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

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAIL NEWS.—The departure of the next mail for
Newfoundland, via Galway, is postponed until the evening
of the 7th of April.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.—We understand that sentence of
death was on. Saturday last passed:on two of the poachers, at
the Chester Assizes, for the mnrder of the gamekeeper
several months ago.
The steam-ship Excelsior, on her passage from Liverpool
to Belfast, on the night of the 30th ult., was run into by a
brig, name unknown, near the Formby Lightship, and
received considerable damage.
CRESCENT CHAPEL LITERARY SOCIETY.—This society
held its usual weekly meeting in the School-rooms, William
Henry-street, on. last. Wednesday evening, when Mr. J.
Labouchere delivered an addregs on " The Pulpit and the
Press."

NESTON AND PARKGATE FREE LECTURES.—The Rev. H.
S. Brown lectured on " The People's Proverbs," on Thursday
evening, in Neston new school-house' to a large and
applauding andience: At the close a truly hearty and well-
deserved vote of thanks was accorded, on the motion of *Mr.
Macfie. Mr. Bushell occupied the chair.
M.P. FOR BIRKENIIEID,..It is, we believe, in contem-
plation to get np a requisition to Mr. Laird, asking if (in the
event of Birkenhead being constituted into a borough with a
representative) he would allow himself to be put in nomi-
nation. The requisition will be presented very soon. The
only obstacle seems to be the fact that Mr. Laird holds very
extensive contracts under Government.

THE AVEATIIER,—Friday, being the Ist of April, or
" All Fools' Day," made a fool of everyone. In the morn-
ing it was fine, bright, and dry; soon after, it became
cloudy, windy, and cold. The third change was sleet and
hail, with an atmosphere that might have done, up at the
North Pole. Again it became fine. It was, in fact, one of
the real ":berrowed days" by March. The blossoms of
fruit trees must be much injured.
SOUTHERN HOSPITAL.—WeekIy Report.—Admitted :
Accidents and urgent cases, 50 ; medical and surgical
cases upon recommendation, 14 ; total, 64. -Discharged :
Cured, 9 ; relieved, 3 ; irregular, 1 ; died, 1; total, 14.
Attending as out-patients, 28. Remaining in the hospi-
tal, 55. Treasurer : James Houghton, Esq. Visitors :
B. Platt, Esq.' and J. Andrews, Esq. Honorary
chaplain: Rev. W. Leveson. Physician and surgeon for
the ensuing week : Dr. Cameron and Mr. Nottingham.
House surgeons : Mr. John M. Bateson and Mr. C.
Pemberton.

CASSELL'S POPULAR NATURAL lIISTORY.—The publishers
regret to have to apologise to the bookselling trade and to
the public for the delay which has unavoidably arisen in the
further delivery of this truly popular work.• The first
edition of 12,500 copies was exhausted upon the day of pub-
lication. Another edition will be ready at 12 o'clock this
day, and all demands will be supplied in the order in which
they are received. The public are invited to procure a copy
of Part 1, and to form their, own opinion of its merits.
Price 6d monthly. London : Cassell, Petter, and Galpin;
and all booksellers.

A LUCKY DKUNKARD. —On Friday, at the Police-
court, a person named Thomas Trass was brought up by
Officer John Bambridge, 295, who said he got him in
Pudsey-street, at a quarter to seven the previous evening,
in a.state of utter prostration from drink, He had £5OO
on his person at the time, and he locked him up for safety.
It was a lucky thing for the prisoner that he had fallen into
the hands of such an honest policeman. Pudsey-street is
said to be one of the worst streets in Liverpool, even for a
sober man to pass through at night, not to mention a
drunken man, with £5OO in his pocket, The prisoner was
fined ss, and he was told he was lucky to fall into the
hands of the police, instead of meeting with others.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE STEAMER TILLY.-ThjS beautiful
iron screw steamer, built by Messrs. Blackwood and Gordon,
the eminent iron shipbuilders and engineers of Paisley,
arrived in the Mersey at an early hour on Friday morning,
having accomplished the voyage from Greenock to this port
in the short period of 161 hours. She has been built for
our townsmen Messrs. King Brothers, under the superin-
tendence of Mr. C. Kingcome, and is fitted up in a style
suitable for the East, being intended for the Bombay trade.
