Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-20 00:00:00

- otea pen eed, ican 100 3/d tons tton able 120 cl to tion less-- devoted ,the bul iired P•In• with who rick, Ala, N.E. • and last I. the [son, bee" tiler shiP fiends LIV . ERi f i ZgOL INSTITUTE. ttie Winual meeting . of the members and In lr e ut th is ' institution was held in the lecture-rcom, -IxOunt-street; Mr. James Molleneux, president, in the chair, There Were a number of children and their friends Present; and among the gentlemen on the platform, we not iced 'Messr s. Wm. Brown, M.P., bat, J. T. Danson, R• Johnson, P. Geo. H e y wor th, H a ylo c k, Shimmin, I r julll 'PhY) Mason, 11`ilveen, E. Sbiels, and Mr. Cariss, the secretary. • The Ch • Farman, in opening the proceeeings, said— Ladieshe and gentlemen, twenty years have elapsed since I d u the hononr of occupying this chair, as the first presi dent, in this building. On that occasion I had the z j i - vu egF of addressing:a meeting on the prosperous state the institution, and anticipating with them the great re sults which m i g ht b e expecte d. O n the present occasion . _e can rejoice th a t th a t prosperity has not only been maintained but increased, and that those anticipations have been fully realised. And now, in retiring from the honourable position to which by your favour I have of three times c h ose n, I would express my deep sense the confidence which has been reposed in me, and my egret that I h ave no t, d ur i ng th e p as t year, been able to e !cm that a tt en ti on t o the affairs of the institution which I Was wont to give when it was more in need of Plc fostering tare o f it s f r i en d s and supporters. It is, ;noweveser, a source of satisfaction to know that there is S. attention required, and_ that the high standing 'ling character of the establishment is so increased to reflect credit on all who are •connected with its ode' read course of usefulness. The time was When this was far' otherwise, when prejudice and euniary difficulties had almost overwhelmed its Infant efforts, and rendered its maintenance a source of _ care lind - Solicitude ; and I feel that I should ill titcharge s my duty did I fail to offer my meed of praise to those earnest men who bore the heat and tar- 13f the day, and by whose devoted — zeal and r t rsev erance the foundations of this noble super erture were l a id. N or s hould we forget that those Its were made at a time when education' for the humble classes was looked upon as a doubtful good, r ud - .. ? advocates regarded as visionary _enthusiasts, T ri d,' en worse. First in our records stands the name of " who some 35 years ago, almost single-handed, 'established and sustained the infant institution ; and with an ability and zeal beyond all paise fought the battle 'of education for the humbler classes. The satisfaction __ lv biell that true philantrhopist must now feel on winess mg the success of his efforts in this and similar institu tSons must indeed be gr eat. His removal from Liverpool gave a temporary check to our prodess ; but he had not failed to impress others with a deep sense of the advantages of education, and to imbue them with his Own high principles ; and his example was well and perseveringly followed. It may not be out of place to point to the efforts— pecuniary and otherwise of the many' earnest men who during the progress of the institute , have exerted themselves to promote the good cause. Amongst these are two names, and those of humble individuals, which stand out in such broad relief, and to whose services we are so much indebted, that I cannot refrain from naming the m . John S. Ratcliffe and the late John Leyland, who were for many years our unpaid, bit not secretaries, .giving to the institution the-greeter yOrtion of their time To the efforts of these men - more than to any others do we owe the erection of our noble building. With a zeal and perseverance almost unparalleled, they enlisted the hearts and opened the purses of our fellow-townsmen, until they had secured a sufficient sum to obtain thtir object. Where so many have stood prominently forward, it may be deemed invi dious to mention the liberality of individuals. Our sub- acription lists will, however, always be a standing record of:the good feeling of our fellow-townsmen towards the industrious classes, for whose benefit these schools were originally intsnded ; but I cannot pass by one whose services all will acknowledge—l mean my lamented friend the late R. V. Yates—whose relatives are still amongst our most liberal supporters. I may here mention that the Rev. James Yates has recently and . for the third time placed at