The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

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NEW MAGISTRATE.--Mr. Heath, one of the newly
appointed magistrates, took his seat on the bench in the
Police Court yesterday, for the first time, and sat with Mr.
Aikin during the day.
LECTURES AT STANLEY,—We perceive that a course of
seven lectures, to be delivered on every Monday evening,
will be commenced, at the Green lane Schoolroom, Stanley.
on Monday evening next. • The subject will be " The
Newspaper Printing Press," and the lecturer the Rev. D,
B. Josephs. Lawrence Heyworth,Eiq., M.P., will preside.
We understand that the funeral of the late Rev. Richard
Knill is intended to take place to-morrow (Thursclal), at
the Cemetery, Chester, and the funeral service at his chapel
at 11 a.m. As Mr. Knill was beloved and venerated by a
large circle of friends, this announcement is made with a
view to give those who may wish to attend the interment
an opportunity of doing so.

GRAND SERENADE AT BIRRENEBA.D.—Tbis morning a
grand serenade of twenty-five foreign gentlemen, residing
at Liverpool, took place at Birkenhead and the locality.
The party was accompanied by a splendid brass band, and
afforded much enjoyment to the inhabitants, as they did on
Christmas and New Year's mornings. The vocal and in-
strumental performances were excellent, and led by Signor
Don Frarci=co Tomaso, the Spanish interpreter.
A NEW YEARS' TREAT.—On Monday evening last, the
members of St. Matthias' church rentertained the school
children to the number of 350 with tea and the usual
accompaniments of bun-loaf, cake, &c. After the repast,
anthems were sung by the children, and recitations were
given by several of the scholars, both of which performances
reflected credit on teachers and scholars. After the amuse-
ments of the evening, with which all parties seemed highly
gratified, the National Anthem having been sung, the
company separated, and we have no doubt, the hours thus
spent will afford pleasing reminisences for the ensuing
months. We should state that the rooms were tastefully
decorated with flags and evergreens.
CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday, the Borough Coro-
ner held the following inquests :—On the body or. Andrew
May, who, according the evidence, was a " duffor." He
was what was called a heavy drinker, and seldom went to
bed sober. He was very drunk yesterday week, and died
on Sunday last from the effects of drink. Verdict
accordingly.—On the body of Richard Covy, a Custom-
house officer, who was on duty at the Bramley-lloore
thick, when he fell Into the water by accident. He was
got out very soon, and taken to the North Dock Station,
where Mr. Phillips, the keeper, had a warm bath provided
instantly, and had a medical man in attendance, but death
followed. Verdict, accidently drowned.—On the body of
James Hughes, a cotton porter, who was employed by
Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co. On Saturday night,
about half-past eleven, the deceased and another man were
at George's Pier, when they fell over, and the deceased
got a blow from something in the fall, and died immedi-
ately afterwards. He was picked up alon with the other
man, by William Roberts, one of the hands at the small
stage, but the deceased was dead. Verdict, accidental
death.—On the body of a child, named Andrew Dwyer,
2/t years old, that died in the Royal Infirmary, in conse-
quence of injuries received by its clothes catching fire,
whilst the mother left it in a room where there was a fire.
Verdict, accidental death.—On the body of a child named
Nolan, two years of age, who died in consequence of a
quantity of scalding water having accidentally fallen on
the poor little creature. Verdict, accidental death.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.—A fine
young woman, named Sarah Round hill, was walking over
the bridge at Newlay station, on the Leeds and Bradford
line, on Monday afternoon. She was trespassing, the
bridge being too narrow to allow of any footpath. The
11.45 express train from Bradford came up at the time, her
clothes caught in the wheels of a carriage: she was thrown
down, and several carriages passed over her. When taken
up she was frightfully mangled and dead.
George Smith, the executioner of Palmer, the Rugely
murderer, is now in our county prison for debt, and has
given notice of application for his discharge through the
Insolvent Debtors' Court, on Wednesday, the 14th of
January curt. Smith has been in prison since August last,
and he is vastly indignant, we hear, that during his incarce-
ration some pretender (?) has assumed his name and blushing
honours, and gone about the country placarding himself for
exhibition as the executioner of Palmer, and gulling simple
natives of their pence. In Smith's schedule duly appears
the £5 which he received for hanging the monster Palmer,
and the guinea which was also given him wherewith to
purchase the smock frock in which he officiated on the
memorable 14th of Jane.— Worcestershire Chronicle