Her dimensions are as follows : —Length of keel and fore-
rake, 180 feet; beam, 25 feet; depth moulded, 14 9-10
feet. Tonnage, 542 tons, builders' measurement, and is
propelled by a pair of direct acting engines of 100 horse
power, nominal. She is now in the Clarence Dock, and is
well deserving of inspectloi
ST. ANNE'S STANLEY FREE LECTURES.—The present
session was brought to a close last Wednesday evening by a
lecture from the Rev. T. Gardner on " Progress and.
Reformation." At the conclusion, the lecturer read state-
ments from the honorary secretary's book of proceedings,
shewing the entire and continued success of the Working
Mens' Association under its present active management,
at the same time proposing a vote of thanks to those gentle-
men who have so firmly interested themselves in the under-
taking. The secretary, on rising to acknowledge the
compliment paid the teachers and committee, intimated that
from his personal knowledge, much praise was also due to
the working men for their uniform good and attentive
behaviour, which had proved most gratifying to those con-
ducting the association. A vote of thanks was proposed to
the Rev. T. Gardner, after which the meeting dispersed.
CORONER'S INQUEST. —On Saturday the coroner held the
following inquest :—On the body of Peter Gilliam, a
rigger, aged forty-five. He was at work on board a ship in
one of the docks, when he was accidentally drawn into the
hold by a rope, and killed by the fall. There was no
blame attached to any one, and the jury returned a verdict
of "Accidental death." On Thursday the Coroner held the
following inquests :—On the body of George Gooderidge,
twenty-four years of age, who was a seaman on board the
Niagara. On the Ist March he was at work, and it seemed
that one of the hatches fell on his foot, and crushed two of
his toes, from the effects of which he died. Verdict,
" Accidental death." On the body of Mary Connolly, four
years' Ord. The child was playing in Grayson-street the
previous evening, When the wheel of a cart passed over the
body, and killed the child. There did not appear any
blame to any one, and the jury found a verdict of "Acci-
dental death." On the body of Thomas Henderson,
sixty-six years of age, a sailor. He was much given to
drink, and was brought home, the previous Thursday, in a car,
drunk. He had got a fracture of the bone of the leg, and
dislocation of the ancle, and was suffering- from delirium
tremens, and of this complication he died. It did not appear
how he got injured, but he was hurt whilst drunk. Verdict,
"Accidental death."
TOXTETH BOARD OF HEALTH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE."
On Saturday, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Toxteth Park Board of, Health was held in Mr. Avison's
of4o, Cook-§trcct ; Mr, Hutitm in the chair, The other

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gentlemen present, were--Messrs. Alpass, B°ult'4C4ll matters.
and Siddeley. After disposing of some formal mat of
a resolution was come to, recommending that the salarYt,so
the law-clerk be raised from £4O to £BO a-year. It was
„;100
resolved to recommend to the board that a donation of
1.,_,.
be given to Mr. Newlands for services rendered to the t2,rel
ship. The estimates for the ensuing year were read. 1!oy
amounted in total to £2,209, which would require a rnis,
orcession.eorvien at
or 1
cA.
giravAtee t oof
letter
2s 8d in the pound, which was agreed to after scan?, 0
the extent of his land in Smithdown-lane, for
purpose of improving the 'road, on the eellw„ut.
that the board would go to the expense of., rids
ting back the wall that distance. Mr. Alpass said t
strict of
a very liberal and kind offer, but the rural district
Toxteth-park would not be able to make the imp they ,sj
on the road at present which were talked of, unless the 4,
t5l-iltewd bawso aa srr
edarde fourcfromon recommended
yma :lids re
o. afiVtgroupo ibi-
ieall
ildlietbri:s;
assistance from the township generally. Mr. Boult 70013
mended that the kind offer be accepted, and said it,so
be a pity to allow the, opportunity of obtaining the 'or or
pass. The improvements would have to be made seearie be
later. He moved that the liberal offer of 31r. .cs V
accepted, and that the best thanks of the board be gr,,,„i?
