Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-08 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER

Muslin is now seldom seen for walking dress ; :if
worn, it is accompanied by a bournous of a light colour, •
either, in cashmere, wadded and lined, or in .I:gerine
striped material of a bright colour ; these have often a
line of gold or silver between each striPe. The former
'aremace with round hoods or Pelerines, the latter have
squaii'Arab hoods with tassels. This is the season for
Indian cashmeres, which will always be' aristocratic
,and' diking-nes: Not Withstanding, we now find our
'fair fashionables • arrayed in warmer peignoirs in 'the
morning, we still see them at noon in lighter dresses
with 'their many narrow flounces, or trimmed with '
pliises a la,veille or fluted ruches. Some very simple;
-yet beautiful, evening dresses are made, of .clear white
checked organdis, the. checks formed merely with a
thread ; the angle Marked with-a shamrock, a Maltese
crass, or a star embroidered. Sometimes the line form-
ing.: the checks is of gold colour, or of other colours-to
match the figure on the dress, White, pink, blue, and ,
lilac grenadines; white or coloured tarlatans, with one or
two skirts with little flounces, bonillonneS, or tithe, are
still worn. Some beautiful trimmings, suitable for
autumn= mid winter dresses, have just been introdUced.
Ribbons- of silk and velvet, chines, and striped velvet,
will be amongst the great novelties of the season. .Plaits
Of grog-grain silk, fourrageras, tassels, large buttons,
trimmed with lace or guipure, aiguillettes, jet gimp,_ are
all in.fogue. Autumn shawls made of velvet, trimmed
With a thick chenille fringe, look- exceedingly hand)-
some. Lace-ii also very much used. Shawls with deep'
lace frills are- very generally adopted by the Parisian,
fashionables. A. trousseau is quite incomplete without
lstee shawl and lace flounces.- The facility Of using the
latter successively as a trimming for -al shawl, a- winter
mantle, a ball or visiting dress, makes them extremely
useful. An effort is ,being made to simplify the trim-
ming on the skirts; so that many are only trimmed quite
at the bottom with a wide ruche a la• veille, whilst
others have five or. six very narrow flounces. This
;style will lead to-' plain skirts, which will, however,
be exceedingly full,. and trimmed up the front with
passementerie, or large buttons trimmed- with lace,
which are very pretty trimming. The newest autumn
materials are Made with narrow or wide stripes, of one
or more colours, flowered and chines ; the front breadth
is of a deeper shade; with three wide stripes at the
bottom, crossed with narrower ones the same as the rest
of-the dress. This style is worn flatter round the waist,
waning at the bettors Stripes are as much made in
woollen material as int silks. A shawl; very distingue
forneglige, is a large- square of cachemire or of black
China crape, trimmed round with a band of black silk
or moire, about half a yard wide. No fringe or lace,
only a hem about two or three inches: They are now
trimming silk dresses of delicate colours with a wide
ribbon, or band of silk; of a bright colour -round the
bottom and up each side •of the front, leaving a small
space on which are -plaCedlfive or seven bows of ribbon
of the sameeolour as the trimming surrounded with
black : guipure. The same kind of trimming. is made
for dresses of barage or printed muslin, in which
case the ground of the ribbon should be black or white,
- with wreaths or bunches- of flowers, and the bows
trimmed round with black or white guipure. The
sleeves,.opening square in front of the arm, are trimmed
to match, with a bow at the top of the opening and
another on the shoulder. The Polonaises, generally
abandoned with thelight summer dresses, are gral-ually
re-appearing. For walking, they will be made rather
shorter; with the dress of the same material. For in-
doors they Will be Worn very long behind. —The
bonnetsof the present season are both handsome and
simple, as will be seen from the following descrip-
tion :—A,.plain velvet, of a very delicate shade of peach
colour, lined with green velvet, and trimmed inside
with a bandean of peach velvet, and a bouquet of geld
brown flowers. The outside was ornamented by three
green feathers and the strings were peach colour:
Another of white imperial velvet, trimmed on the out-
side with a ponceau velvet across the top, the' ends,
forming- brides. A ponceaui velvet bow on -the inside
' 'of the front fastened a curled' feather, passed under the
oatside-trimming and hanging on one side. The our-
tain of white blonde. A more simple bonnet was- of
white iraperial velvet, trimmed with a long white-
feather-round the edge' of the front. The crown, was
. full, and ornamented- by a bow of blonde and veli.et;
and a blonde curtain. A velvet bow was the only
trimming. inside. A very pretty one was of light pink
velvet, trimmed on one side- with a bow of black velvet,
held by-an agraffe of pink. velvet. From this . side a
scarf of blonde fell on one- side only. The inside was
ornamented with pink velvet. The strings were alSo
pink.. Hats are very much worn in the country and at
the seaside. It is said they will be generally adopted
thisminter ; but this, we believe, is at present quite un-
deciltd.—Le Follit:

