Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-05 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN.—MonthIy
Report, Nov„, 1859: Fresh patients admitted, 120 ;
patients who have received treatment, 290 ; patients
remaining. Under treatment, 115. Hon. medical officers,
Mr;Stephens and Mr. Hey; treasurer, Arthur Dempsey,
Esq. ; assistant medical officer, Mr. Rowe; hon. surgeon--
dentist, Mr. Newman.
PEOPLES' LECTURES, CONCERT-HALL, LORD NEL-
SON-STREET. The success which . attended Dr. Lan-
kester's first lecture on Food, on Friday last, leaves no
doubt that his audience this evening will be an increasing
one. His- subjects are starch and sugar ; and Mr.
Thomas A. Bushby„ sugar broker, who has made a very
interestinc, collection of sugars for the occasion, will
exhibit and explain their character.
SUDDEN DEATH.—ATI inquest was held on Saturday
morning, on the body of Mary Ann Jones, a servant to
Robert Reynolds, keeper of the Cross-keys Spirit Vault.
The dcceased,retired to bed on Friday night, apparently,
in good health, and was found dead in the morning.:
The evidence that was adduced did not throw much light
upon the cause of the deceased's death, and the inquest-
stands adjourned till to-day for further evidente.
LivEnrool.- ROYAL IsrinmAnt.—Return for week
ending '3rd December, 1859 :—Admitted: In-patients,
36; out-patients, 18 ; surgical casualties, 26. Dis-
charged : Cured, 17; relieved, and at own request, 9 ;
made out-patients, 3; irregular, 2 ; dead, 0 ; remain
in the house, 169. Visitors for the ensuing week :
John Cropper, and Charles Freer, Esqrs. -Physician:
Dr. Vose. Surgeon : Mr. Stubbs House Surgeon :
Mr. T. S. Walker. Junior House Surgeon : Mr. J.
Allen.. Chaplain : Rev. Edward Pool. Robert Hut-
chison, Treasurer. N.B.—Donations of old linen for
the wards, and cast-off clothing for needy patients on
leaving the hospital, are much required, and would be
very acceptable.
Tilt 'CHESHIRE Riruts.—The Bbkenhead .4clvertiser
says :—The _winter drill of all the four companies is
going on vigorously, and the number constantly aug-
mented by fresh recruits, which will soon render each
company 100 strong, enabling them to be brigaded.
The Birkenhead Company drill at Monks' Ferry Hotel,
and the Oxton and Claughton Company at the old barn
at Grarigcmount, which has been liberally placed at
the disposal of the company by Mr. Thomas Evans ;
it is now comfortably fitted up, and well lighted with
gas, forming a most convenient rendezvous, having also
The advantage of a -temporary gymnasium.
LIVERPOOL ARTISANS' ARTILLERY CORPS.—A reso-
lution has been come to by the artisans of Liverpool
-to join in the volunteer movement ; but in order to be
more united and independent, they have thought it
advisable to meet-in their ranks only men of their own
class, so• that they with stout hearts and strong arms may
be equal to any other volunteer corps in England. In
order that this may be carried out with effect, officers
are to be 'selected from the employers of those who may
contribute sixty from one establishment. In connection
with this a number of men attended for enrolmentat
the Hibernian Schools, Pleasant-street, 'on Saturday
evening, and about forty names were entered on the
list. A public meeting is to be held at an early date, in
connection with the movement.
.Titt GALWAY LINE OF STEAMERS.—THE "PRINCE
ALBERT."—This spirited Company had a demonstration
on Thursday, on board the Prince Albert, which has
been under repairs at the Birkenhead Iron Works, and
sailed the same day- to resume her station between
Galway and America, whence she will leave on the
10th instant. Amongst the speeches made on the
occasion, those of the chairman (Mr. Harvey Lewis),
.the Lord Mayor of Dublin,' Mr. Kirwin (Vice-
chairman of the company), and Mr. Weir (managing
director), in the course of which.the origin and progress
of the company were detailed, as also the great benefit
it was calculated to produce in Ireland, where an example
of industry and 'Enterprise. was beginning to show itself,
and required to be encouraged and fostered. Very com-
plimentary allusions were made to Mr. Laird, and on the
excellency of his work, as manifested in the " Prince
Albert."—Bl4,:enhead Advertiser.

