Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-04 00:00:00

On the''bo'dy of Mary Stacey

poor old woman wa

lived with

her son-in-

aw in Scotland-road. S

moping a

her way, st
the injuries

she was

oat in an upper room, and baying- missed
Le fell down- stairs and died from the effects of
she received -.--Verdict "accidentally killed."
the official returns

EMIGRATION PROM. LIVET

Tune 30, have been completed, and from which we obtain
the following results ; —The quarter just concluded opened
with a very active trade. During the, first month (April)
twenty-five ships, carrying 148 cabin, and 11,264 steerage
flied,
of whom 2,610 were English, 304 Scotch,

chips (not being under the oporation of the Passengc

against, 138 c
English; 496
753 in sh6rt

hers ; 2,788

i and 9,360 steerage pass(
Scotch, 5;429 Irish, 447 foreigners, and
hips, daring the same period of 1858 ; an
nerease of nearly 2,000 during the month. A decline
was, howeve

observable in May, 26 ships having
rig 149 cabin and 9,316 steerage passengers,
2,128 English. 461 Scotch, 6,485 Irish, 240 fereigners, and
815 in short ships, against, in 1858, 150 cabin and 9,083
steerage passengers-2,634 - English, 465 Scotch, 5,556

sailpd, carryi

greatest falling off was observable, 24 ships were despatched
with 166 cabin and 5.916 steerage passengers-1,414 Eng-
lish, 323 Scotch, 3,899 Irish, 280 foreigners, and 600 in
short ships, being a decrease of nearly one- half when corn-
pared with the returns for April, and one-third when com-
pared with those for May. .In 1858, the I.lf4ile returns

were 168 cabin and 8,422 steerage passengers-2,680
English, 956 Scotch, 4,434- Irish, 352 foreigners, and 1,390
in short ships,
COSTLY SHROUD. —The will of Miss Harriet Clarke, the
Court milliner of Regent-street, London, and Bold-street,
Liverpool, has been proved. The effects were sworn under
£45,000. The charitable bequests amount to £1,700. She
bequeathes to the National Gallery the celebrated oil paint-
ing, " The Blind -Beggar," formerly the property of the
notorious Robson. It is said that she gave directions that
she should be buried in point lace. In lieu of this instance
of miserable vanity, how far more refreshing would it have
been to be informed that during her life-time this fashion-
able West-end milliner had distinguished herself by her
humanity towards the many orphan, friendless girls, who
from time to time have been in her employ ? Can any of
our readers furnish us with an incident or two illustrative
of the latter trait ? If so, we shall have pleasure in record-
ing them.—Liewalrs Mercantile Circular.

-LIST OF PASSENGERS per screw-steamer City of Wash-
ington, from New York to Liverpool.—J. C. Pugh, T.
Draper, L. B. Bates, T. Watkins, Miss Hutton, Miss
Guild, Mrs and two Misses Robbins, Mrs Clifford, Mrs
Whitford, Mrs. Blackham, Miss Dana, Mr • Morton and
lady, Mr and Mrs G. B. Morewood, five children, and nurse,
Mr R. Wardlow and lady, Mrs Fullerton, N. Butterly,
Capt. Mollar, Wm. Dixon, U. W. Waugh, J. Sellars, W.
M. Smith and son, W. Park, A. Reid, N. Jacobus, J. Liver-
mouth, Thomas Clayton, Rev. S. Easton, Rev. J. M'Gill,
Captain Ellis, Dr Carey, lady, and daughter, Rev. A. D.
Gillette, S. Cairns, D. Young, A. Ansaldo, W. T. Shannon,
wife, and two children, Mr M4Laughlin, wife, two children,
and nurse, Mr and Mrs Toulmin, G. A. Sutlierland, E
Wambersi, Thomas Stinson, A. P. Larcade, L. I. Beaufield,
James Kirkpatrick, William Malady, T. Porteous, P. Starr,
Mrs Pinchon and child, Mrs Mann and child, Colonel A.
Lemol, R. H. Davenport and lady, Dr A. Gerard, C. Bis-
toupe, G. Brigg, two Misses Davenport, W. Eschman, J.
Bailey, Rev. S. D. and James Phelps, W. Gatcliffe, D.
Colquhour, G. V. Milian. D. Smalling°, J. and M.
Aquillar, J. P. Beaumont and lady, Miss Reid, Mrs. Boyce,
A. P. Mann, R. Mellish, W. Robinson and wife, J. Sawyer,