Mr. Earle; and that the surveyor be instructed to Ilre`roit
an estimate, of the cost of rebuilding the wall, and °Nig
of carrying out the improvement in'Smithdown-lanelo.
as lay within the district. The motion was ereed sto
letter was read from Mr. Kulshaw in reference; thekshioe'
of drainage which he had adopted at the new wer't tbei
After some discussion, the committee resolved ttil.tives.
still disapprove of the system. This concluded the `74.000
DISEMBODIMENT OF THE 4TH ROYAL Li.l4Cv; bee
MILITIA.—This regiment, whose head quarters 1',5 and $t
aTthmWu
Thursday
raFiyn.gdtilios ne.
m,
NabrfoitLde
Lri
eitdEhßra:t.e—wyreraahrrirss:
usgo.eterons
nit cl.
gentleman, e
miann
,I r
we 'ball: is
tfi
le;
1 Berwick-on-Tweed, Aldershott,' and Portsraouth, If
actor,
:ic
ctatdnouryeh,:yht eimsaoracisino ouyicrlcelt uexspciyei
eellaadeintntahht .
gentlemanly
oepicloiTtaslihletmeigouanna
play-goinghl 6
bstaar gtii
anegtmpi
no: nratasai
:ge,ttelphs:lcit c ti 1
:'11::::
Royal Amphitheatre, is about to relinquish his pt3l ell.
citizens cannot forget the abilities of. Mr. V,ilicro6pecc,t''s
, „fa
alt
him the respect and affection of all who have bil-t to a.,,'
so long. His departure will be a source of retrelo;
It is proposed to give him a farewell benefit on t e, fell;[:
Villiers. tpovcofoaAw nrohuilToe.Ts md:vl
om and
teNhn i
We understand
viaugf
tenet itrndaaetr
attractive.
imets
vaueanrnn.
sure
ittht that
will osantbe
tehebw,
en.
eobsrcnilhl
of
no
rg.
this month, and we much mistake the feelings of ell" and )i..
REPORTER'S
INTRUDERS—Notwithstanding
EL' SG AL L GALLERY
CO
THE R.?. vioilsllc •
the police Janitor,' the gallery intended for the rerviiisig`..
the Crown Court, has been intruded upon durinzziofeol,
sent, as in previous assizes, by idle spectators and but vill''k'
whose presence alone interfere' with business,.ne „'
few days ago Mr. M`Kenzie was co
questions and remarks are frequently a perfect 0154 on tdt
admired 111 sc jilt'.
subject, and he most promptly acceded to airc
place a gate or barrier at the head the ror ori :1
aymllmorfuesonrieceatPtseedalllice.aceiittic'f,',ll.e
which has, to a great extent, been effectual in e lir g. the
and comfort. On Fridayevening, however, du 0
YrNof
st ateteierreinsaroCes ten'teb.._.,r;j;
of Mitchell, and when the reporters more than e. vi,lci;
need of the whole space provided for them, several 00;0..1'1
contrived to enter. One of these, when asked wiled 0,
that evening
was a reporter, replied "Yes;" but the falsehee.tharri:
almost immediately detected, h was requested te`fe to 11;
HarTo7tHoofohsepcetoeksEhraaires:nlifeanslgbus_psot.eed, and having added rudeness and inselencols.e
refusal, a police officer was sent for, and the inirs,..t°,4 IP
once not only ejected from the gallery, but ,'" i
building also. Ti, f't)tit
MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE IT lIOLYW-c,,,51. L,, i 4
PERSONS CRUSHED TO DEATH, AND A NiThißElt '';al;e' °I,
INJURED.—An awful catasthrophe, which has trei.-.ojtti,lif
four persons being crushed to death and a nurnueltiat "Ai
occurred at Holywell on Friday evening. °II ' sv's
Mrs. Wonshwelrs menagerie opened for exhibitils ilie,
number of persons congregated to witness the aninl'ess °,e
suddenly a great gush of wind blew under the e,s-ej t11:‘
tached to the inner side of the caravans, and e3ll-rofer'll
of them to upset, and bring down the whole of the: str.l. ,
canvas upon the people On getting up the eall„crptl,suZr
was discovered that no less than four had' een kTo". sv.i'',l
great number injured. The vans which were t,";;;rs,,',o
tuately upset, contained the collection of lions; "„ oft:d
during
iuee
eayrtrionosn,fgdbut"Accidental
efcoar fright,tt
ausntartoeptldhhyeeean.
