Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-24 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

THE POETICAL WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER ; WITH
MEMOIR AND CRITICAL DISSERTATIONS. By the , •
Rev. GEORGE GILFILLAN. In Five. Volumes. Edin-
burgh : James Nichol.
The book. now before us is a library edition of the:
poetical works of the great English poet, Edmund
Spenser. The first four volumes are occupied by the
" Fairie Queene," and the fifth comprises all the minor
poems which have been authenticated as from the pen
of Spenser. To offer any criticism on the poetry of,
Spenser would, at this time of day, be superfluous, if
not absolutely impertinent ; to pea a eulogium on it
would now be indeed "to gild refined gold and paint
the lily," neither of which tasks shall we at present
essay ; we shall, on the contrary, confine our few
remarks to the peculiar claims and merits of the very
handsome, indeed beautiful, edition now under conside-
ration. We may be permitted to state en passant that
the volumes referred to form five of a comprehensive and
admirable series published under the appropriate name
of " Nichol's Library Edition of the British Poets,' of
which somewhere about three dozen of volumes have
been already published in bi-monthly series. The whole
of the series has been edited 17 the Rev. George
Gilfillan, who has exhibited great industry and good
taste in supplying a full and pure text of all the authors
whose works have been already given. In his biogra-
phical notices and critical 'dissertations- he has -also
shown himself to be a painstaking collator and a dis-
criminating critic.
The volumes whose title stand at the head of this
notice, present at least one peculiar claim to the atten-
tion of English readers of the present day. Throughout
the whole of the poems, the antiqUated and all but
obsolete orthography of Spenser's time has been sub-
stituted by the more accurate spelling of the present
time, due care, however, having been taken to avoid any
chaiige which could alter the sense, or in even the slightest
degree interfere with tb e rythm. This is a course which had
been previously followed with the writings of all the great
authors who were, or nearly were, contemporaneous with •
Spensr, including Shakspeare and other "mighty men
of old." This having been done with great care and no
small amount of literary judgment, the result has been
the production of such a copy of the poems of the
immortal author of the " Fairie Queene," as would do
credit to the collection of.the most fastidious scholar, or
grace the library of a noble ; while it is published at so
cheap a rate as to be easily obtainable by all the reading '
public, in even the middle and humbler walks of life.
In all the varied awl extensive walks of what is known
by the name of cheap literature, few possess higher
claims to popular patronage than the "Library Editor'
of the British Poets." A. 3 a birthday or Cliristma,s,
present, it would be indeed difficult to meet with any-
thing more appropriate than this edition of Spencer's
Works, and it would probably be still more difficult to
over-estimate the value of Mr. Nichol's enterprise in
offering to the public so admirable a series of the
British Poets, as that of which the present five volumes
form so interesting and so characteristic a portion.

MEMORANDA OF A JOURNEY TO MOSCOW IN THE YEAR'
1856, by FANNY MARY THOMSON. Liverpool : Smith,
Watts, and Co.

The journey to Moscow, of which the clever little
volume before us contains, as it were, roadside sketches,
was performed by a Liverpool lady, who accompanied
her husband on his way to the Russian capital on
business, and thus by her presence in some nE,asure
converted a matter-of-fact piece of commercial travelling'
into a tour of pleasure and instruction. With a lively
sagacity; and a penetratingly keen observation,
Mrs.
Thomson peered into the different scenes, circumstances,
and customs which presented themselves before her.
These observations she has transferred with vivid fidelity
to the pages of her note-book, which in turn have been
ransacked and inspected with a patient attention and a
discriminating sagacity, which have enabled the lady to
cull and arrange a literary bouquet of rich artistic beauty
and praiseworthy suggestiveness. In treating of the
city, the streets, and the inhabitants of Riga, our autho-
ress thus delineates the appearance and the position or.
the Russian soldier ; " Here the soldier is far enough
from the capital to render him useless as an object or
display, and to be a soldier here only entitles a man to
rank himself one step' above a vagrant, as they are lel
almost entirely without the means of maintenance, an
their clothing falls to pieces upon their backs. Our,
errands were done, and our parcels carried by one a
these poor ragged wretches, to whom a few coppers were-,
a fortune."
Throughout the whole of her journeying's) Mrsli
Thomson directed a vigilant and cultivated eye to all
the objects of art to he met with in her perigrinatioost
and upon many of these she treats us to some lively as
well as judicious remarks. We have felt strongly
impressed with -a desire to transfer to our columns e
highly suggestive sketches of the Kremlin; its interior;
and the numerous articles of interest which abound
its halls, as these .are presented in the pages of A 1
.;
Thomson's book, but want of space forbids us to do War'
than recommend them to the careful perusal of
the
written in the book itself. As a whole, the;-sketchesthe
written in a lively and pleasant style, and without ce
slightest pretence to didactic gravity, they are at at
interesting, amusing, and instructive.