the disposal of this institution a scholarship worth £2OO. Our efforts ' however,would have been only partially snece ss ful had it not been for the liberal, gifts and incessant labours of •one who has always been identi fied with the progress of education, and who has almost al one sustained b the sister institution -- an establish ment which has proved highly beneficial to a large I)°r tion of our female population. I need scarcely rution the name of my friend George Holt. ol e : PaPs there are few to whom we are under greater at:legations for the advancement of science and their thosneti°cT their to the interests of our institution than h. istinguished men who have added lustre to igh position by their exertions to promote the improvement an dadvancement of the working classes, and w fo h r is ernostamongst th em stan d s t h e name o f B roug h am , t o rn-this institution - is especially and deeply inlebted. It is scarcely g_ n ch l o y ol s necessary to repeat thar these were originally intended for mechanics i th Experience soon made it manifest that eir usefulness might be greatly extended, and accordingly, in 1836, the day schools were opened to c • cla ss 6 L This measure not only increased their effi 4ency securing the services of the most talented ac hers, iitit likewise added to our resources.; and I may may, without fear of contradiction, that there are few, if ny, kind re d institutions where there is greater efficiency - , or ill w h d ich a more u se f u l an d prac ti ca l e ducation can be aciuire. The Secretary was then called on, and read the annual report. 151 r- - vfx • . Brown moved the adoption of the report. The sma ll attendanc e rem i n d e d hi m o f some o f th e annua l meeting s of the subscribers and friends of the Northern llos • Mal, where the president, vice-president, three reporters, and the auditor on ly were present. This was ticase whe re institutions were so well managed that wpublic did not feel anxious respecting them. He was such sorry to nee a sm all attendance of ladies at meetings, f or ( more d e pended upon mothers, an on such institutions as they were then met in, Tor the educati on of the youth. On them lay the respon utborlialy of instilling into the minds of youth right and Principles without which all the training of the Was of littlewas avail. t He cautioned the youth against idleness, which was no relaxation, but the prelude to t isB ipation. Mr. Brown warmly eulogised Lord " r nngham for his services not only to that institution, but t® his country and the world. He concluded by nicl viag the adoption of the report with which he ex pressed his full concurrence. It was, he said, a most s atisfactory report. Mr. H o lt secon d e d t h e a d opt i on o f t h e repor t, an d in doin g so pointed to the fact that they were not only self supporting, but were able to vote £5O away out of their surplus funds. Danson supported the motion at some length; his remarks bearing on the subject of education generally. The report was unanimously adopted. Mr. Shimmin moved that the best thanks of the meeting be given to the donors mentioned in the report. Before sitting down, Mr. Shimmin met the objections made apinst the institution for its departure from a Mechanics' Institute, by reminding the public that while they have reached the high point of a Queen's College, they had never forgot the class from which they sprung, and that they had brought the institution from a non-supporting to a most successful one. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion, and in doing . so, stated that, though Liverpool was somewhat notorious for its selfishness, and for its love of money making, vet Liverpool had, from what might be called the hum bler classes, supported such an institution as that to the amount of about £6,400 a year. After making a flattering allusion to Mr. Brown, for his donation towards the Free Public Library, he pointed to an omission in the report, which was the want of any allusion to the name of their chairman, who had been one of the first and best friends of the institution. The motion was carried with acclamation. Dr. Scott moved a vote of thanks to the teachers. He alluded to his own experience as a teacher in that institution, and dwelt upon the difficulties which beset a teacher in his upward career ; and concluded by expressing his heartfelt sympathy for them in their arduous duties. Mr. Heyworth seconded the motion, which was then carried with acclamation. The Rev. Professor Cranbrook moved a vote of thanks to the directors, for their services during the past year, In the cou r se of some remarks made br the rev. gentle- Man, he suggested that it would be desirable to establish a class or school exclusively for the working classes, and to be in connection with the Queen's College, and to fix the charge at the lowest possible figure, in order to in duce this body to take advantage of such a class. He, the iirofessor, wo uld be happy to join the directors in such. a scheme. Mr. M'llveen, seconded the motion, which was then Put and carried unanimously. motion was moved the appoi n t m ent of directors. The was passed with acclamation. 