendence of the government emigration
officers, will consult their interest and convenience by look-
ing at the White Star. The captain of this noble ship,
Mr. T. C. Kerr, is well used to the trade, and has received
many well earned testimonials from numerous passengers,
for his urbanity, ability, and attention in every respect.
With such a ship; and such a poplar captain, it is only
necessary to mention the name of Mr.. E. S. Flynn, of 8,
Regent-road, the ageat, who has sent out so many thousands
of passengers from the United Kingdom to the "Land of the
West," and who has given such universal satisfaction. He
will afford every information to passengers. Berths should
be secured at once, as the ship will, no doubt, fill presently.
COLONIAL CHURCH AND SCHOOL " OCIETY —The annual
general meeting. of the members and friends of this society
was held last evening, in the Collegiate Institute, Moss-
street, Percy M. Dove, Esq., in the chair. The attendance
was- not large. The meeting was opened by prayer.
The Chairman, in addressing the meeting, said, in being
asked to take the chair that evening, he made it his duty
to enquire among some friends, who were better known to a
Liverpool audience, and far more acceptable to occupy his
place, but finding they ein were tF one cause or other already
engaged, he then considered it his duty to offer his services
freely and sincerely, and with great pleasure, to the society.
It Was a matter of congratulation to the charge which had
been made made against the christian community in this
country, that it attended to the wants of the heathen, and
forgot the ignorant of their own kingdom. Every day's
experience now taught that that accusation could not fairly
be bro ght. It•was only about a week or ten days ago that
they witnessed a very important meeting for the purpose of
inaugurating a church aid society, the interests of which he
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item iu the furtherance
,:ovir. It was Also of

considerable importance that they should remember. J.*.
interests of those who might he considered as flesh of tri,
flesh ; those who had been called to leave the place of tiro_
nativity, and take up their homes in one or other of !trite;
great colonies or dependencies of this great eml?lTe of
n,.,, -ht to follow them,--and--see thetetiteerinvePravln"
religion was supplied to them, and that it iirPre the pure:
_evangelical nature- contained-in .4..d0e-trines of their ,11711
church. These were the truths which were the
bleSsings, as well as the greatest. glory of this Prql° flee
country.• He believed such were the objeits and desi-Fee....
ehe.Colonial Church and School Society. What an
A (the
tus woul I be given to the interest of religion .40" ofe
colonies if they could follow every emigrant thr01:0 thstiti
strange lands, where every aesociation was etrangeeL,
everything reminded him that he was far away from flar'ei`in
land ; . if the minister of the word of God Ives there
remind him of the gospel truths which he had toe.
accustomed to hear, and thus form a link which would tbo
nett his memory with home; and, taking advantage direct
patriotism which .exists in every
his mind to another world, an. tell . to sec kan i11°,70
tance in a better land. Wherever commercial- advell;bo
was found, there should be found the foot of th(),,',,epo of
brought the glad tidings of the gospel. 'lobed 402. "-over
Enoliehman's brewt.
opinion that England was destined, not from any po'itical p
or human influence, to be the means of heinginre about e
moral and religious change noon the masses of mallkln jot/
the other side of the Atlantic. He believed that seed
would be one great means to this end ; and he trn.freise
would become a very great society, both as to the 'll. gr.
of its funds and the success of' its labotlN. The 14;f:ne.....•
King, the association's secretary, _came forward. To;
iee
Before proceeding to read the report. hid to ae, to
for having announced in the bills that Dr..MeNeile as .
be' present. ,He was not aware, when be merle the
rnel
nonncement, that Dr. McNeil° would he. ems it had tend he
out, otherwise engaged. The fault was all hi, erre• n"
,to.
wished the audience to understand that. 'He then` ea
seeded to reed the report, which showed the ,misty 'thee.
in a flourishing condition up to the present bine
The Rev. Mr. Hooke moved the first resolution. iv.bsl
was as follows :—" That the success with whirlt 141
pleased God to bless The operations ,nf this seeiv`Y.'„,/ is
subject of devout thankfulnes to. this meeting. II". tee
supplying, a motive for increased effert: pr 'note ly,:etiate
portant work." Dr. Taylor, in seconding the rese,_','"e as
made an elocetent speech in its support, during 'vn.,le"test
said,-important colonies were given to us, not ell'lmt
we should-hare the benefit of their pr 'dace, but I_e bat
we should give to the inhabitants .0 these colon"" the
we prize more thin the pure atmosphere that we brea
the atmosphere of Heaven, the Gospel of Christ. 1,11;"'014
colonies there are two hundred millions of inh,g'Welest
and of these seven millions are British by birth. 9110 " 1).