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN CORNHILL.-011 V Monday
morning, shortly before. ten o'clock, a frightful accident
occurred in Cornhill, which is expected to terminate fatally
to James Goodfellow, aged 30 years, NJ. 17, Cornwall
place, Lambeth, and Mr. Samuel Wallace, aged 35 years
silversmith, under the following melancholy circumstances.
It appears 'that the, unfortunate man Goodfellow was
engaged at a new building erecting for Messrs. Sarl and
Son, silversmiths, Cornhill, and was engaged iu heisting a
cap stone, of about three tons in weight, for tha purpose
of r.sting au iron girder of fifteen tons w igbt, when.
from some unexplained cause, the cap stone fell and crushed
Goodfellow in a frightful manner, and also broke both legs
of Mr. Samuel 'Wallace. They were removed to the
nearest surgeon's, bat the injuries were of such a shocking
character that he advised their removal with all speed to
St. Thomas's Hospital, where Mr. Sitn
surgeon, sad
Mr. Ellis, attended by the medical staff, v:P.re in immediate
attendance, but little hopes are entertained of their recovery.

THE LATE GALES.

IMMENSE LOSS OF LIFE.

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NEWCASTLE-ON TYNE, Monday Afternoon.—T'
gale from the east continued to blow with gre
violence all 'last night ; this morning it is soul
what milder, but we have had a heavy fall of sno
The intelligence that is arriving hourly of the lo
of shipping and life on the coast is truly appania
and it is to be feared that the worst is notyet tol
From the wrecks that have come ashore during t'
night on the Northumberland coast, there is n 0
no doubt that a schooner named the Reform, ao
a vessel called the Alma, of Rye, perished with
hands about' four miles to the north of the mon'
of the Tyne yesterday morning Four vess
were noticed from the Hough Light-house,
Hartlepoul, yesterday morning, to perish wi
every soul on board. A schooner was al
seen to drive towards the Langscar Rock'
but before she reached the beach she founder-
with her crew, and not a vestige of her W
afterwards.to be seen. The hull of .a large bri
which was dismasted off Redcar, was washed upo
the Langsear, and it is supposed her crew 11
perished. Three vessels are sunk in West Harty
pool harbour, but their Crews were saved. A bti
(hove ashore at Cair House, but the crews we
taken off by the Seaton life boat, Four vessels •
on shore on the Middleton Sands; their cre
are saved. The schooner that came on shore 0
the Hard Saud, whose name was not procured b
post time yesterday, is the Active of Winstable
Her crew was nobly rescued by the Shields lit,
boat. A dismasted vessel was lying at anchor es
Hartlepool last night. The following vessels hale
reached Hartlepool more or less disabled Tb
Mary Pring, of South Shields, the schooner Jobs'
of Sunderland, William and Jane of Sunderlaueo
the Valiant, and the Echo. The gale was awful is
the neighbourhood of the Fern Islands ; and, is
fact, all along the Northumberland coast. It ale
dead on shore. •
CARDIFF, MONDAY.—:-Cardiff and the' neighbour'
hood were visited by a terrific .gale on Saturdsl
morning, the wind blowing a perfect nunicane
from the north west. Considerable damage t 0
property was the result. In the Bute road tscl
houses were blown down, and some heavy materte:
falling upon St. John's church, smashed the root'
At the Bute Docks a blacksmith's shop was
Complete wreck—the roof was curried away ant,
fell some distance from the spot. In the High
street part of the premises of Mr. Morgan'
chemist, was blown down, And 'the -family DOl4
iowly escaped Severe injury.from the tumbling: wellfj;
At,Canton, a short distance from Cardiff, a hogs
was blown down—a complete ruin. Happily, n°
severe- personal injury has resulted. Toward!
evening, the gale abated ; but on Sunday evening
it-recommenced its former fury, causing, as before,
in various parts of the neighbourhood, considerable
damage. At present, we have heard of nothing
serious on the sea, although it is feared that grog!
disasters .will :still be discOvered. To-day we
have a stiff breeze, with every appearance of one*
BRlsToL.—Considerable damage was done 10
Bristol and neighbourhood by the gale, or whir
Wind, which seems to have been general on Sate
day. In the Albion chambers, the offices of which
are principally oedupied by barristers and soliciter6
and which are situated in the centre of the
a stack of chimney-8 recently erected on the north
side, ,with .a great portion of the roof, was bloitli
off. The whole of the windows on the opposlt.,
side were broken in, and the fragments deposits°
in the, quadrangle below, rendered the chambers
impassable till next day, when the place
was cleared. The roof of -the- Athenaeum vie!
almost completely stripped, and the zinc carried
bodily by the force of the wind to a great distance'
in John street, near, the above spot, a quantity 01
the coping stones and slates was torn off the houses,
and although there were several passers by at the
time they fortunately escaped without injury'
At Clifton the roof of a house in Gloucesteld
row was taken completely off, the wall se
rounding. the Victoria Baths was blown into
the baths,° and the lead on many houses was
taken by the wind, rolled up into scrolls, and
thrown into the road below. In Brunswick square
several trees ware rooted up, and at Knowle an
immense tree, standing' on the grounds of Mr. Iv'
B. Gadbury was blown down, destroying a wall,
and obstructing the passage of the high road.
This happened within a second or two of the
omnibus from Wells to Bristol having passed. At,
Stapleton, the seat of Mr. Bevan, two stacks 01
chimneys were destroyed, and several trees tore
up, and carried for some distance up the har'
ricane.