0n the motion of Mr. a Tote of thanks was Passed to the chairman, and the neeting then broke up. TWO FEMALES BURNT TO DEATR.---A+ V . ' nchi the re e, fire sideother ev • ening, Mrs. Henderson was seated by her , Iress took m company with another female, when her fire and ere the flames could be extinguished, she_ 0 720 severely burned that she died. Last week, a girl l a Zr name of Marshall was severely burned at Prin of.":: by her clothes, becoming ignited, from the effects " 1111 she died' shortly afterwards,—Weshire Ad vertiser_` • THE LIVERPOOL GRAND POULTRY SHOW. The sixth annual grand exhibition of poultry, ke., was opened yesterday, at Messrs. Lucas's, Great Charlotte-__ street, and was as extensive and as varied as in any former year, if not more so ; indeed, some iiersons think it the best show since the origin of the lke in Liverpool. One thing is certain that, with regard to the quality and breedinc , of the fowl, &c., no show could exceed it. The interest felt in regard to this show has not been confined to Lancashire and Cheshire, but has extended all over England, for there were few counties in the kingdom that had not .representatives of the feathered tribe in the show. This proves the growing importance of the annual exhibition, and, of course, is attributable to the excellent and judicious management of the committee, who have left nothing undone to gain general admiration for the exhibitions, —and they have been quite successful. The following are the gentlemen of the managing com mittee, who have gained the approbation of all con cerned, as well as the publicgenerally :—Jose'ph Hindson, Esq., Henry Lafone, Rig., John T. Lawrence. Esq., Gilbert W. Moss, Esq., Edgar Musgrove, Esq., Lawrence Peel, Esq., Thomas Stretch, Esq., Henry Worrell, Esq., and William' C: Worrall, Esq. There were no less than 45 classes of all sorts of poultry, and the most ardent admirers of domestic fowls could not expect to see any thing better than each class presented. The attendance of visitors was large and highly respectable, ,and, on the whole, the show may correctly be called a very successful one. There were of course, as usual, some fabulous figures, in the shape of prices fixed on some of the pens, but this was done in order to show that'the owners did not wish to part with " the pets of the farm-yard." It would appear, from a report of the judges, that the pre sent was the first step in the direction for rendering poultry shows self-sustaining, and they considered it quite successful, and deserving the co-operation of all amateurs. No doubt some small disappointment might be felt at the small entry of Spanish fowl, but the judges were pleased on the whole. Dorkings were excellent and the silvery-grey class was more numerous than others. The game were strong in all respects. These and Hamburgh's seem, at present, " hobbies " in Liver - pool, Cheshire, &c. Mr. Worrall and Mr. Archer seemed unapproachable in the two classes of pencilled-gold and silver, and both rank nearly at the head of spangled. The mention of the game would lead us to speak of the superior breed of these birds, and, indeed, these and all other classes at Liverpool, are contests of giants in their way. Cochin-Chinas were, perhaps, not so numerous as heretofore, but the breed seem to have improved lately. Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Fowler (Dorkings), Captain Hornby, Mn. Wakefield, Mr. Vener, Mr. White, Mr. Worrell's, and other pens, were perfect in their different classes. The ducks were capital, and, as already remarked, we may congratulate all concerned on the entire success of the show this year. The following is a list of Mr. R, V. Kearney, Barn Lodge ; age 32 months ; first prise. Class XXXIV. : Single ,Cocks, Dorkings, silver grey. —Mr. John Robinson, Vale House, near Garstang ; first prize. Class XXXV. : Single Cocks, Cochin China, cinnamon and buff.—Mr. Robert Chase, Mosley-road, Birmingham; age 2 years ; first prize. Mr. Thomas Stretch, Marsh lane, Bootle, Liverpool ; age under 12 months ; second prize. Class XXXVI. : Single Cocks, Cochin China, Grouse and Partridge.