A Sketch of the Origin and Early History of the Lile:
pool Blue Coat Hospital. By John R. 1111Pe-.
Liverpool : T. Brakell. 0
This interesting historical pamphlet is the substanc
of a paper read on the.sth of May last,-before the ills-
toric Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. Asa CO
Pe
pendium narrative of the chief occurrences which h3' t
marked the history of one of our most important loc3, '
charities,, the paper naturally occupies a favourable 13°
tion in the eyes of the Liverpool community. Apart fr..,
this circumstance, however, or any other adventitious 371
which it might accidentally have derived, the pages
question commends itself to approbation on many.gren,,liitig
on none more than on the earnest and painstatsect,
industry which Mr. Hughes has devoted to his 011100
Looking on truth of narrative and amplitude of &sa
as the essential ingredients of excellence us suello
essay, Mr. Hughes has obviously devoted his atten,.ti
chiefly to these points; but in doing so, he has n°_„,l
any means beesi' negligent with respect to those litenr,
details which lend a charm to 'even the most matter:o-
fact memoir. The essay is characterised by a persPicure-
continuity in the flow of its narrative; and is not less the
markable for the assiduity with which the annals 0 toe'
institution have been studied and made available for ife,
purpose of presenting a succinct, yet comprehen4;.•
historical epitome of its early progress and present rillo
tion. -As an important chapter of our local histor4odt.
paper under consideratiim deserves, and will and'
doubt command, a large extent of general attention
approval.

0 133 111
BANKRUPTCY •DISCIASURES.—At the Glasgow cro-,
ruptcy Court, a day or two ago, William'
unlialisoir
commission agent, was examined before Sheriff oar
The bankrupt said : I commenced business as 3 dor
mission merchant in April, 1858. This was sowitioder
effecting a -settlement with my former creditor:rot V,
a sequestration. I began with about £5O, co fee'
accommodation from my friends. I began. :site
embarrassment in my affairs about six month` of 0
beginning business. My present ,assets consi 500
stock of iron and. steel furnishings, and also Thelno-
debts which are due to me by various parties. 1.%
voice prices of the stock of goods amount to £17113: riboll
debts due to me amount to about £445, of whic (We,
£4O may be recoverable. My liabilities at thisoo"
amount to .E 1,217. Before applying for my P:tile-
.
sequestration, I endeavoured to effect a privllit,coitieg
ment with my creditors. The amount of my
d; thati
at that time was less by some hundred Ponli„t,
e
the amount represented in my present statemtts
that time I only made out a list of the debt
were pressing. The debts which I did not then jlatiojee
comprised a,debt due to Mr. Matthews of
,irrea 11
for £451. Mr. Matthews' debt was not ine'vlicla
had renewed after obtaining
my present business. It was an old obligation -eat,
granted a bill to Mrs-Matthews for that sum..ii Los ne,
terrogation; the bankrupt admitted that the b.! in t 13,.
signed on 29th May, 1848, the date it bore, nn_l'ptiftdc
my former settleniron ia;
summer of 1859.] I first commenced business iii
in the year 1848 or 1849. This is the t,F
have been bankrupt. I was first bankrupt init:uour
in Dundee, and paid a composition, I thinpra_
ent and • ifel7
51
in Glasgow, and got a settlem ,
in the pound. I was next bankrupt in Dec, b.eiro, -.Be: -
pound of composition.—The examination wab "

duitttf ,statts.