•
A. Jackson, Miss A. Smith, Captain J. N. Palmer, A. D.
Chapin, A. M. Gardner, Mr. Smith, E. C Sharpe. R. Bow-
man, J. Freeland, G. Adams, A. Rankin, M'Elray, H.
Machin, W. Prior, M. Fleming, James M'Monegal, P.
Taft, Dr. 0. S. Root, C. Greenlees, J. N. Herring, W. and
James Crighton, Alexander Pow, A. H. Laflin, Mr William-
son, wife, and two children, Mr Walker, wife, and child,
Mr C. Telfair and wife, Mr Duke, wife, and_ Miss Duke,

Mr Guirola and wife, Mr Walker and 'wife, Mr and MisS
Rankin, Mr Ballantine and wife, Mrs Cameron,. Mrs and
Miss Kirkpatrick, Mrs and Miss Pollock, Mr M'Ewen and
wife, Mrs Diety, Miss Kerr, Master Kerr, Mrs G. S. Patti-
son, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Douglas and hild, Miss Clark,
Alex. Ewing and Miss Ewing, Miss Coats, Mrs; Henderson.

FALKNERISQUARE GARDEN'S. - Gieat complaints are
made by the residents in the vicinity of Falkner-
square, of the exceedingly improper use made of
the beantiful and useful gardens of the square, by ill-
conducted subscribers and intruders, everyevening. Running
races, the competing parties being stripped half naked ;
match at ball, dog races and dog fights, with an occasional
divertissement of hunting rabbits brought in for the purpose
—these are some 'of the uses to which it appears a few
unruly young men are allowed to convert these gardens
during the evenings of summer. The° caretakers of the

gardens complain of broken plants and shrubs, and trampled
flower-beds. The residents who pay for the privilege of
walking and resting there in the evenings complain with
great justice that, after a certain hour in the evenings, they
are practically excluded from entering the gardens, or liable

to insult and annoyance if they do enter them. The
residents complain with equal justice.of the want of active

means on the part of the Gardens Committee to put a stop
to such nuisances. The committee, we believe, declare that
they find some difficulty in preventing them, on the ground
that some of the parties offending are subscribers. What
difficulty does this fact present ? Does the circumstance
that a man pays a subscription for the privilege of walking
in and enjoying a fine garden, in which many others have
purchased an equal privilege, give him any right to render
it insufferable to every boy else, by originating a series of
nuisances there ? Suppose a man misconducts himself in
the Botanic Gardens while a flower show is proceeding, will
the fact that he has paid an entrance fee secure him from
being handed over to the custody of a policeman ? We
think the residents of the neighbourhood have very good
reason to complain of the imbecility of the Garden's Com-
mittee, in allowing such nuisances to be continued in the
Falkner-square Garden for a single week. Surely if they
are quite unable to do anything, some member of the council
not belonging to their body, can suggest in five minutes a
very effectual means .of promptly putting a stop to the
nuisances.

THE EMIGRANT'S OCEAN-PASSAGE & RAILWAY GUIDE,

FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—The above is the
appropriate title of a thirty-two page Guide (with map of
the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada and its connections),
issued by Messrs. Sabel and Searle, the extensive passenger
agents of Water-street and Regent-road. The mass of
information contained in this publication is not only great,
but of the highest importance to every class of emigrant,
and, indeed, will be found to contain useful information for
persons who do not intend to emigrate. However, the
humblest person, going either to Canada or the States of
America—to Quebec, New 'York, Boston, &c.,—will find
in the pages of this Guide a Gwide indeed. It has been
compiled with great intelligence and accuracy, and the
confidence that may be placed on its every statement renders
it one of the most desirable things any emigrant can have
in his hand. It commences—with him—the moment he

