Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-23 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ANOTHER FOG ON.WHDRIVER.—From about quarter-
Tact three o'clock yesterday afternoon a dense fog over-
-spread the river. The ferry service was interrupted ;.
11)4, fortunately, there-v; ere no ships in the!track of the
:Woodside boats, by which the traffic was mainly con-
',ducted, and, happily, no accidents that we,.:h.ave heard.
«of oscurred.
.11.1,2LEMEN'S BALL.-tAS advertised to-day it will be
>seen a ball is to he.given by the Lancashire :Volunteer.
:Rifles, first company, in aid of, the Royal Infirmary and
the 'Northern and Southern- Hospitals. The ball-will
takq place in St. George's-hall, under the patronage of
!the 'Lord-Lieutenant of -,the county; and we have no
idoubt,Will be a very splendid' affair.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISSUAN ASSOCIATIONVUTUAL
IMPROVEMENT CLASS.—The usual fOrtnightly meeting
•of this class was held on Monday eveninglast—Mr.
Henry J. Silverlock in the chair. A very .spirited
'debate Azok place on the .fellowin,, question::—" Is it
probable that the present .age will be as illustrious in
historyaz the age of Elizabeth.?" Mr. James Warlow
being the leader on the affirmative, and Mr. Nickson
on thenegative side. In consequence of 'the interest
ezeited,..it was suggested that4kc debate be adjourned
till next,Friday, and a motion' to •that effect WSW unani-
mously curled:
HoYE BALL LECTURDL—ne fifth lecture of
present winter course, in connexion with the Yew,
-Men's .Cbriatian Association, was dEkivered last night -4
the Rev. ;apes Barsdley, of Manchester. • , The lecture
was entitled "Personal ViSits tothe.Graves of Eminent
Men," .and the visits.proved both edifying ;and instruc-
tive. The =thence, t thence, however, owing, no -doubt, to the
unfavourable,etate of the weather, WAS not so large as
on some former,occasions. At. the olose of the lecture
a vote of thanks was tendered tette lecturer and to the
chairman, after :which the' audience dispensed. .
INQUESTS AW .I3IRKENHEAD.--TO-day, Churton,
the county coroner, intends heading inquests in the fol-
lowing cases, which were reported to him. yesterday :
Over the body of John Cartwright; zged .four months,
residing with his parents, at 6; Elizabeth-street, Birken-
head, and who was found dead in bed yesterday morn-
ing. The second inquest will be over the body of
a -child, apparently a dew weeks old, who was found on
Ole heath at Tranmere„yesterday, by George 'Williams,.
residing at 40, Egerter.,•street, I3irkenhead. The body,
on which there are no marks of violence apparent, ap-
pears to have been recently immersed.
TEE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAILS.—The _screw
steamer Anglo Saxon will be despatched to-day ler
Portland, United States,With the Canadian mails. The
letter boa at the General Postoffice closes at 8.15 a.m.,
and at the Landing Stage, where an extra fee of'6d. is
required,-at 9 a.m.—On Saturday next, the British and !
North American royal mail steam-ship Persia sails for
New York with the American mails: The letter boX at. !
the General Post-office will dose on Saturday'niorning at I
8 45 aim., and at the -Landing Stage about 9 30 a.m.
The additional fee at the Landing Stage is 6d.,whieb,
besides the usual postage; must be prepaid in stamps. :
CORONER'S COURT,—Yesterday, Philip Finch Curry,
Esq., borough coroner, held the following inquests :
Oh the body of a female childovho was found in St.
Anthony's Chapel on Saturday. last.. Francis.Ayston,
surgeon; made a pist-morteni eiaminntion of the body,
and stated- that the child was born alive; but died in con-
sequence of exposure to cold after birth. • A verdict in
accordance with that evidence 'was returned.----Also, on
the, -body of Mary Ann Dalton, • who was accidentally
burnt on _Tuesday last. .Verdict; Accidental death,