MR; , DISRAELI IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

The annual dinner of the Royal Bucks Agricultural
Association was held on Wednesday, at Aylesbury; the
Marquis of Chandos in the chair, He was supported by
the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., and Mr. W. G.
Cavendish, M.P.

The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having hien given,

The Chairman proposed the health of° the county
'members. . •

73.1 r. Disraeli, on rising. was received with loud and
long-continued cheering ;The right hon. gentleman, after
returning thanks for the honour done to himself and his
colleagues, proceeded,toSpeak of the benefits nesulting from
Agricultural Societies, and to vindicate suchocieties from
the taunts of opposition. - He said : It is now generally
admitted, that En
,land is a country which takes-the
lead in the cultivation of the soil, and: there are many
other points with respect to which we have been in the
habit of assuming- superiority. Withoitt now entering
into any controversy as to whether that assumption-is.
just or not, I think that superiority has been questioned.
upon many other points by continental nations and;
critics; with respect to agriculture, never; and for this
simple reason,, the test of the superiority of the agrieule
titre is the amount you produce from, the soil of the
country, and that country which produces the most
from its soil, is held to be the most skilful in agriculture.
That being the case, the condition of miicultnre in this
country is suoh that for a very long period of 'years. we
have been famed for the cultivation bf the soil, and for
the prowess which England, has made in that respect.
The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to speak of
the high position occupied by Bucks as an, agricultural
county, and resumed his seat without reference to
polities.

THE NEW MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.—The
_Daily News says there-is an impression that the govern-
'dent are disposed to re-consider their recent decision,
which indefinitively postpones the establishment of a -
new mail service between .England and Australia. ",.,---7
- MONUMENT To JAmEs HOGG.—The funds for the-
proposed monument to the immortal Shepherd of Ettrick
Forest are steadily on .the increase. A further sum of
£lOO will suffice for the completion of the enterprise,
and this amount will, doubtlesi, be `speedily realised.
Among recent contributions are the names of the Duke
of the Marquis of Bieadalbane,,Sir Thomas.
Macdougal Brisbane, Bart., Captain Mitchell of Stow,
and-the sons
-of Burns.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A DIVER.—RAMSGATE, WED-
Ntsisay.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, at the Town=
hall, Ramsgate, before Mr. R. I. Emmerson; coroner
for the district, touching the death of Maurice-Alward,
a diver, which took, place in consequence of the burst-
ing of the air piPe while he was under water. The
deceased Was, on Monday, emPloyed in examining the
wreck Of the. Robert Gardiner, and was attired carefully.
in the usual garb of a diver. On its being discovered
that the pipe had burst, he was immediately brought to
the surface, but, he had then ceased to live. The wit-
nesses could give no opinion as to the cause of the
accident. The jury returned their verdict "Accidental
deatk.from suffocation, in consequence of the bursting-
of a pipe."
A BITE FROM AN ADDER.--A singular accident
occurred in Kingsley on Wednesday, the 28th ultimo, to
"a man named Charles Chandler. It appears that three
men were digging potatoes on some ground, the property
of 'Mr. Charles Maybee, between ten and eleven a.m. ;
two girls were also there, and seeing a rabbit start from
the hedge and run into a hole, the girls called the men,
and told them of it. Chandler went to the hole and put
his arm in, when an adder bit his forehead. A man, by
the name of Colver, immediately killed the reptile. The
poor fellow's face commenced swelling to a fearful ex-
tent. He was conveyed to Alton at once, and on reach-
it, i inigdmßbsietii
insntkegatidoni li :re
:hwasrei e
sn
nature
snt,ehuararetl y
with the '
Mr. Daniel Inwood
the matter
owfbalinsthe case, supplied the poor
fallow with some adder's fat, and 'applied it to his face,
a medical man, who gAve him some other remedies,
which relieved him to a great extent. 'Be was taken to
which relieved him. We are happy to say the man i,9I
now dcing well.--, ;rest Sussex gazette', . . .