-
sets out from his home, in any part of the United Kingdom
(indeed we may say Europe), and never quits him until it
Guides him safely to his adopted home, in whatever

part of the " far west" he may chose his lot,

Every-

ibing appertaining to emigrants, by sailing and steam
vessels, is carefully detailed, and the passenger will derive
more solid information from it, and, by following its
directions, will save more money and avoid more trouble,
than if he consulted all the works that have been written
about emigration and emigrants for the last twenty years
In fact, it is a silent but faithful monitor in every step he
takes from his old home until he reaches his new one ; and,
at every sten. save. tin this nr an That • an,l Anwa MT. banr

regarding " free grants of land in Can through
booking system" by the Grand Trunk Railway, and other
important subjects to emigrants; and any person going to
America without being armed (for he is armed when he
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We could wish to see this publication widely spread all
over the United Kingdom, because it will enlighten the
stayer at home, as well as instruct the goer abroad. We
recommend it to every one.

PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE HANDEL FESTIVAL.—The recent
Festival has proved a wonderful success—musically, finan-
cially, and pictorially. The photographic art was well re-
presented by Messrs. Ntgretti and Zambra, photograpers to
the Crystal Palace Company. While the representatives of
the " fourth estate" were actively employed in making their
" pen-and-ink sketches" of the beautiful prospect which
met their gaze, and recording the vivid impressions made
by the orchestral marvels which greeted their ear, our art
representatives were busy in the production of wondrous
pictures which, in a few moments, conveyed to those pre-
sent, and subsequently to a distant public, truthful repre-
sentatives of the picturesque scenes which met the eye of the
visitor to the Crystal Palace during each day of the Great
Handel Festival. The orchestra was photographed on the
day of the rehearsal, and it was printed, mounted, and
posted on the orchestra before the commencement of the
second part of the concert. The orchestra was again taken on

Wednesday, and on Friday, owing to the differ'ent arrange-
Ment of the ladies, which gave the orchestra a prettier ap-
pearance, it was once more photographed. With reference
to the success as a photograph, we may, without fear of
contradiction, state that, taking into consideration the oiled

waterproof yellow awningover the orchestra, it is a
wonderful picture, containing, as it does, some three thous-

distind portrait

Besides the orchestra, there were a

number of negatives taken on eac

ay oft

iLf3 festival

the persons occupying the centre transept; so that we'have
a collection of some 20,000 portraits. _ We fear, hOwever,
hief; for some gentleman

these picture

nay cause some mi,,,

be seen seated very cosily with some fair one th

his absent partner not at all pleased with the gentleman's
trip to London. On Friday a stereoscopic picture of the
Royal Box was taken, printed, mounted, and presented by
Mr. Negretti to H.U.H. the Prince Consort previous to the

the box' was constructed, as usual, with the everlasting cover-
ing of reA cloth; .that H.R.11., as a lover of music, cannot
refrain from beating time, and that there was an awning all
over the transept--this picture was eminently successful:
again, When we consider that the usual time of exposure
under ordinary circumstances in the Palace is about ten

minutes more, than 'that of any ordinary glass room—a
quarter of an hoar, anJ from that to twenty minutes, being
the time given for aloby 8 picture—we are only surprised
that the artists were able to get anything at all. The length
of time quoted may surprise some; but, when if

_ _t is recollected
that the-roof is 150 feet over the sitter's head, and that it
is glazed with that particular green tinted glass which in
the process of time is changed into all manner of colours,
then the surprise ceases. The size of the` pictures taken is
18 by 10. By arrangement with the company, the price of
each picture to the tnenrbers of the late orchestra is es.; to

the general public 78. 6d. We need hardly add they are
published by the artists, Messrs. Negretti and Zambra, of
Hatton Garden, of the Crystal Palace. The Photographic
Journal (Liverpool).