could be made God-fearing people there world
seven millions of people who would he working, at to of
by their example, among the people who were in a F-thet
darkness. ,lle called attention tam the great benefitsfon
Would arise by making Christians of the sailors wh"'oiii
time to time, visit foreign countries, and concluae3
rep,
loud applause. The Rev. E. Attriol moved the secondlntion, which was as follows : " That this meeting. "g and
regard to the present-state of religion in the colnyie4'A,
of
deeming it of the greatest importance that the ehat":eefil
the Reformation, in its evangelical purity and ars air
simplicity, should he planted and i !it:tined there, eK'ern" ,dl
among our own people. cordially supports and ree°lll„nrlet,
the Colonial Mission, as a direct and efficient. mean'
God of promoting that result. The Hey. T 110 ere sec
e'tßse
-the resolution, which was unanimously ndooted• okg
moved by the Rev. Mr. Mallison—" That the best fele
of this meeting be given to. Percy M. Dove' eon
for his kindness in presiding on the present ere grielli
H W. Webster seconded the resolutioe. which was e'er
agreed to, and the meeting soon afterwards ser,•rote".
Mn. 31 t•ION JONRS'S oit A.TION ON O'C''"l°,.ol'l44lo
Last night, Mr. Mason Jones delivered his third
in the Hone-hall, bef,re a ve neeterone aerliwv•r (tore
Jones's subject was a difficult amid possibly a somewhattele)
m - geus one—the character and genins of the late nee
_O'Connell. The freshness of the topic. while it nnitee
tionablv lent a more vivid interest to it, at the $01:troot
exposer) the lecturer to the chance of offending semeeiseptoP
prejudice either in favour of or against the greet
Nevertheless, the oration was, on the whole, to our thl"isna
singularly impartial and just as a survey of the peli!lejjeitb,
intellectual character of O'tonnell, while it was garland e`
many passages full of humour, of _keen appreeietien; -jos"
vivid eloquence. The opening passages, in which 31:.; ace',
sketched the broad features of the position Q'Colaef ere 01
pied as a people's leader—justly assigning to-hitn a ilit°
more unlimited and unrivalled power over his 1, TO the
any of the great demagogues of history, Cleen'
Gracchue, Rienzi, Mitahum, Grattan, and the rest-..0t td
peculiarly striking in their eloquence as well as e,geo'erel;
their views. O'Connell's many-sided talent; ant
1,,
also delineated with annreciating end net, exag:V'te
hand. Of one phase of O'Connell's mratoricel taleft!irosel
broad hurnonr, Mr Jones gave several pen eat sre'reeto
which told happily upon the audience, and vier:in-ll!!
with immense laughter. Up to the period ete
Catholic emancipation, Mr. Jones p tinted to Clv eir"
political career as one deserving -of almost
admiration and respect, both in itself and its results. weic"
won, as it did, a positive and practical achieryeasnlree
the possibly higher intellectual faculties of sttelLec 144,'
Grattan and -Plunkett could not have obtained.
sages from the speeches of O'Connell, delivered 'aril; tb.
-went and on the platform during this portion of his
lecturer declaimed with fervour and with splendid ee' `plteg
Ate
audience applauding with irresistible spontaneity. - 144
did not go over a lengthened detail- of the minor erijor •
O'Connell's public career. He did not in fact ,1
spoken biographical memoir of a man whose 'win°, (1;00
life is fresh in the memory of most living men, I'd:wee!,
, vigorously on from prominent point .to oint le ogl'
intelligence and the recollection.: of his heaprers, to fill gr•
intervals. The character of O'Connell's elegaenceeelierg
Jones described vigorously, and, on the whole, werentir,
correctly -- not.claiming for him an exalted sketch °,.:f
ination, of intellectual 'comprehensiveness or even ;0. the
re
—but at the same time doing full justice to the are that'
power, the direct aim, and the resistless home-t"tre. t, to
energy which belonged to it. Mr. Jones avelved 1110 a
the character of a statesman of the first-class, O'Centler re oft
no claim, and admitted as well that the nature of theiv,lier
or
which he had entered precluded his; being a deep gee ;leer;
a profound thinker. He remarked the Mirahe u-likee"'!
