Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-18 00:00:00

WESTERN BANK OF SCOTLAND.

GLASGOW, THURSDAY EVENING.
At an adjourned meeting of the Shareholders in this
Benk, held to-day in the Trades Hall, the Report of the
Committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the
Bank was brought forward. The report shows e further
estimated loss of £12,000. Captain li‘Connochie, a
shareholder, characterised the conduct o the Directors as
of the most reckless and disgraceful description, and
remarked that the shareholders ought to see whether they
were entitled to restitution at the hands of the Directors.
in answer to a question, Mr. Bannatine said, the call
would amount to half-a-million, or, perhaps, a million
would require to be called.—From the Second Edition of
the Daily Hail.

MOB LAW IN 1857.—A lecture was delivered on Mon-
day evening last, at the Mechanics' Institution, Dublin,
by Mrs. Catherine Winter, en this very remarkable
subject. The theatre of the institution was crowded to
excess, and the reception given to Mrs. Winter was most
enthusiastic. Mrs. Winter complains that she and her
family are the victims of a set of most notorious property
swindlers, whom she cannot have brought to justice, and
that the property decreed to her and her brothers, as
far back as 1833, by the then Irish Lord Chancellor, Sir
Edward Sugdon, after a hearing which lasted seventeen
days, is at this moment withheld from her by mob vio-
lence, originated with, and headed by, the usurpers of the
large landed estates of her family. Towards the conclusion
of her address, Mrs. Winter announced her intention of
appearing personally before the Irish Courts once more
in search of protection and redress, and called on the
public to support her against her cruel oppressors, a
request which was warmly responded to by her crowded
audience.
PRESENTATION.—Our readers are aware that Mr.
Clarke, the veteran manager of our baths, has recently
been obliged, on account of ill health, to retire from the
exercise of his useful and honourable duties, in order to
seek the refreshing airs and repose of the country, to
bring about the declining energies of his life. The past
exertions of Mr. Clarke, however, were not permitted
by his friends to pass over wtthont suls'antial notice.
On Wednesday night last, a very elegant ee'd watch and
valuable chain were presented to him by subscribers who
knew his merit. J. C. Fernihoagb, Esq., Towh Cenn-
oilier, kindly cenceited to preside and make de proem-
tation, and which he did, net only in eloquent bat most
appropriate terms, The advantage of sanitary measures
were not only dwelt upon, but full effect given to the vast
benefit derived by the public from the establishment of
public baths in Liverpool, to the efficient carrying out of
which Mr. Clarke had materially contributed. The pro-
ceedings throughout were of a very satisfactory nature.
PRESENTATION AND SOI4ER. —Last evening the Masters
and pupils of Dr. Fisher'a educational establishment had
the sincere gratification of presenting to their much
esteemed and talented principal an elegant and substantial
time piece, of first-rate workmanship, surmounted by a
beautiful figure of the nymph Flora, having her head
encircled with a wreath of flowers, and bearing in her hand
a cornucopia, with the following inscription:—" Presented
to W. M. Fisher,'L.L.D.,Ph.D.,F.R.A.S., by his masters
and pupils, as a tribute of high esteem for his varied
talents, extensive scholarship, and professional success,
and in testimony of their sincere attachment for the lively
interest which he uniformly manifests for the present and
future welfare of every one connected with his establish-
ment. Dec. 17th, 1857." After the presentation, the
evening was spent most delightfully with music, vocal and
instrumental, refreshments of every description were, amply
provided, and it altogether formed a most pleasing treat to
tue masters, as well as the pupils, at the termination of the
session.
TEOOII PASSED THROUGH LIVERPOOL. —Yesterday after-
noon, about two o'clock, the Donegal Militia, about
800 strong, arrived in Liverpool from Ireland, and
marched up to the Edge-hill Station, where a special
train AM in waiting to convey them to the camp at
Aldershott.—Yesterday afternoon, fifty men of the 59th
Foot arrived at Lime street from Rugby, on their way to
Athlone. They left last evening at ten o'clock, by steam-
Thom-, for Ireland. About the same time thirty of the
