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

TO THE EDITC E OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES

SIR,—In your report of the trial Lachemund v.
Blech, you have made a slight• mistake with regard
to the verdict which the jury found for the defendant,
and,not for-the plaintiff as you state. I beg also. to
rem'ltrk that my name is Joseph Edward Blech, and
not James. I shall feel obliged if you will correct
both mistakes in your next number.—l am, sir,- your
obedient. lervant, JOSEPH EDWARD •BLECH,
34, Tower Buildings, Liverpool,
6th August, 1859.

SENTENCES AT THE BOROUGH SESSIONS.—The follow-
ing sentences were passed at the. Borough Sessions on Sa-
turday :---George Crossley, 14, six weeks' imprisonment,aild
then to be 'sent to the Liverpool. Farni for a period of five
years ; Jane O'Donnell, four years' penal servitude ; Ellen
Maher; discharged ; Eliza Cooper, two weeks' imprison-
ment ; Joseph Curry, discharged ; Alexander Taylor, threesx
mouths'. imprisonment • Henry Lawson Singleton,
months' imprisonment ; 'Rose Cannon, six months' imprison-
ment.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT By FIRE.—On Saturday morn-
ing a frightful accident occurred to Julia , Connor, aged
eight years,
residinc, in Tooley-street, London. It appears
.that the unfortunatet creature was standing on the fender
to roach something off the mantleshelf, when her apron
WEIs wafted by the wind against the bars of the grate, and
caught fire. She became enveloped in flames, when her
cries brought assistance, and the flames were- extinguished.
She was then conveyed to Guy's Jiospital, but remains
without the slightest hope of recovery.
THE MALTA AND CAGLIARI ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—
SOlllO anxiety hag lately been felt as to the safety of the
steamer Lady. Sale, which left Malta some weeks ago to;
repair the cable between that place and Cagliari; which,
since the 6th of March, has been disabled, no later tidings
having been received of that steamer, since the 3rd of July,
when she telegraphed her progress as far as ,Marittimo,
and the, buoying of, the cable off that island. A sailing
vessel Which arrived at Malta from -.Marsala reports that
the steamer had been in there, with .damage, and had left on
Thursday, the 21st of July, to resume operations, so as to
splice; on to the two ends the stouter cable ..which she has
brought out from England over the spot where' a rapture
has twice occurred, and where coral reefs and volcanic action
are known to exist.

SIIOCIC.INO MURDER IN NEW YOUIC..-NEW YORK; July
23.—A shoeking murder occurred this afternoon at the
corner of -Broadway and Canal streets. A man named
Robeict M'Donald shot a young woman, named Virginia
Stewart, through the head, -spattering her brains upon the
sidewalk. After firing the shot,' 111‘Donald attempted to
shoot himself, but was prevented by the police and by-
standers,_ and taken to the Bth ward station-house. He

stated that the reason he shot her was that she was unfaith-
ful to him. M'Donald is a native of Mobile, Ala., and has
been staying at the Metropolitan Hotel for the last tell or
twelve days. He is about forty years old. Miss Virginia
Stewart is a native of Massachusetts, about thirty years of
age. They became acquainted in New Orleans about seven
years ago, during which acquaintance she kept a house of
prostitution. They had two children, both of whom died
about eight or ten days ago. On being convinced of her
treachery, he formed the resolution to kill her and himself,
watchin°„, her from day to day until he succeeded in par-
tially effecting his object. The woman was alive at mid-
night, but cannot live.