BRITISII & NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM-

SHIPS.
NOTICE.-REDUCTION IN PASSAGE MONEY,

The Passage Money to New York is now,
tlfief Cabhi Twenty-L.lx Pounds
Necond Cabin Eighteen Pounds
Freight by the Mail Steamers to Halifax and Boston and to New
Yol•k direct, £3 per ton ar.z! 5 per cent. primagc•
Yreight on Parcels ss. each and upwards, according to size.
parcels for different Consignee, collected and mad,?. up in single
addres,ied party fur deli ve r y in A fr. er.ea, for
the purpose of evading the payment of freight, will, upon ex-
• arnination in America by the Custbms, be -charged with tae
liroper freight.

it he BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
• STEAM-PACKET COM rAN Y. draw the attention of Shippers
• katd Pagsengers to the 329th section of the. New Merchant
''''Pliing Act, which is as follows :
'A. "No person shall be entitled to carry in any ship, or to
pare the master or owner of any ship to carry therein,
xv(hilu„a,,f°rtis, Oil of Vitro?, Gunpowder, or any other Goods
~•,--: 's, in the judgment of such master or owner, are of a dm-
`-'OO3 nature ; and if any person carries or sends by any ship
.6-,Y. goods of a dangerous nature, without distinctly marking
~,ie,ll: nature on the outside of the packzge containing the same,
„nt otherwise giving notice in writing to the master or owner,
niti't before te time of carrying or sending the same to be
exPPed, he sell all for every such offence incur a penalty not
refuse
£lOO ; and the master or owner of any ship may
gnou,se to take on board any parcel that he suspects to contain
01,,`"' f a dangerous nature,' and may require them to be
ci'eti to ascertain tne fact."
B
4ITISII AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM
SHIPS. .
APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY
To sail between
LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK DIRECT,
And betweea
LIVERI's OL AND BOSTON,
--- -
Tl'e Poston Ships only CALLING at HALIFAX, to land and
receive Passengers and her Majesty's Mails.
PER Captains. Captains
Ap , SIA ...... C. H. E. Judkins. 1 AFRICA Neil Shannon
4,,r,81A ..... James Stone. I AMERICA W. F. Millar
cA,„.;
... .. : ..... Edwd. G.. Lott. I NIAGARA Alex. Eyrie
CANADA..... W. J. C. Lang. I EUROPA John Leitch
•-, . • CAMBRIA Captain Small.
•
The under-noted or other Vessels arc appoliat,d to Sail
From LIVERPOOL. • 1859
A.st k D
C
, i, ............... For New York Saturday... Oct.
`ll ADA
APR ICAO For,Halifax and Boston `4aturday... IA ov.- 5
111 A,,. For New York Saturday... Nov. 12
p., •••AA For Halifax and Boston ...Saturday—Nov. 19
•LItSIA For New York - Saturday... Nov. 26
ANA From AMERICA. 1859
CIA ,s, From New York Wednesday... Oct. 12
ALA AD ,
°Me ‘`l From Boston Wednesday... Oct. 19
ut, ~. From New York Wednesday... Oct. 26
PEr4)PA .........From Boston Wednesday...Nov. 2
. tsi k
4-24F1i,, From New. York Wednesday... Nov. 9
'-",,A• From Boston Wednesday...Nov. 16
Ttle
land , Passengers and Goods for New York are intended to be
ho,.`--. ut Jersey City, within the jurisdiction of the Custom-
', of New I ork.
Pas,.
'utt MONEY FILOM. LIVEILFDOL TO lIALIFAX AND BOSTON.
Chief Cabin Twenty-two Pounds.
Second Cabin sixteen Pounds.

TO NLW Y01:1: luui cry

Chief Cabin Twenty-rix Pounds.
No,e szcor.tl Cabin - - righteen Pounds.
rtes include Steward's Fee and Provisions. but without
14-32,i.:1ee or Liquors, which can 'se obtained on board.
Steam-sl4s, have accommodation for a limited
of Second Cabin Passengers.
4.,x,,;(.171^:t'rs are -allowed twenty cubic feet of personal luggage
ior ito,..,"et4ht ; but the, agents do not guarantee to reserve room
14eir that quantity, and they will be charged freight on
laggve when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
l•
"itt StluggageT" nle mail. IQN arc no.; permitted to go on board by the steamer
,r
.a."4l*etft:.?r,event disappointment or difficulty, passengers are
—uotved Informed that package. of merchandise will not be
"e shipped as luggage, or with their luggage.
will be received at the (Mice of the Agents here until
Ikt.„'eK on the Friday evenings Frevioits to sailing.
elhe,:vrbfor Consignees or others must pass through the Post-
,
A n,„ °Tie will be received at the Office of the Agents.
C.PLY, fn Halifax, to Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart. ; in Boston, to •
to /1,54 d I. G. Bates •; in New York, to Ed. Cunard ; in Havre,
12, ,Currie, 21, Quai d' Orleans ;in Paris, to Donald Currie,
aece de la B:urse ; in London, to J. B. Foord, 52, Old
titree.'trPet ; Glasgow, to G. and J. Burns, 9, Buchanan-
.. cr in Liverpool to
Thy A „ D. and C. MACIVER, 3, Water-street.
ttlext`.,:rnm ERICA will start fur New. York direct, ix]. Saturday
'the L"."' Dth instant. The ste3nt-tender SATFLLITE will leave
'day.latiTl'ettn:zzo;strre. o?poFite the Baths, George's Pier, that
clock Morning, with the Pais-Se:lgen; fc. the ASIA.