OCTOBEIt 8, 1859.

PRESERVATION OF' LIFE FROM

SHIPWRECK

" ' at
OnThursday, a nteeti siva the Royal i•;"atienallifebe
Institution was held at its house, John-stx&t, Adelphih,
Thonaas„Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., in the: chair. gir•
Lewis,, the secretary, having read the: minutes of the
previous meeting, 'a 'reward- of £3O wart voted to- the
crew of the institution's lifeboat stationed at Sotithiroa
and.the silver medal to John Craigie, .her coxwain, for
their gallant services in rescuing, during a. strong gale
of wind and heavy sea, the crew- of ten inn, and the
master's Wife, from the Prussian brig, :Lutinde;
which
Was wrecked of Misner -Haven, on the night of the I.ith
tat. The officer of the Coast Guard reported that the
lifeboat had behaved nobly en the ogeasion, as . wellas
the boat's crew. The boat was several times buried in
the seas, and once so, completely so, that it was believed,
she had disappeared altogether ; she soon Showea
herself again, rising with her living. freight like a cork'
—A reward of £l3 was, also voted to the Ciew of tile

society's boat, stationed at Bridlington, for rescuing

tweeni three and four o'clock,- on the niorning of tal
16th ult,r the crew of six men from the ,brig

- - • .
aSluhnedaev;fr 1 Vale, whichof wAreckrtwedaror
onfrildifinl g4esrz,laidoelorine,
voted to the crew of the Castlcto*w. Isle of Man, life-
boat,- which belongs to this institution, for puttini(o6l
on the night of the 30th of Airgast, and rescuing thlt'P'
men from the Norwegian brigantine -Opieisninge.n'
which, during- naudden. gale of wind; had' eoothe
abled.The Wick lifeboat, which in on the institution;s
plan, was also reported to have saved recently a isbils
crew, during a heavy gale of wind. The boat was
under the command of Captain Tudor; R.N., who, for
a previous act of bravery in rewiring life, wear 3 ,_
society's silver medni.,,Rewards, amounting to 115 1050
were also. voted to the crews of the, society's lifeboncs'
stationed at Fleet Wood, Dover, and Milliner, for putting
of in reply to signitis• from veSsels howevr,
did, not require the boats' aid.—The Itainskate lifeboat,
which is also on the institution'splan,, had recently, in
con unction with the harbour commissioner's steam-tug
Undisome loggers, succeeded in' britoing.: into harbouri
fromr the Goodwin Sands,"-the brigiginickstep,
London.—A reward of £5 was likewise. voted to tbep

crew of a Harwich smack, for their-valuable assists]
in saving the crew of seven men from .the brig Faule,

South ghields, which Was wrecked-'on' the Shipwr
Sands, during hazy weather, on. the Oth
itittition decided to station_ a new lifeboat- at Silloth,
near Carlisle. Sir J. Grahant, Bart., M.P., hadiofferedl34.o.,
co-operation to the humane-Undertaliinz:i The so
ci°k7
also ordered a lifeboat to be• built for Portheawl, neat
Cardiff. The establishment had received the very lib
Support of Talbot, -111. P:, Lord-Lieut, of the

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anirother mentlemen in the locality. The socit.:r the
ported to be making an urgentaPpeal to the seamen 0- ,„c,
merchant service, to assist it in placing and maintailiw4
lifeboats on every exposed part of the coasts. of t'

life
1t not
f the