Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-02 00:00:00

THE SUB NIARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

The Honourable Mr. Cadogan, in consequence of the
recent trial, has deemed it advisable to retire from the
deputy chairmanship of the Submarine Telegraph
Company, and the following communication has been
forwarkled for publication :
‘. TO rum EDITOR

" Submarine Telegraph Caracany, between Great Britain
and the Continent of Europe, 30, Cornhill, Oct. 30.
" Srit,—l think it my duty to forward you immediately
the enclosed letter from Mr Cadogan. I quite concur in
the step taken by him. and this honourable conduct on his
part fully confirms the high opinion and confidence which
have always bee❑ entertained of him by his co-directors.
—I am, sir, yours faithfully, "J. R. CARMICHAEL."
(Enclosure.)
" 72, South Audlev•street, Oct. 30.
"llr DEAR CAnmictrAEL,—Notwithstanding the result
of the verdict in my tavour, showing the falsity of the
charges brought forward at the late trial, I consider it
due to our board and to the shareholders in general to
place my seat. at their disposal. I made the admission
that I had speculated in the broadest terms compatible
with truth, in order that no one could accuse me of the
slightest attempt at concealment.
" My statements appear to have conveyed an impres-
sion very far beyond that warranted by the strict facts
of the case. I therefore feel that this admission might
possibly be prejudicial to the interests of the company,
and I have determined to adopt this course, and leave my
future re-election in the hands of the proprietors.—Very
sincerely yours. FRED CADOGAN.
" Sir James Carmichael, B trt.'

COMPLETION OF THE MEDITERR &NEAN

TELEGRPA H.

We have received the following message, announcing
the completion of the Mediterranean Telegraph, giving a
complete vne or eoultuouleaLiuu between London and
Paris to Algiers:—
t.Paris, Oct. 30.

" Mr. Craig has sent a despatch from Cagliari, stating
that the cable has been successfully landed at Spartivento.
Communication with Africa complete. Despatch for-
warded to his Majesty the Emperor of the French."
" Cagliari, Friday, October 30, 1857.
" I have to-day finished the cable between Bona and
Spartivento. Splendid weather. All well.
" R. S. NEWELL."

SCRIPTURE READERS' SOCIETY.

TO TIIC EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—With your permission, and in j istice to the above
society, I feel called upon to correct a misrepresentation
of a Mr. Walker, made at a meeting of the friends of Mr.
Melly, on Friday evening, in reference to me :—" Mr.
Bennett is a Scripture reader, and takes the Bible as a
thing to get a livelihood." I beg to inform that gentle•
man that lam not a Scripture reader, in the sense he
applies the term, nor " a pensioner" of any kind ; nor
do I take the Bible as a thing to gain a livelihood, but I
take the Bible simply with the view to my eternal interest,
and strive to maintain my family respectably by my
labour, and can boast of being as independent an elector
as Mr. Walker, or any other voter in the ward.—l am,
yours, Ecc , JOHN BENNETT.
October 31, 1857.

LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW E.TABLISHMENT FOR Boys'
rLortusa.—Number of boys clothed fur week ending
Saturday, October 31st, 538; corresponding week last year,
326, increase, 212 boys.
COUR', OF PassAcia.-0 i Siturlay, Mr. Edward Jame!,
Q.C., the Assessor, resu ned the business of this court.
Aft -r disposing of some cases of minor importance, and not
of the slightest pubic icterest, the business was brought to
a conclusion, and the court adjourned.
LIVERPOOL GArtatcx CLUB —Tae members of this new,
but already fl urishir.g, society.are about to inangnrate th,ir
first winter session with a private per'ormance, which we
understand is wily preparatory to a public one, for the
benefit of one (Sour most popular local charities.
ROBBEEti IN THE OCTSEIRTS OF LIVERPOOL.—On Friday
night, a gentlemsn on top of the omnibus. to Wavertree,
heard two persons, which ho took to be of the sort above,
state that this will b- a geol season. as the pe aple will
have so much money at their houses," and it struck him
that this sort of cc •p 1.3 would readily congregate in large
numbers iu the on takir s, " Wherever the carcase is, t .ere
will the eagles be gathered together," and thinks it well to
give this hint, so that people may be on their guard.
IMPORTANT I'ASE AFFILIATION.—At the police-court
on Saturday, before Ales re. S. 'feline and Bann, co-n-
-siderable interost prevailed, and the court was crowded to
excess by the guardians and a host of other people, who
come, either out of curiosity or business, to hear the details
of a charge preferred by a female named Margaret Clarke,
again't Mr. Edward Gough, the governor of the West
Derby Union w nkhouse, for the support of a child, of
which the defendant was stated to be the father. No cruse
of the sort ever brought into this court seemed to excite
such dep ieterest. Mr. Block appeared for the cern-
p'a:nant, and Mr. Conway, (birri ter) in the absence of
Mr. Aupinall, instruc'el by Mr. ['olden, appeared for the
defendant. Mr. Buck said ho was only recently instructed
in the case, and he f and that he could not proceed in the
absence of certain witnesses, and he would therefore apply
for an adjournment of the hearing to another day. lifter a
brief discussion the case was postponed to Tuesday at ten
o'clock.

AN ENDEMIC iv ESSEX.--That formils.ble disease,
diptherite, which is now endunic in smno, parts of France,
and which, ever and anon, breaks oat there epidemically,
and p. over fatal to a largo number of the population, ap-
pears to have lodged itself temporarily in Essex. For
same time past " a peculiar kind of putrid sore-throat"
has been very prevalent and vary fatal in the Rochford
Hundred. Lately it has excited much alarm. It is said
to kill in 21 boars, sometimes less. In one house five
pets,:ms died from its attack. We shall publish fuller
details of the character and progress of the disease.--The
Lancet.

Our readers (says the Lea ler) will be glad to hear that
Messrs. Chapman and Hall have in preparation a complete
library ()Mimi of Mr. Dickens's works. The volamea will
be handsomely printed, and issued at a moderate price, and
the edition will include everything which Mr. Dickens has
hitherto published, arrangements having been made with
Messrs. Bradbury and Evans to that effect. The same pub-
lishers make another announcement that will be eagerly
welcomed, not only in England and Anarics, but on the
Chntinent als)—the issue, early next spring, of the
first two volumes of Carlyle's long-promised and long-
expected life of Frederick the Great. The work is to be
c)mpleted in four volumes, and the two latter will follow
at no distant interval.