—Mr. Thomas Stretch, Marsh-lane, Bootle; age nine months; first prize. Class XXXVIII. : Single Cocks, Hamburgs, golden . pencilled.—Mr. William C. Worrall, Rice House, near Liverpool ; first prize. Class XXXIX. : Single Cocks, Hamburgs, silver pencilled. Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern ; hatched in 1858 - ; - first prize. Class XL.: Single Cocks, Hamburgs, golden spangled. —Mr. William C. Worrall, Rice House, near Liverpool ; first prize. Messrs. Haig and Hartley, Tip-hill Bank, Holmfirth, Yorkshire ; second prize. Class XLl.—Single Cocks, Hamburgs, silver spangled. —Mr. James Dixon, Bradford ; age 18 months ; first prize. Class XLIII. : Single Cocks, Polands, Silver Spangled. —Mr. James Dixon, Bradford; age two years ; first prize. Class XLIV. : Single Cocks, Polands, black with white crests.—Mr. George Ray, Ivy Cottage, Minestead, Lyndhurst, Hants ; first prize. Class XLV. : Single Cocks, Bantams, Game —Mr. Edward Stanfield; first prize. Mrs. W. C. Worrall; second prize One Hundred Game Cocks.—Mr. Pyers Mostyn; first prize, £40., M. G. W. Moss; second prize, £2O cup. Mr. Henry Woriall ; third prize, £l5 cup. Mr. G. W. Moss ; fourth prize, 10 cup. Mr. T. Burgess, jun. ; fifth prize. Besides the above, there was almost an innumerable quantity of highly commended birds, by the judges: The show will continue this day and to-morrow, and will close with a sale by auction. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, Mr. H. Edwards in the chair. The other guardians present were—Messrs Ledger, Shaw, Stone Smith, Whitby, Abrahams, Parkin, Richmond, French, Woods, Kirkus, Roberts, Wensley, and Roscoe. The following cheques were granted for' out-door re lief: Messrs. Potts £125 ; Mr. Olney - X36, and Mr. Lythgoe £23. Mr. Gough, the governor, reported that the number of paupers in the establishment last week was -728 ; admitted since, 28; born, 2 ; dead, 1; discharged 40. Number in _the house this week, 717, of whom 398 belonged to Toxteth Park. Number in the corresponding week last year, 72L The Clerk stated that there was a call to be made on the Union to the amount of £7,498, in two moities—one on the first Tuesday in March, and the other on the last Tuesday in March, 1859. Mr. Shaw said he could not understand how it was that every year the rates were larger, although a great deal of large property was being built every year in the union The Clerk stated that there was also a great deal of small property, and they could not estimate the number 'of poor from the amount of large . troperty that was built. Mr. Stone gave a notice of motion, that Mr. Hall be appointed master of the hospital, at a salary of £5O a year. - - Miss Harriet Bill, of Leeds, was appointed school mistress of the infant school; and Mr. James Bramall, from Chatham, was appointed book-keeper and porter. An application was read from Mr. Olney, one of the relieving officers, for an advance of salary, on the ground of increased duties. . Mr. Abrahams gave a notice of motion, that Mr. Olney's salary be advanced from £lOO to £l3O, the -same salary as given to the other officers perferming a similar duty. - An application was read from Mr- John Cutts, the schoolmaster, for an advance of salary. The matter was referred to the visiting , committee. This concluded the business. THE NORTiIEILN THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1 : 85 CATHOLIC INSTITUTE.—CHRISTMAS PLAYS Amongst the many interesting ilepartments of the Catholic Institute, is the theatrical, which occasionally affords members and their friends an opportuaity of wit nessing the drama—which the sternest moralists will admit may be both entertaining and instructive— without coming in contact with any of those objectionable influences which militate against the credit and respectability of our ordinary dra matic temples. Included in the Catholic Institute is a neat and tastefully-arranged little theatre, capable of accommodating, we should suppose, about 300 persons. and last evening this place was .crowded, even to the uttermost corners of the gallery, by an assemblage of ladies and gentlemen representing the principal Catholic families in this town. There was also a fair sprinkling of the Catholic clergy amongst the gentlemen present. The ladies all eame•in full dress, and any admirer of the beautiful, must have been greatly pleased, not only with the remarkably good taste shown by the ladies, in the arrangement and Ablendino• of colours, in what the gruff old writers of the last century called " head-gear," but also with the charming array of personal beauty which had been attracted to witness the " Christmas plays," to be performed by