Northern Times. — 1857-11-26 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CONVICT.—On Tuesday morning informs ion was received that James Whately, a convict under sentence of six years' penal servitude, had during the night broke out of the convict prison air Portsmouth and got clear away Whately is a most desperate fellow; he was committed for burglary from Worship street Police Court, and convicted at the Central Criminal Court on the s:h January this year, and is well known about Bunhitlrow.  MYSTERIOUS DISAFPEARkNCE —On Friday evening last week, a man named Chisholm, shepherd, Bl kedean, left Kelso market for the purpose of getting home early, and proposed to call at Lempitlaw in passing. He was last observed at the end of the Bridge. Since then he has neither been seen nor heard of Fears are entertained that he may have missed his footing or fallen into the water. The Tweed has been dragged, and search made in all directions, but as yet without effect.—Kelso Mail. Mr. Anderson, the agent of the Oriental Bank at Kilmore, was "stuck up" on the night of the 26th of August, while driving to Melbourne in a dog cart, containing about 200ozs. of gold, and bank notes to the value of £3,000. His assailants, four in number, dragged him from the cart, bound him to a tree with ropes, and drove off with their booty. He remained in this position all night, and was in a state of exhaustion when released. The perpetrators of the outrage are still at large.—Melbourne Argus. WRECK OFF Beecaroote—On Sunday afternoon, a small schooner named the Pride, bound from one of the Irish ports for Liverpool, struck on the Salthouee bank, opposite South Shore, Blackpool, and it is feared she will become a total wreck. Soon after she struck, a nteamer went to her assistance, but was unable to get her off. The vessel remained on the bank during Sunday, but on that night a strong wind sprung up and drove the vessel over the bank to wards the beach. She was expected to go to pieces yesterday. The crew quitted the schooner immediately she struck the bank, and fortunately succeeded in reaching the shore in safety. The vessel was freighted with 126 tons of meal, part of which was saved in the course of Monday, but the remainder was lost in consequence of the gale which sprung up on Monday night SuICIDI FROM EXCEsSIvE GRIEF FOR THE Loss OF A CIIiLD—On Thursday an inquiry took place on view of the body of Mrs. Ashley, aged 3S, who committed suicide by taking vitriol. The principle evidence was that of Mr. John o'Beien, who lived in the same house as the deceased. She came into the witness's room, and said, " Good bye, Mr. and Mrs O'Brien, I have lost my precious child, and lam going to join her in the grave"—at the same time the pre: r woman drank the poison out of a cup. Witness ran for a surgeon, and while he was gone, the deceased threatened to cut his wife's throat with a large knife, saying, "If you will not cut my throat, I will yours." His wife was so alarmed that the fell into a fit, and had since been in the hospital. The jury returned u verdie; of insanity. FRANCE AND THE SOUND Dens —The Mon iteur publishes an Imperial decree promulgating the special convention relative to the Sound Dies concluded on the 28th of September, 1857, between France and Denmark. The ratifications were exchanged on the 33.1 of Oct )ber. France has to pay to Denmark, as an indemnification for the dues formerly levied in the Sound and Belts, the sum of 1,"19,003 rigsdale-s, in 40 half-yearly payments, with 4 per cent interest on the unpaid portion. The amount of this decreasing interest is to be capit and added, on the sinking fund principle, to the sum of the 40 half. yearly payments specified, which will thus amount for each instalment to 44 561 566 1000 rigsdalers. The first payment is fixed for the Ist of October, 1857 ; !he second on the let of April, 1858; and so en unto the Ist of April 1877. A