,
6nt 4 latiaiwvi
•

. ..- TILE BRI'rISII AND NORTH AMERICAN
RoYAL MAIL STEAM-SIIIP,
"'
4........,__ .414V1. ',,, ; KAItN A K.
._- ' --4--- late 1000. to sail (with Mails, Passengers,
MONTHLY I' and Goods,)
In cow, ; - -.ol‘l NEW YORK TO NASSAU,
for N-;:et+011 with he Mail Steamers, sailing from Liverpool
December °e: on the 29th October, 20th November, and 24th
YoGir.. will be carried from Liverpool to Nassau (rid Ngeew.
uvoi/e..., a throw.h
fi rate of L 5 per ton, with 5 per cent. pri
ka,.
ehts are not now required in order to pass the paF
aPply'rot4e New York Custom House. For further particulars

D. & C. MACIVER, 8, Water-street.

trance.

• STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
-:\
LIVERPOOL AND HAVRE. Loading Berth, West Side Iluakisson
BRITISH QUEEN Captain Harrison.
STROMBOLI • CapLlin Cook.
cr grst-class steamers, are intended to sail (with or
°Ut• Pilots) WEEKLY, to lIAVIIE, direct, as follows:
at.
-rISII QUEEN Monday...October 24... at S a.m.
Pc"
tort Dart:et:l irs, apply hi Havre to Donald Currie, 21, Quai
.1,14.11."1„ 3i in Paris, to Donald Currie, 1,, Boulevard des
`llescer,—; m London, to J. B. Foord, 52, Old Broad-street ; in
ter, ,"'„,;‘:', to G. and J. Burns, 9, Buchanan-street ; in Manches-
wao. Walker, 47A, Market-street ; or here, to
BURNS and MACIVER, I, Rumford-street.
cart_B4ioPo",s are required to send a shipping note. with each
the pa,cir°'e goods, and must describe on it th. contents o
ag..

(irtittatt.
eti•AIMUNICAT lON BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND
SLIGO.
Unless prevented by any unforeseen Occur-
-41
arence•:the undermentioneds or other steamers
re intendcdatiold sail between the above ports,
passengers (with or without
112ltolitsf and withiiberi.y to tow vessels),
trfu„ sPlendid and powerful steam-ships
itpaititeiCic
Captain J. Stewart.
A. ... •
• Captain 111‘Loughlia.
;Ate ... Captain M'Gowan.
11‘4
to sail frcin. LIVERPOOL (Clarence Dock Basin),
fur SLIGO, as under
td•B`4I3CIC ...... Wednesday...oetober 26... at 10 a.m.
Pt ea4e.(-1-J'artieB sending Goods or Stack for these steamers will
th specially, to the care ef the Agents, here
aOci Id vise the 'same, to prevent mistakes.
‘ol)oit4,,,required to be alongside the vessel one hour before the
464'41% ; Ulu° of sailing.
iVI •ao 'Tani es er, Sligo ; John Walker, 77A, Market-
p...4eAClUester • or here to
s'VEIt. and CO., 1, Rumford-street, Liverpool.

zrilartb.
C°IIYIUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND
GLASGOW.
GrtL,„,
REDUCTION IN RATES OF FREIGHT.