.EVERTON AND KIRKDALE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN
Ass OCIATION.—A meeting of the
.above association,
which has_ just been formed, was held -on Thursday
evening last, in the Kirkdale Schools, Everton-valley,
the rooms of the association, when a committee was
elected, and a programme of meetings, &c., presented
and" adopted. The object of the association is the
spiritual, mental, and•social improvement of the young
men in the neipbourhood, a want which has long been
felt as a necessity. The means to be used are devotional
meetings, Bible classes, essays, and addresses. The
society was formally commenced early in- November
last, and has been well attended. Young men are cor-
dially. invited to join, and all -information may be
obtained at the rooms on Monday or Thursday evenings.
TILE PRESS. The, inauguration dinner of the
" chapel" of the Northern Daily Times, took place on
Saturday evening last,- at the Star and Garter Hotel,
Queen's-square. Thirty of the employe's of the paper
sat down to an excellent dinner provided in the usual
style of the cuisine of that establishment. The chair
was occupied by Mr. Griffin, on whose right sat Mr.
111'Ghie, the printers and publishers of the paper, the
vice-chair being filled by Mr. Chesterton, the overseer
of the establishment. The cloth having been removed,
the usual loyal and patriotic toasts ,were given and
responded to. The health of the " Proprietor" was
given and enthusiastically received, followed by "The
Printers and Publishers," " The Overseer, " The
Reporters," "The Managing Committee," &c. The ;
evening passed harmoniously and agreeably, •and all
separated wishing for .many such meetings—meetings
which tend to create and foster that esprit de cops and
good feeling -so necessary in large newspaper esta-
blishments.

THE KIRKDALE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS.—This
evening the interesting solemnity of administering the
oath of military allegiance to her Majesty the Queen
will take place in the school-room of St. Mary's Church,
Everton-valley, at eight o'clock. His Worship. the
Mayor (T. D. Anderson, Esq.) will be present, we
understand. This attendance will, we believe, be in a
high degree gratifying to the inhabitants of Kirkdale,
as his Worship is one -bf the representatives of Everton
and liirkdale Ward. Perhaps it is not generally known,.
though it ought to be, that the Kirkdale Volunteer
Corps is entirely composed of the hard working classes,
such as carpenters, coopers,"black.smiths, joiners, brass-
founders, blockmaker, engineers, and other trades of
men, in fact, who will be equal to the duty required of
them, being as they really are, part of the bone and
sinew of the good old town, and in case of actual invasion
the very class of men to depend upon. In-addition to
the Kirkdale band, by the kind permission of Captain
Pagett, the band of the Wellington Rifles will attend
on occasion.
WOOLTON SCHOOLS.—On Wednesdaylast, by request,
the little band of amateur performers, belonging to the
Boys' National School, Much Woolton, repeated their
public concert of the 16th ult.; of anthems, hymns, and
songs, with an addition of two other pieces, selected for
the occasion by their conductor Mr. A. J. Aldred... The
music was' well chosen, and universally admired. The
choruses were sungwith correctness and taste. The
anthems" 0, Send outThy'Light," "Zion," and "I
will Arise," as well as the solo taken from the Messiah,
sang by one of the boys, were highly appreciated.
The moral songs in the second part were very
much admired, particularly "The Flowers are Bloom-
ing," "The Spider and the Fly;" "Winding Song,"
"Fast and Rest," "When the Day with Rosy Light,"
and " The Harvest Time." The two•pieces, " Sabbath
Chimes" and "All's Well," performed. upon the violins
and violoncello, by the conductor, assisted by Mr. G.
Dickenson, Mr. Thothas Tuson, jun., and Mr. Joseph
Hewitt- were very pleasing and satisfactory. The
audience expressed their entire approbation of the enter-
tainment by frequent applause, and broke up highly
delighted with havinr, had the opportunity of hearing
another performance given by the pupils of the schools,
under the able management of their conductor, to whom
every praise is due for his unrculittQd cup. uud 4ttention
to those plueti under his care,

DEPARTURE of -TUB Amunic.k.—The Canard steam-
ship America, Capt. W. F. Millar, sailed for IfalifaX'
and Boston on Saturday afternoon, with the American
mails, and 50 passengers.