THE Loss OF THE POMONA.—The loss of this vessel, on
the coast of Ireland, on which melancholy occasion above
four hundred lives were lost, is thus alluded to in the July
number of the Life-Boat, 'a journal of the National Life-
Boat Institution :—" As we pointed out in the case of the.
steam-ship Austria not long since,. so again, in the case of tile
Pomona, we must point out that, if the law afforded to emi-
grants, and other passengers, the protection which it ought
to do, by the enforcement of a sufficient and suitable supply of
boats, much of this sad waste of human life might have bee,.
spared. True, two of the boats were washed from the davits
by the sea, three of them were stove or upset on being
lowered into the water, and of the two which left the ship,
one was upset in landing through the surf. But if the.
boats had been twenty in number, which they ought to have
been, instead of seven only, if they had all been life-boats--
real life-boats, not sham life-boats, which the-generality of
ship's life-boats are—but if they had been White's life-boats,
or Berthon's collapsible life-boats, or such life-boats as those
adopted by the National Life-Boat Institution, they not
only would not have swamped if stove in, but might have'
been safely filled with passengers afterwards, and have taken
them to the shore ; and if they had been of the last-named•
class; and had upset in lowering, they would have righted
again instantly aftere If each boat had been fitted with
Clifford's lowering apparatus, its chance of being safely
lowered, with its complement of passengers, without injury,
and without upsetting, would have been infinitely increased.
And if each boat had had a bow-rope, of sufficient length
and strength, secured to the ship, which should always be
the case, had she been upset, she would not have gone
adrift, but have remained by the ship, with the chance of
being righted, and of still being available to save life. Under
such circumstances, it may be fairly presumed that many
boats full of passengers would have safely left the.
Pomona, and even if some of them should have'
been upset in landing through the surf, which,_.
from the ignorance of merchant-seamen of the proper
management of boats in a surf, they might have been, yet;
even then those on board them would have had a greater,
chance of being saved by aid from the shore than by going
down with the ship in deep water. Once more, then, we
exclaim against the injustice, the national moral turpitude,-
and especially against the supineness of the governing
authorities, who have charge of our Mercantile Marine,
and, above all, of our emigration department. of it, which
affords no better protection to the lives of our fellow--
countrymen, which, in the manner above pointed out, might
so readily be done. Lastly, another cause of the loss of
life in this deplorable case appears to us to have arisen
from an error in judgment of the captain, by letting go his•
anchor after the ship had' drifted over the bank, and got
again into deep water. As shown by the charts she could
not have been more than two and a half miles from the
shore, when off the bank, to which also she must have drifted•
considerably nearer before the anchor was let go, as some
time was expended in clearing it away, and as it is stated
that the breaking of the surf on the belch was distinctly
heard by those on board : as the ship did not go down
until about half an hour after the anchor was let go, it is
probable that she floated for at least an hour after drifting
0
off the bank. We may, therefore, conclude there was ample-
time for her to have been run on shore, especially if a sail'
could have been set on the mizenmast, which was still left
standing. As soon, therefore, as it was found that the
water was gaining on the pumps, it must have been evident
that the ship would founder, and that the further she was
from the shore at the moment of the fatal catastrophe, the"
less chance there must be of any of her inmates reaching it ;-
for even if no boat could, on her first striking, have reached
her from the shore, or the mortar or rocket apparatus have
been the means of effecting a communication with it, the
ship might have held together until the tide had left 4r.
As it happened, although of course unknown to the captain,•
the life-boat of the National Life-boat Institution stationed
at Cahore, two miles distant, made several attempts to
proceed to the wreck, but, unfortunately, she was as often
beaten back again by' the sea. If, however, she had-
succeeded in getting out, all that she could have done would
have been to take off some thirty persons, and left the-
renainder to perish, as the ship would have foundered before
she could return to it. On the contrary, had the vessel been
driven on shore, she would probably have made the water so
much smoother under her lee, that the life-boat might have
been more readily launched, and have passed to and fro
between the ship and the shore until all on board were saved.
We do not, however, desire to cast any reproach on the'
captain of the ship, who is said to have shown much cool-
ness, presence of mind, and courage on the trying occasion,
and he no doubt acted to the best of his judgment. Air
speculation, indeed, as to the correctness of his judgment, is
now useless. Whether correct or not, it was in this instance'
of no avail ; that which was to be has come to pass ; it is
now irrevocable : did we only state our opinion respecting'
it for the consideration of masters of ships who may chance
hereafter to be placed in similar circumstances."
THE TOWN COUNCIL SUMMONS for Wednesday next
contains the following matters fog consideration :—The
proceedings and reports of the finance committee, compris
ing—recommendation to accept the tender of Messrs Kilpin
and Montgomery, for the construction of a drain from land,'
"Walton Goal road ; also the following recommendations--
to accept the tender of Messrs Knight and Son, "for paint-
ing the outside of the new gaol, Walton ; to grant, subject
to the consent of the Lords of the Treasury, the reversion
of a small strip of land adjoining the Baptist chapel,
Myrtle-street, for the sum of £5l; to accent the resignation
of Mr. J. H. Bally, corporate auditor ; to authorise the'
removal of the statue of King George M. from its present
situation in London-road, and the erection 'of the' column
in memory of the late Duke of Wellington near the site of
that statue, Report of the Town-clerk on his establish-
ment, and that he has appointed Mr. T. Abbott in the
place of the late Mr. Hughes, at the salary of £275 for the
first year. The proceedings and reports of the watcb,
lighting, fire-police, fire-prevention, gas supply, and
hackney carriage and licensing committees. The proceed-
ings . and reports of the health committee, comprising'
recommendations to adopt certain parts of the Local
Government Act, 1858, comprised in sections 32 and 34
thereof ; to make the following alterations in the, treasurer s'
consequent on the death. of Mr. Widdows, late
collector of sanitary and other rates ; to appoint Mr Janes
Rogers, at present a clerk at £lOO per annum, as Libllector
on the lowest scale of salary, viz., £l5O per annum ; to ,in-
crease the salary of Mr. James B. Tyrer from £7O to LBO
per annum • to appoint Mr. M'Kay to fill Mr. Tyree'situation,
situation, and increase his salary from £65 to £7O per annum;
to appoint Mr. Joseph W. Cooke as a junior clerk, at £6O.
per annum; recommendation to appoint Mr. Robert Iliggio
at the salary of £l-50 per annum,
~ment of the staff of that department, con-
,quent upon this appointment ; return as to common
"-,„gee. ordered by the council at the last meeting,