tpoho.A accident
animals
in
inquest
occurreduesrte inwaasinhi tneeigdanoi fidc
ic::,i
when the
the four bodies on Saturday,jury on°
cs;
with t,derl'
0 CYCLONES AT Sms..—We have been favoure.49.--r;1
f the report of the ship Robina, Captain Peb",,tsec(nl
arrived at Aden from Sunderland, which states tli,-,les• ,lo
vessels had encountered severe hurricanes and eYe',lo fist
the 18th of February, in lat. 3 15 S, ion. 66 B, "at ,'f;er
the ship Verniola, of London, fourteen daYl,3o` ls.g
Mauritius to Madras. Captain thereof reports t",.i. Wine
leaving Mauritius, on and about the 6th of Febrna`ii''orrich d
very unsettled and threatening weather, and thatl 0,1;i.(e,
had passed to the S and Wof Mauritius." °II ',i—ed ''..it'li
February, in lat. 1 4 N, lon. 65 E, spoke the b„,31.1,`,:i esPil*,r.
126 days out from Sunderland for Suez. .',."-ivlttiliel
olt
oiroi
being
reportssbgetsThcaohuenisrshee diatsphhs mtei
eastward
uho
assahnortvenl
mostly—the
itns:huu
nggeptrhpdhntaoeeodsr
circle
idteervhlacetoelvroeseyennb-oosertfrehatterchhpfeypeewa;t:A:orrnstudioitcg.: 0
Jo: r
es sibi
:13.51 i ifoi..
were in a flame of fire for several days—in Is' his ' lie
a ship he had been in company with some tirae the. !A$ el
reports the Queen of Ave, the captain ° th.asec;ool
vessel reporting a hurricane running to the Ilhersies"
him, and was hove-to for forty-eight hours) wit-5
to the south, and close-reefed canvas.

ceiTvehde
by
yluthe
eßßoooykalcocnotaimmniinsgs:Potnheersmfoinrutmesaa%eletileoelece'a;
had been ltahiedyuepxoennitihneedtawbalee osefvtehnet_ hfiovnes.c. jttabelli.,c,,:::7
c vide° Of
civiliansaps itaoyn W,
Theree rssowi
roselajrowtefai tmcvawhlaes,er
isonotGts
huyi
rxse-aewhirbgaaaohmnrartkt,
warrant
urn, days only ; and the ° s r3h- e . °l-r i' i 1
wutcroniomtdlhlopertrr
teoehfdreoevyißgai
lheo
tatourrfladiamligoenfrog: cers,_ t w e 1 v e ca p twins
list, and two on the reserved list, two eenialaiie, Silo,
Liddell, Sir Richard Bromley, Mr. It':trs, 110:1„
St
boatsman's
rhonof
a:Tsdchienor
holding
mates,aptshow v
iseFhi
btaorf. s i
neooia,i_treetiiaariniii bards,ocosets
otz:llo,et
,iii:ll,
e,to
i1b,10,,
T, a
iriafit
idfiteee, fifteen
service,
shippingicae,nourphlein 1:
ilio.:::110cfftoofi
le ettr'aieoti::::.