•attne
istic which the greCt agitator possessed of appeoprl
is
making valuable the thoughts and hints gathered fri,`"n frail
of interim organising ability. The lesson to be dva'itolte.fite°
that portion of O'Connell's career, which was an 1,3,,h15' 7:1„
failure, Mr. Jones drew with unsparing hand. Pvn"--alv
unsparing for the views of many present, but fraPbessw"
earnestly The failure Mr. Jones declared a failure' tral
of the departure of O'Connell's policy front the 5 Ati
narrow, line of truth. political integrity. old Such ';
honour. Some of O'Connell's favourite maxims. • torte
" Ireland for the Irish," "Moral force " " N°11"1.
est' „Ore
&e. Mr. Jones assailed with a vehemence, vrhiell
with cheers by a part of the audience, but wage enoaa
distasteful to many present, When Mr. Jones "e- 1"
the "'chronic-agitation," and the Conciliation-hall ogled
later days with unmingled vehemence, many hig;e'it wo a
with the cheers which followed. (-)ti the who) loess an
striking and an effective lecture, full of eager vicli indeeo
force, Many present must have dissented, ate of?
expressed their dissent unmistakeably ffromeaf°r
views, but it kept attention unceasingly fixed, ne',41
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admiration by its fearless expression of opinion, its
its variety, and its eloquence

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CATTLE rnoNt THE NORTH OP EUROPR.---An eof l
Lbeoerniresmad
tofte during
pro property
y hptfteholaNstorfthewof days to disP°s°
Europe Safibn
Con Company, but there was no bidding for tShteeafrilacwvrfal:
adjoining premises. The Eastern Counties BaileimaPsiii
pany purchased, however the cattle sheds of the croon°
for 2,600 guineas; and it is understood that the tb°
of cattle from the north of Europe will be resume-
onj
port during. the ensuing summer. per tho
REPEAL OP THE PAPER DUTY.---The 0' ,
Perodical Press Association for obtaining the Repeal
of ""
Paper Duty bas issued an address to the electortindiaitas
United Kingdom, calling upon them to urge uponecAi,; dlLit
far seats in parliament the question of the repeal 0, 'the uv"
and setting forth the various ways it weigh 9 reforaS
interests of the people—impeding the
crippling
and the spread of knowledov, avravating 1)0:
consumption, retarding social advance
and
money venting the spread of wholesome literature, an" a
money raised for charitable and useful objects.ALL 1105 `,
Loss or A MEDITERRANEAN STEAMER : the 10 u
SAVED.—A Malta correspondent, under date the Fren!:
April, announces the arrival in that port, in Cal'
brig Augustin Elize, on the day preceding,' sad
at
„.
a
Jonathan Peters, 37 officers, seamen, and stoerr43o, 00
progros u.,erisou
passengers, saved from a watery grave, ea the lac. 36 1 r
200 miles eastward of Malta, when and where. 1;t steamer
N., lon. 18 20 E , their vessel, the iron-bal ale,— •
General Williams, foundered, being at the tirndaem°4;
an„thercsr:soo;.'.,
with a genet.2%aa el
from London, Gibraltar, and Malta,
of which some BDO tons were iron, bound to theeorre sftel
Athens, Smyrna, and Constantinople. The of,APT,.
leaving Malta, encountered on the 2nd and aPt.,,,„ We:
very heavy weather, and sustained some
labouring very greatly, she is supposed to is
plates. 'A quarter of an hour after; all hands
tem time 4,71:
sought refuge on board the French and a-, her 11!)1..2
which abandonment she had 11 feet of water 1
she on 5
She was seen to .go down, stern foremost, with all the 1/11
on board ; her fires having been extinguished act!'
rising in the engine-room eight hours before. 21_":h brit, ‘,
and praise is due to Captain Azibert, of the rre:ia enttir
dneortaotenilyy
standing
dhisin attentiongby ti
lestetharnaclrl
forha hands, bhuotunfo:wilti.i.„t
..!!0
crew endeavoured to master the leak.