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

NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

AUSTRALIA

The mail advices are from Sydney to August 13
Melbourne, 18 ; Adelaide, 19.
After the arrival of the English June mails at Mel.
bourne, bacon, hams, and butter 'rose,, and rites stilt
continued firm at some reduction on the first advance
Wines and spirits steadier. First-class brandies realised
full rates.

In the labour market, skilled workmen still at a dis-
count. _ _ _

The news brought by the Bombay mail had done much,
not only to increase commercial 'confidence, but to allay
the anxiety for additional colonial defences, which was
beginning to gain ground. .

The Red JWcket,while on her voyage from Liverpool
to Mellalurne, had run—,down the Elizabeth Walker.
The crew of the latter had only just time to climb on
board of the Red Jacket,' when their own vessel foun-
dered.

The Melbourne journals, of August 17th, give parti-•
culars of the loss of the Admalla, a steamer trading be-
tween. Adelaide and Melbourne. After leaving -the
former port, on August sth, she struck at half-past four
the following morning, while running at full speed, and
in less than ten minutes she was in three, pieces. About
forty people continued clinging to the bow. portion 'for

two.' day;, when (with the eiception of abintt fifteen,
who were brought to the after part of the vessel by means
of a rope) they were all washed off and lost.
During five out ,of seven days, the people were
without food of any description, and had no shelter :
they sat on the top rail with their feet resting on a
moulding fore and aft. About twenty died in one night
from cold. When the seventh night closed, only tv
seve
Altogether fifty persons perished

is rerrame

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
Arrived at Sydney :—Telegraph
Arrived at Adelaide :—Escort
and Astoria

Sailed : Kurrachee

Arrived at Melbourne :—Royal Charter, (July 22d,)
Peter Max Well, Laurence Brown, Telegraph, Vater-
smidt, Red Jacket, and Sir W. Eyre. Sailed : British
Trident, Dingo.
Arrived at Bombay
Barton, Bebington, and Timont
scent City, Joshua, and JOSeith Rowan

Mary Oxley, Magnet, Niles
Sailed : Persia, Ore-

GARIBALDI'S CORPS
The Daily _Yews contains an address

Avesani to his countrymen in England, inviting them

to contribute to the national subscription,instituted by
Garibaldi, for the purchase of 1,000,000 (?) muskets for
Central Itah-.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

SAILING. OF TILE KANGAROO.- —The Liverpool, New
York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company's screw
steamer Kangaroo will sail for New York on Wed-

THE BUILDERS' STRIKE AND LOCK-OUT

On Saturday circumstances trans

aired which lead to

that, ere this week shall have passed, the deplorable

I misund

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CORRESPONDENCE

our correspondents.]

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTI

Sin,—Permit me to occupy a small space in your
valuable journal to draw attention to the seeming
apathy which is remarked on in various quarters, as
having seized on the Conservative body, with respect
to the approaching Municipal' Elections. On all hands
we hear of the great preparations made in the Radical
I camp for the purpose of securing the return of their

candidates in niost of the wards, while the intentions of
the Conservatives—if they have any—are nearly all

concealed

In Everton and Kirkdale, in Vauxhall, in Lime-street,
in Abercromby, and North Toxteth Wards, there seems
to be no movement made for the purpose of replacing
. . Radical councillors by Conservatives.

the retiring