OCTOBER, 1859.
unforeseen occur-
Unless prevented by
01.17\ fence, the under-noted,7oryotZfrosteamers, are
a without Pilots), be-
-,....dtt....„...i5., intended to sail xvian'tt.!
_,...,,,,,
with goods
Lk -----.-
.tu ~, li Liverpoolas A
.Laterillgu
1, ppkit, an.. passengers, Una
Captain iiardie.
(14tilt: " .................. (Paddle)
i Captain Main. 4A6,4111 t Screw-steamers, now Building f Captain White.
--saaz
d (s. s.), carrying Goods and 1 Capt. Bryce.
Steerage Passengers only,
, X,4 From Clarence Dock.
1, October.
114-'Attb
I.
' 1414' - ................ uesday
...2_5..._a,t
,10,
a.m.
6 'r..opAiri!!. ................. Wednesday Zb. • .a. ..,'
p.m.'•*`"
ta;4444 t) .................. Saturday 29... at 1
r 7:,, 34 trs are reqUeSted to take charge of their own Jug-
/ t.l"•,rri_l2.,Z shiP is net responsible in any way for its sa.fe y.
hiTh' de‘ars,---' all all kinds of vehicles shipped at their Pro'
e '54Pl'.
~ 5' (~, , er3 of these vessels ovenot responsible for loss or in-
-. 4., ...ars.
ri'LL r cattle, or live stock of any kind shipped by
471411D01vd,,
11011(14a ra''T will not be carried by these vessels on any terms ;
~,41,1,,,, by vitriol, and other hazardousi articlefi, can. onlyn
tt'',UZl °,,f dalig"ero'aulsa'rtiecMlittirelrecspseelntsile,lrge, e°ullll(l%neaf;t' an
7The e"— ter damage oecapioned by or to the same.
~.:15eti°,:nc,t:rs of boxes and packages csoildtaniitiineng. liquids must
'4
:—.C:4llll(nsciLiPdttgngstelaal•)(7."B Za), T.,8-; Steerage, Gs-
-6 m. . Servatito in Cabin, full fare.
11'10 '-‘i,l 14fliaq--•utr t C tt 1 J. BuoNs, 9, Buchan?n-st "eci;
'Atli,' -, ',..L`10'!,-" -ILI-Tr.:se-buildings, Greenocx ; Jourt
• , ( '7a , Nfarks,t2Rtre'c'::,Mivaci,ester ;or here, to
- -

:1:1:1 CO 1, 11r.r....f,r7-T4:rnzt

NOTICE.—The "White Star" Clippers, comprising tlw
largest, finest, and fastc:;t Clippers in the world, will be
despatched punctually at noon of the Ist and 20th of every
month.

4, WHITE STAR" LINE OF BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN
EX-ROYAL MAIL PICKETS,

Sailing from .
LIVERPOOL TO MELBOURNE
On the Ist and 20th of every month; and from
),\..
..Arlia.• MELBOURNETO LIVERPOOL
On the Ist of every month.
Passengers forwarded by, Steamers to all parts of Australia,
Tasmania, &e., at through rates.
RED JACKET Kirby WHITE STAR T. C. Kerr
PRINCE OF THE SEAS Brown STAR or THE EAST Gaggs
BLUE JACKET Clarke SHALT AR J. It. Brown
WHITE JACKET ... - ARABIAN M. Gandy
BEECHWORTH Thos. Frain SIROCCO O'Halloran
MERMAID James Whiter TORNADO Aikin

And other celebrated Clippers.
Parties holding Bounty Tickets for Launceston or Hobart
Town, will be carried out by the ships of this Line via Mel-
bourne.
Ship. Captain. Beg. Bur. To sail.
WHITE JACKET (new clipper)...l2oo .3000 Nov. 1
Passengers embark on the 31st October.
BERTAPORE T. Drenning...1676...5000 Nov. 20

All goods by this line will, for the future, be delivered at the
Railway Pier only.
PACKET OF THE FIRST NOVEMBER.

FOR MELIIOURNE
(Forwarding goods to Geelong,)
The new Clipper
. WHITE JA CKET,
1,`200 tons Rrgister, 3,600 tons Burthen,
will be despatched froni Liverpool to Melbourne, as the "White
Star" packet of the let November. The White Jacket is anew
chimer, and sister to the celebrated clippers Blue Jacket and
Sir W. F. Williams, which made her last passage home from
Australia in 67 days.
The magnificent packet ship Beejapore is sister ship to the
celebrated clippers White Star, Morning Light, Sovereign of
the Seas, &c., and has made same of the fastest passages on
record, including her extraordinary voyage from land to land
to Sydney, in 74 days, the fastest ever made. She has carried
in her various voyages over 4,000 passengers, whom she has
invariably landed in good health. The saloons of both ships
are found in bedding, linen, towels, and all necessaries.
For freight and passage, apply to the owners,
H. T. WILSON & CHAMBERS,
21, Water-street, Liverpool.
AU risk of river eraft and lighterage to be borne by the
shippers.