Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-22 00:00:00

TO THE ELECTORS OF EXCHANGE WARD,

GP:NTT:F.4I3N,
HAVING r'cerved a requisition very numerously
signed by electors of the ward, of all parties, inviting
me to become a candidate for re-election as one of your repre-
sentatives in the Municipal Council, I have much pleasure in
acceding to the request.
My long connection with the ward renders it unnecessary for
me to make any declaration of my sentiments, which are well
known to you. Should you do me the honour of re-electing
me, my best exertions shall be used to promote your interest,
and the general welfare of the town.
I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Dingle-halt, Oct., 1858. • - -CHARLES TURNER.

TO THE BURGESSES OF GREAT GEORGE WARD.
GENTLEMEN,
HAVIN G received from a highly influential Depu-
tation an invitation to become a Candidate for the Ward,
I beg to place my: elf in your hands ; and this I do with greater
pleasure, as I have been connected with the Ward from my
earliest years.
If elected, I shall give my attention, as far as lies in my
power, not only to local wants, such as completing what have
been for so many years serious grievances—the approaches to
Park-lane, the alterA7tion of Cleveland-square Market, &c.,---
but also to what ig of still more importance, the economical
administration of the Corporate Funds; and feeling, as I do,
that one of the most necessary steps to that end is to have a
full and clear statement of the Corporate Property, I shall feel
bound to s,,tpport any party who may endeavour to obtain that
important object.
I shall have great pleasure in supporting any measure for
providing Public Parks or Playgrounds. lam of opinion that
these, to be useful, must be as near to the town as possible ;
and that, as far as the south end of the town is concerned, the
fields adjoining Parliament-street are the most eligible site
available.
Hoping, if elected, to merit that confidence and kindly feel-
ing which I have so largely experienced hitherto,
I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant,
JOHN HAYS WILSON.
79, Upper Parliament-street, Liverpool,
September 22nd, 1859.

TO THE BURGESSES OF EVERTON AND KIRKDALE

WARD,

GENTLEMEN,
J3Y Lapse of
time, my occupancy- of the honourable e
and responsible position to which you generously elected
me three years ago as one of your Representatives in the Town
Council is about to terminate.
In reviewing my humble services during that period, whether
in committee or in council, I can confidently say that I have at
least faithfully aad honestly endeavoured on all questions
affecting either the interest of the town in general, or yaur
ward in particular, to act up to my. convictions of duty disin-
terestedly, impartially, and to the best of my judgment.
Whether these endeavours have satisfied your reasonable
expectations, and desires is a question solely for your decision.
If permitted to form an opinion from the requisition which
I have now had the honour to receive, so numerously signed
by persons of all shades of opinion, desiring me again to
permit myself to be nominated, I am certainly encouraged to
believe that the mode in which my duties leave been dis-
charged has been satisfactory to the large majority of the
constituents.
Under any other conviction than this I should have hesi-
tated to accede to the flattering wish now expressed, and
shrunk from again seeking the suffrages of those whose good-
will I might unhappily have lost.
Having no self interested ends to serve, I yield to a sense of
duty, and in placing myself again in your hands I beg to
assure you that, should it be your pleasure to re-elect me, my
best energies shall continue to be devoted to the protection and
promotion of your interests, with the advantage of a more
enlarged and practical acquaintance with your varied wants
than I could boast when you formerly gaveme your confidence.
I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant;
JOHN JOHNSON STITT. '
Elm House, 7th October, 1859.

EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD,
(KIRKDALE DISTRICT.)
grim COMMITTEE for conducting the• RE-ELEC-
TION of JOHN JOHNSON STITT, ESQ. MEET
EVERY EVENING at the [louse of Mr. SIMEON ESQ.,
Castle-street, Kirkdale, where every information may be
obtained.

• CHARLES MOZLEY, Chairman.
JOSEPH ATHERTON, 1 • • II Oita
M JAMES HAA LL, Vice-Chairmen.
JOHN WARSNOP, Honorary Secretaries*.
WILLIAM SWIFT, 1

RELICS OF OFFICERS WHO FELL IN AFFGHANISTAN.
—Mr. E. C. Bayley, an officer of the Civil Service, has
sent from Futtehgur, in the North-West Provinces of
India, to the editor of Notes and Queries, three seals,
which he believes to hay,' belonged to officers who
seen at
N
perished in A ffghanis tali in 18 11-2, with the view to their
being identified and restored to the families of the de-
ceased, by whom, no doubt, they would be dearly prized.
They are as folloW :—" No. I. On a wreath, a lion
passant, over the initials, 'F. 11. ll.' No. 2. On a
wreath, a stag's head era.ed, pierced in the neck with a
tsmen ostue of
office
the
where seals eal
xs
o mayt
and be l
javelin stringed, over the initials 'G. C.,' on an oval.
eo
No. 3. On a wreath, a tiger's head affronte, charged ;
on the neck a chain (or rosary) with a cross over the
Queries
is published,illoitlilB6l',Jl;l;et-istmrePertes
, the