inspector'of nuisance

and re-arran

the'consideration of which'was postponed at the last month'''.
council, pursuant to the standing orders. The proceedings
and reports of the courts of law \and St. George's-hall,
and reports of the markets
>rt of the treasurer on the
accounts of St. John's market; also the following recommell;
dations :.to appoint Mr. Isaac Hutchinson as inspector 0f
all the markets, at a salary of £250 per annum ; to appoint
Mr. James Stonehouse manager of St. John's, and all the
other markets in the centre of the town, at a salary of £220
per annum ; to appoint a manager of St. James', and all other,
markets in the southern division of the town, at a salary °}
£125 per annum ; to appoint a manager of markets in the.

committeE

The proceeding

committee, co mprisin,

northern division of the town, at a salary of £ l 25 per annum'
that two persons be-appointed as collectors of St. John's, an'
the-central markets, at the salary of £lOO each. The Prr
ceedings and reports of the following committees : 'lll4
education committee, the gaol and house of correctio
committee, the Town-hall establishment committee, coo'
mmendation that the public rooms and staircase
s and decorated, at an estimate'
ld museum committee,
lso further

s, library
baths'

consideration of a recommendation of the baths' committee
a plunge bath in Evertor!, at the estimated cost 01
J 2,200, the consideration of which was postponed at the
monthly council held on the 4th of May last ; the procectii,ll:
nd reports of the special improvement committee. 1"
ner's account, amounting t0•.£55. BaJance sheet of the
assets and liabilities of the corporation up to the close of to
last financial year, submitted by the treasurer, the considers:
-c which was postponed at the last monthly' oulleli
410 honorary sere'ilie

tter trOli

the Li

stipendiary magistrate, the conk'deration of which was postponed at the last monthly counc...,l'.
Report of the Town-clerk on the bill to alter the provisil
of the Sanitary Amendment Act, which limits the width
carts, and. instructions to the Town-clerk thereon. The
ie
Mayor's communications, comprising Memorial of the;
trustees of the will of Robert Sixsmith, deceased, seeking j,
grant of certain lands in the parish of Liverpool, escheat
to the corporation ; application of Mr. J. J. Harrison for
suitable room, near the Exchange, fur the purpose of giv,‘,l
instruction in fencing, broad-sword, single-stick, &C. 1
following motion, by Mr. Hutchison, of which notice 11'
Ili
been given :—" That the sale of certain houses and 12,11 A
situate upon St James's-walk, proposed to be sold by reso'lli
tion of the finance committee of the 27th May, 1859, an 1
confirmed by the oeuno.l on the Ist of June last, be P°5404
ported."

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