evidence
iitvdegi faedmer ieenreades::
tACClDENThnwahsirte TO THE PPINCE F"Pt,fiea .tte".,la':
MAIL STEAMER.---The magistrates
trheceetunEhsteauiaanrlvde.siontifgaTtrioandea. at DThoveeyr in, tyo th:caivrictriti:::naccitoiiooso:l,hooiltot 1:,,,
ing
opinion the f: atal ls
Ist.
accident ieTadmhlheaaennisntts
tstHboteahaetforhnbetoaheudPeardresuimennehacaela:edstvtyeFebrre,
madeef
odareaerdi c
iik;oBaiettwett
to
rrorcei P;:c,:titit
the steam-vessel Prince Frederickregardeurre„
iles,lo e
morning of
wrongfulalF el
ibgrahuctatar February
re
were
toehfxahuillbtai lasso 1.
oe,
fd , Wi_3s &Sten t 1 t
enter u ch
the
harbour. 2nd.
proved
with
our sa.-,rsio. ,
00.
by
ye
authoto the lin, ge
A ei
table loss of life which subsequently ec as not f tli
further of 'opinion that such loss of life w „ter ° I"!
by the wrongful act or default of the aster
us t°r Al
Prince Frederick William, and it appears dance t,
.041 0)
arisen from causes beyond the control of Tsuce vil'lss4',
York. competencynrcAomcemr:tsaßimcnlalssttceaprl
of his crew. 'We have, therefore in acenre: Act,,ote o'
provisions of 438 of, the Merchant ShiPP:l" 00
return to the said James John Pittock, L'. :4_llll
, Cktvi'cll.:we 1,
scandal has been caused in New York (treat RI,
by a reacher tii.e"
pews" in the church of that popular oath
oharcdpio thc
Henry Ward Beecher, pastor of the PlYlll°,,rilas 3&/e t sn't
pews, according to their situation u
an renliarnile ".•
those who offered the greatest amount of P The 5, ,feril
price were declared their owners for a year.
ant suei. Si ol
prices
~ arafoto/0 tli;.s,
a scene of great excitement extravaugif rali,,eouo,4a_t;
given for the best pews, and the anie t,`:,,,ree !a eill
.eEINofCIPuLpEsetIN T ...,,,,
$25,000 ! The chapel will hold aboout :ter it
of t%
people. The numbers who seek t and! one. OP
Sunday are estimated at six thousand, co is, ther,
the P itoec lir,
results of this mode of disposing ef laded b „,,,
500 of the members of the church are excluded
illarnolcri 1
In reply to remonstrances which havLis with 8., atlio
Beecher writes :—" A church, when it afteial la° hot tae,
things, is subject to just the same centn,a,ro, are J,llts..e,
other body. Buying and selling in
b° er t aud 014 bel7,
Ea-ne as in a store. Both should be honest doe, 007
watt if they are it is all sham to talk et 15' elfaenir,
WhireVer 3 na "then
too sacred for worldly things. secular a- any °- er
to that part of its business which
of ostt,,a
commercial wisdom, then it must stan.
tajbls 105 orb oi
honest concern, subject to all the eq_al
and toed,
taser.
and money. The pews must be sold t
üblicly, -hatabt stitio
every year; and this must be done Po, _oh sots.t ity.
have a chance. And if the pews are 11_1,,l'iaiut.
sJi_auts 0
.cbP
there will be but little trouble c on.,roll'euscant,!et le
pews:axe fewer than the applicants; it 'eu....e we to seisverroa to;
but one can be accommodated, how al 4.
Then the strongest will get them%
_°.,'„). will I'll'4,
shall have hem °? Shall there be a Lfte.rttilbClY b,23t retil:',°::
Shall
? Then the alert and shrewd ~,,i,
Shall they be ranted openly and in fair_ereiai la
of're,i"
men who wants them most, and has 1
the most, must have them."
inevitably they must follow the enurile means