OCTOBER 22, 1859

The Papal Government has uncliertaken a crusade
against the moustaches and beards of its civil function-
aries, who have Nenforteally irieited," by a ministerial
death,y ic
named place
Julien
o n
L Tuesday
I;—,fourteen
ui in
te theen
circular to doff these anarchical appendages. .
HANGING HIMSELF TO SEE SLOW IT FEELS.—A strange
appren-
tice to a confectioner, NV:7o had always been of a remark'
ably cheerful character,' had to go into. the cellar for
some bottles, and was heard singing. gaily in descending;
As he e did not appear for some time, another apprentice
yltellaersdoef aligaen:lbt:deau.
went down after hini, and-found him hanging by the
neck by his pocket 'handkerchief to a nail, and quit,'
dead ! As he could have no motive for suicide, is Is
supposed that he had tied himself by the neck to see
what the sensation of banging might be, and • that by
accident the stool on which he stood upset, and left hint
suspended.
SHOCKING RESULTS OF A TIGHT-ROPE PERFC!374-
ANCE.'—The Boston Courier of the 3rd instant says
"On Wednesday afternoon a frightful accident- occtlrrff,e
at Albion, New York. It appears that a lard;
crowd had assembled to see a young man crc's;
the canal upon a tight-rope. An iron bridge net
the rope was covered with people and carriages, 7
that furnished the best position for the SPttt2t°l-0
When the performer was Just walking out., the bric',
fell with a sudden crash, carrying with it hundreas_
of men, women, and children, and several heavy teatfrllisi
and carriages. The scene which followed was aw
indeed. Horses, persons, timbers, iron fragments we
all hurled in a, promiscuous heap into the water. It:
tion
number that at least twenty were killed, while I°',
number were very seriously injured. In this connec
we may mention that the mountebankeLavei on
Tilthrs:
day, attempted to carry a man upon his shoulders,eble
his rope across the Genessee Falls ; when near •'l,
1.
middle- he tottered and fell, but both he and the 10,
he carried were saved by catching the rope with the'
hands." eee,
SHOCKING OCCURRENCE. ON THE SOUTH"
RAJLWAY.—On Thureday morning, at a ralleer-e'tieler
hour; the wangled and almost- lifeless body of a 07 far
was found on this line of railway between Gionce,'"tile
-and Grange Court, and about three miles fOre eel
former place. He present: d a shockingly
appearance, having had both his legs cut ceraPee,e
,
off and his skull .severely fractured, besides' 5350
ing other injuries. As soon as possible ehe 110
removed to the infirmary at Gloucester, the poi: fe
being still alive. Here it was ascertained that his 113,e
was John'Thomas, private in the first battalion of 1,1'3,
20th Regiment of Foot. He had been at the railwaYsc),,
tion platform on the previous evening, about eight o'cl°ll,s
awaiting the train which was to convey him to
no
destination, so that lie must have lain on the line se'p
twelve or thirteen hours before being discoveke(l; ugh
appears the injured man had obtained a sick fur fie
for two months, having left Chatham, and Was 011100"
way to Glamorgan. He had been suffering frOUI io
fever, and the impression is, that he left the carrigeol
which lie was riding while in a state of cleliriaal,e tee
that having fallen on the line, another train inale
upon him the frightful injuries mentioned.
MURDER OF A GRANDMOTHER, MOTHER, NOf
GRAND-DAUGHTER, IN FRANCE.—The inhahitao-o,eo
the village of St. Cyr-au-Mont d' Or (Rhone) p dit
thrown into consternation three days back by 'ore
covery of a triple murder, the victims being bter,
females, grandmother, daughter, and grand-00;o
The widow D.sfarges, aged about 65, with herdellgf tee
named Gayet, also a widow, and the daughter goo
latter, a girl about thirteen years of age, lived tort eie4
and one morning the neighbours were suprised at „,50
none of the family moving. It. was at first sePrm:beo
they were gone to Lyons on business. But
colt
the next day came and the house remained et; gee
the authorities were informed of the fact, au' wit
house was entered. The first object seen was the 100
of Madame Desfarges lying on the floor with tilei•er
nearly severed from the body. A few steps fzirt'l'heo
lay her daughter, also dead from wounds about the 0.0,
and neck, and near her lay the dead body of thewige
murdered in the same manner. The two rose 3
victims had been shamefully ill-used: It is'sttfore'
that the crimes were perpetrated two nights,,i,boars
during a violent thunderstorm, one of the floe
l'e -twee°,
having heard what she thought to be groans :..essei`
eight and null o'clock. The murdered family
considerable property, and were very charitable• no&
drawers and cupboards had been rifled, it is sit!).irefers'
that robbery _was Abe. primary object of the altq
The authorities have commenced an active iniestiLin4o.
ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF A BAILW.‘'" ,An -
—At the Surrey quarter sessions, at KiaP,'";,; the
Thursday, a lad, named Thomas Jennings, stated for
calendar to be thirteen years of age, was indict roil.
oil'
misdemeanour in having unlawfully placed two irenpsil'
way chairs upon the rails of the South-Westernoeifiel
way, with intent to obstruct the passage of the e'efiel
and trains upon the line, and also to endanger thei;bit'i;
of the passengers travelling by the trains. grewesferj,
son prosecuted on behalf of the South eee./
Railway Company. This inclictment, it 31),,Pee5:e
was preferred under the following circunistia), eer,
The prisoner and some other lads were at 1)1 fi'et
tdheeliberraailtwelayyiooaktthße
securing the rails to the sleepers, and placea, aiieoie
them upon the up and the other on the down liaeo
then sat down and watched the result.- Ati jot f'bc
ytflweoeti,roir
cdhaiirts,
waphpiceiaireae
itoociefi'eref
eo
up shortly afterwards, but happily the engine ainl .0
the obstruction, and lie signalled the guarl,o c he
great exertions the train was stopped and tot if 0,
removed without any injury being done ;apiuiolb
obstruction had not been discovered, it was t" otlicls
of the engine driver and all the ',away 1,0
that the train would have been driven off the rilelid
the embankment, and a fearful loss of life Wis°,o
been the result. The company would have Pe foil) to
fled, under the statute, in indicting tll3,oerueteil
for felony, and he might have been- sent ii
penal servitude for life for this desperateileri 0.
act, but on account of the age of the p.ris'i
adopted the more lenient course of preferriag.4:ecrie
ment for misdemeanor only. When the rtlbe fi The
pliced at the-bar lie began to cry; and after aty. oiso
meat had been read to him he pleaded o'osl'l tfAr
chairman (Mr. Penhryn) inquired if anything 1,0 ele,,,pe
of the prisoner ? .Mr. Bent, an inspector ofJiail
politan police, attached to the South-WeSterieustePt
said that after the 'prisoner was taken into
toe .411 e
maze some inquiries respecting him, and aseerd for l'ore
he was a very bad boy, and that his father hsforeiPt the
time been endeavouring to get him into alethet joiis
but was unable to do -so. It also appeared cepiporide'
time the prisoner committed the offence his. the sere
urged him not to do Se, and warned him af the lsit
consequences that were likely to ensue, 311"ndwr
he made to them was sc that it would be 3,;:be cP
,le
to see the train go over the embankment.“ 3/1 of
man then asked the prisoner whether he It tie het
nation to give to the court for his condttetttgillell
no reply. Upon his being clled up for l'-eres
Penhryn said there was no •adoubt that .11°4 Psi i
wicked boy, and he might have banged 110'0014 o'
mischief by the act he had committed, and lie orta°,,Pt;
such a sentence as would give him. an opfPettacilvoetb`,
reflecting upon his past course of life, awl :1 itret
in.. to amend it in future. He then order°, fte otori
to be kept to hard labour for one monteerefore
expiration of that period to be sent to
school for four years.