Gloucestershire Militia arrived at Liverpool, and left last
evening for Dublin, en route to the Curragh. On Wed-
nesday, the Armagh Rifles, about 700 strong, passed
through Liverpool, on their way to the camp at Alder.
shott. On Tuesday, the Stirlingshire Militia, about 500
strong. arrived here from Scotland, and proceeded the
same day to Ireland, we believe to the Curragh, The
County Down Militia, about 600 strong, arrived from
Ireland on Monday, and at once marched to the Edge.
hill Station, whence they were conveyed by train to Alder-
shott. Thirty men of the Roscontraon Militia, for the
same destination as the preceeding body, passed through
Liverpool on Sunday. Several English regiments, to
reph.ce those from Ireland, are expected to pass through
Liverpool during the ensuing week.
LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT AT FAIRPIELD.—A Won AN
BURNT TO DRAT I.—Yesterday, an inquest was held betore
C. E. Driffield, E q., District County Coroner, at the house
of Mr. Johnson, Stanley, on the body of a young woman,
named Cecilia Burke, who met with her death under the
following circumstances :—The deceased was a servant in
the employ of Mr. Nicholas Ring, a merchant, residing in
Pros[ne Vale, Old Swan, and it appeared from the
vidence adduced at the enquiry before the Coroner, that
on the afternoon in question, viz , on the 15th instant, the
deceased was in the cellar in the course of her work, and,
that whilst so engaged her clothes caught fire from a
blaze which proceeded from the fire of the boiler. She
ran upstairs, and Mrs. Ring, and a fellow-servant, named
Eliz i Banks, endeavoured to extinguish the flames. Mr.
Welsh, a chemist at Fairfield, was called in, hut in the
meantime, the flames bad been raging abeut the unfor-
tunate girl. On Mr. Welsh's arrival, he threw a blanket
over the deceased which extinguished the flames, but on
examination she was found to be dreadfully burnt about
the head and face. She lived until Wednesday morning
about ten o'clock. After hearing the evidence, the jury
returued a verdict of " accidental death."
NARROW ESCAPE OF AN AMERICAN LAKE STEAMER.—
The Chicago Journal gives the following narrative of the
dangerous storm which overtook the steamer Cleveland on
Lake Michigan :—" The steamer left Green Bay on Tees-
day, at 10 a in., with 15 passengers and a full freight. On
her way down sbe touched at different points, and took on
in all about 60 passengers. Everything went on smoothly
until about 11 o'clock on Wednesday night, when the
blow struck her. She was at that time a short distance
above Milwaukie. The wind and snow raged with fearful
violence, and every wave, as it washed into the noble craft,
seemed bent on destroying her. Her fires were put out,
and it then seemed that her destruction was inevitable.
Captain Flood, undaunted, however, set about to bale her
out, and the passengers and crew, with one dastard
exception, took hold, and worked for four hours and a
half. At the expiration of this time the fires were rekindled,
and steam once more got up, but the fires were aeon put
out again. The passengers again went to work with a will
and baled until 9 or 10 o'clock, when steam was once
more got up. They headed for shore and kept on baling
in the midst of this terrible storm. About 3 p.m. they
espied, much to their gratification and delight, a chimney,
which ,proved to be in Chicago. At half-past 6 o'clock'
the steamer reached her docks. Once or twice during the
gale all hopes of ever reaching shore were given up, and a
list of the passengers on board was prepared by the captain
to throw overboard. Happily so terrible a calamity was
averted. In the midst of the unflinching courage displayed
on every hand shines still brighter the courage of a
woman who was one of the passengers, the brighter, as it
stands in contras: with the sheer cowardice of a craven-
souled man who was aboard. That man was a Frenehm

He absolutely refused to w,:nic, when a woman, which
should have brought a burning blush of shame upon his
cheeks if he was posies,ed of any manhoo 1, stepped
forward and volunteered to take his place. That woman's
name was Miss F.:Wishard, of Milwaukie. The passengerp,
however, would not allow her to work. Her noble
behavior upon this occasion won for her the admiration

and esteem of every one on board, while the conduct of the
Frenchman provoked just the opposite, and we should not
have blamed the crew had they looked upon him as a
second Jonah aboard their noble craft,—Note Toth Times.