CRIME AT BIRKENHEAD.—At the Knutsford sessions.,
on Thursday, before Leigh P. Townsend, 2sq., chair-
man, Mrs. liewston, who had been committed for trial
for a series of dishonest practices on tradesmen: at
kenhead, pleaded guilty,, and was sentenced: to four.
-months' imprisonment, with hard labour.— William
Wheeler, who had been"committed for trial for stealing
a piece of bacon from the shop of Mr. Simpson, provi-
.sion• dealer, Chester-street, Birkenhead, and also a bundle
of braces from the door of Mrs. Dexter, in the same
locality; was sentenced to four years' penal servitude.—
John Biliington, late green and general grocer,, Cathcart-
street, Birkenhead, was brought up on a charge of
stealing potatoes from truck the property 'of Mr.
George Davis. Mr.. Morgan Lloyd prosecuted, and Mr.
M'lntyre defended. Billington went to the track and
took-two carts of potatoes, and afterwards went - to
weighing. machine where he had them weighed on behalf
of the owner, but who was not, hOwever, at all awar'e
of the transaction. In a day or two after Eillington's
place was shut up, and his stock sold off, but no money
was given to Davis. The defence was, that although it
was not proper to take the potatoes-without -first
acquainting the owner, the defendant had taken them
with the intention of paying for them. As to the
closing ot his shop, and the selling Off of his stock, he
could not help himself, as the bailiffs seized upon his
goods. As there was a doubt the jury gave the accused
the benefit, -and he was therefore discharged. . •

INsoLvEyrs.—lnsolvent debtors heard at Lancaster,
on Friday, the 2nd day of December, 1859, before Robt.
Se.gar, Esq., judge of the said court. James Slierrock-,
coal-dealer, Blackburn; James Scholfield, bread baker;
Facit, near Rochdale; Joseph Sussmann tsried as Joseph
Sussman), silk dyer, Salford ; Thomas Clarke, grocer
and provision dealer, Warrington ; Thomas Palfreyinan,
mechanic and general dealer, Salford.; Daniel Barnard,
messenger. for the Guardian Society, Liverpool ;- Richard
King, tea and coffee dealer, Manchester; Charles
Bbrebam, cap manufacturer, Manchester; Betty
Brierly, grocer, provision dealer, beerseller, and
farmer, Hamer Bottoms, near Rochdale ;.Robert Broxup,
flag dealer, Whitworth, near Rochdale ; Edward Pickup,
custom-house pensioner, Preston ; John Ellis. Middleton
(sued as Ellis Middleton), cotton spinner,. Oldham ;
John ParkinSon, cotton waste dealer, Darcy LeVer' near
Bolton-le-Moors; John Barker, 'Millwright, Man-
chester; Thomas Brennand, cattle dealer, Wigan ;
Christopher Lawson, corn miller and farmer, .Altham-
Mill, near Burnley; Robert Hoyle, farmer, Bradshaw.
Hill, near Bury ; Elias C. Lattes, commercial clerk, Liver-
pool ; Jas. Pontey, eating-house keeper, Manchester; Geo.
Barlow Scholes, commercial traveller, Withington, near
Manchester; Bromfield Kerry, olenderer, 'Manchester ;
John Brearley, cotton waste dealer and agent, Roch-
dale ; John Reynolds (sued as John Raynolds), yarn
agent and .dealer, Manchester ; George Taylor, coal
agent, Littleborough ; Charles Mitchell, china and
earthenware dealer, Manchester—were discharged.
Michael Holehen (sued as Michael Holehin), pro-
vision dealer, Bolton-le-Moors, two months ; Henry
Metcalfe, (sued as Henry Metcalf), boot maker, Roch-
dale, three months ; John Duckworth, licensed
victualler' Haslingden, six months. Daniel
.Criuncll
(sued as Daniel Crennell), joiner and builder, Wigan ;
John Taylor, pawnbroker, Manchester—adjourned.
John Hay ton, beer retailer, Manchester, dismissed.
Adjourned Cases.--James Gernon, farmer and prop
vision merchant, Liverpool, adjourned; John Taylor,
bleacher and dyer, Radcliffe, near Bury, dismissed;
Williani Mitchell Forrest,. joiner, Manchester, (sued
as Thomas Mitchell Forrest,) and William Beattie,
travelling draper, Blackburn, -both discharged.