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On the 12th instant, at her residence, iwrtaa'
Douglas, Isle of Man, the 'wife of 11140 e ~,,,
Judge Advocate-General Secundhabad, Of 4 '6.
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MARRIAGES.
On the 18th instant, at St. Thomas's Chureti,Stt.tralief4i;tee:or:
Charles. ilson, of Manchester, to Janet, el' .or, rrt. 0,4
Mr. W. Wi'son, of St. Helens. . J. Tre I,i
tato ,•W. 0 0
On the 18th instant, at Cheltenham, CaP„ .J• vill,„"-4.,
22nd Regiment, A.D.C., second son of the oe iotta 0 P''
chancellor of the diocese of Bangor, to Hear iorse ' ite,
eldest daughter of the late Charles HWY , „ tlie4,9'
voh'tlar'' PP
Henblas, Anglesey. to ,14.
On the 1a th instant, at the parish church, "Qorli,,liciw'
Alf
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JyzsunialgieCrrdolutsihMte.rAo.,f rt.hetrce:tolatartatetorifThuSoltl.m.SasavTioeuairi'ta:atil, oortet„
04,
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M aOdnne stthye'
the IClstnht !Is instant
s instant ISt SeleiV811112;;:i
years. eßKin'orgicKer.osponn.:,:fs:;ll:::
secollble::)::i
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at his residence, the p ophe
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118,14 ,Liars,E t 'ILI i'ofblshattalCp4BE. s
(1, 2oani at Paris,
oßnpg o AiT:HiiighSlB.anders iesittr
...f,
, orSouth Hills Abrg,),.'B9o,l,,Y;old'ifi'll.
On the 18th instant, at St. Leonard's, 'll W. ''.- ta''
rietta, the beloved wife of the Rev. Anthorik'sroing 0011'
eldest daughter of Thomas Greene, Eaq'' ocioi
e,
foqe 61°T EA'
On the 19th instant, at his residence, A ;_,,cord, e,
chester, aged 50 yeari, Thomas Edward Ple''
of rlto,"
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