DEAL, Tuesday —The wind is E. by N. and the
gale abating, having blown with great violence
during the night, with snow and sleet. The
Reliance, from London, for Ceylon, is on shore, full
of water, at Widmer Castle. The crew was saved
by the new lifeboat recently furnished by the
Institution of the Walmer boatmen. A mast of
wrecked vessel is to be seen on the Goodwill
Sands, a little southward of the beacon. A steam
tug is now towing the Ann, Captain Pottinger, front
near the main. The Sydney, Frode, Gereide, and
some other vessels rode out the gale.
Since Thursday evening the English coast has
been-visited by a succession of gales, ranging front
the S.W. to the N.E. They gradually increased is
violence, and on Saturday night and Sunday they
reached the fury of almost a perfect hurricane.
Already have a large number of losses been cam'
municated by Lloyd's agents, but some days must
necessarily elapse before the full extent of the havoc;
can be elicited.

Between Flamborough Head and the mouth of
the Tyne between thirty and forty wrecks are
reported to have occurred ; in several instances th?
vessels going down with all hands. At Soarboro
shortly after daybreak on Sunday morning, a brig,
which was endelvourin,g to reach the harbour,
became overwhelmed, -apparently by the furious
storm which was raging around, and foundered
with, there is no doubt, every ono belonging to
her. The name of the ill-fated ship could not be
discovered.

. At Hartlepool and, in its vicinity there was mote
shodking catastrophes. The gale was from the
eastward with falls of snow and hail. A tremen-
dous sea broke upon the beach. Several vessels,
after being placed in great peril, succeeded in
making the harbour, but it is feared that more than
one or two perished amidst the fury of the storm.
On Sunday morning, between ten and eleven, a
schooner, name unknown, with part of her masts
carried away, was observed to go down in the bay
some short distance from the shore, with all en
board. A similar calamity is reported to have
happened to two other schooners and a brig in the
bay. Thousands of spectators lined the beach
without being able to render the least help to the
unfortunate crews.
On the Norfolk coast the gale has been very
destructive to shipping. The accounts from the
more western portion of the English Channel speak
of similar formidable weather sweeping the coast.
The sciew steamer Dunaskin, Captain Farlane, of
Troon, with a crew of eleven men besides the
master, bound to Bristol from Lisbon, was totally
lost on the night of Thursday, near Penzance. Tile
master and mate were drowned.

EDUCATION IN IfteLAND —The expense to the country
for education in Ireland in the year ended March last was
£195,040

We are informed that a company is in the course of for-
mation fry: the employment of forty fore and aft schooners
for the Atlantic whAle fishery. Two thirds of the capital is
already promised.
MELANCHOLY DEATH OP A LITERARY GENTLEMAN.--
We regret to announce the death of Mr. J. Duncan, aged
43, a literary gentleman, sail to be an author, end who
besides was connected with the newspaper press for many
years as a reviewer, critic, &c. It appears that on
Saturday evening the deceased accepted the invitation of a
literary friend, Mr. Arthur Brough, of 6, Holland road,
Brixton, to dine with him at the Kent Hotel, Holborn.
While seated at dinner, the unfortunate gentleman, at the
time, at peered in his usual good health and spirits, whet
suddeLly he was seized with a slight cough and spitting
of blood. He hastily retired, but soon became insensible
end speechless. Mr. Wren, of Brownlow street, was sent
or; but upon his sur;val he pronounced life extinct.