members of the Institute. At seven o' clock without any whistlings or cat-calls from the gods and goddesses in the gallery— the drop scene, upon which a pleasing and romantic anew of lake and landscape had been most skilfully pourtrayed by members of the Institute, rose, and we were introduced to the first scene of an interesting drama, in two acts, entitled the ".Hidden Gem," which was originally written by his Eminence Cardinal 'Wiseman, under the name of " An old Collegian," for the Jubilee of St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, Durham. The drama is founded upon an incident in the reign of the Emperor Tionorious, and the Pontificate of Innocent I, when there lived on the Aventine, a wealthy patrician named Euphemianus, who had an only son Alexius, whom he educated in the principles of piety and unbounded charity. Ere Alexius had scarcely attained to manhood, he was by divine command induced to lead the life of a pilgrim, and repaired to Edessa, where he dwelt for several years, his sorrowing father being unable to discover him. At length he was similarly ordered to return home, and was' received as a beggar and a stranger into the house of his father. He remained there as many years as he had lived abroad, amidst the scorn and ill• treatment of his own domestics, until his death : when first a voice, heard through all the churches in the city, proclaimed his holiness, and a paper written by himself, and found upon his person, revealed his - history. A variety of accessory incidents complete the, plot, the scenes being at Rome. The scenery,. all executed by members of the institute, was appropriate to - the situations in the drama ; and the mechanical arrangements seemed perfect. Indeed, there was a completeness and ease about the stage arrangements which reflected considerable credit upon the manager, who ever he might be. The acting was much superior to what we should have expected from amateurs so young as a majority of those engaged in the play; the actors' styles evidenced correct taste, and a well regulated judgment as to propriety in speech and gesture. Their efforts met with a flattering amount of applause. The "cast" was as follows : Alexius, (Ignotus, son of Euphetnianus) .. David Macaulay. Euphemianus, a Roman Patrician ... John Clarke. Carinus, a boy, his nephew .. ... Robert Thompson. Proculus, his freedman and steward .. John Collins Eusebius ... .. .. .. Michael Carney. Bibulus .. .. .. .. Richard Campbell. Slaves Davus .. .. ... .. Henry Baker. Ursulus .. .. ... .. John D. Meany. Verna .. .. ... .. Matthew Beirns. Gannio a beggar ... .. .. .. John Short. An Imperial Chamberlain .. .. . Martin Short. An Officer .. .. .. .. .. John Ahearn. First Robber ... .. .. .. .. Stephen Maxwell. Second Robber .. .. .. :. John Maylor. Slaves, Black and White. It may be well to mention the fact that one of the scenes was exceedingly impressive, and not very dissimilar to one of the - most striking in the play of "Faust and M a rguerite :" it is where the dying pilgrim's prayers are responded to by songs from celestial voices, whilst an halo of glory shines upon and around the pale face of the weary man ; who, after setting a wonderful example of consistent faith and noble self-denial, dies an unknown beggar, but a saint baptised from heaven, in the house of his father. The dialogue of the drama brings before us the principles of unbounded charity and long suffering piety, clothed in classical and eloquent language. There were comic features .in the play . which elicited much laughter. At the conclusion of the two acts of which the drama consists, the efficient orchestra " favoured" the company, after which Mr. Aspinall offered a few observations, pointing out the many ex cellent features of the Institute, and expressing his gratification at its great success. He then recommended all who heard him to contribute as liberally as they could to a collection which followed. After the collection came a very amusing farce —" The Irish Tutor, or New Lights," the characters being represented as follow :—Mr. Tilwell, Mr. Carney, Dr. Flail, H. Baker, Dr. O'Toole, R. Thomp son, Charles, J. Meany, Mary (housemaid), J. Taylor, Beadle, T. Tiughes, besides countrymen, &c. This con cluded the proceedings, which passed off in all respects satisfactorily, the visitors generally expressing themselves in terms highly complimentary of the principal and those concerned in the managent of the institution. We believe another entertainment will take place at the Institute to-night, and next week it is to be visited by Carding Wiseman. THE PRIZES Class I: Spanish, for the best cock and two hens.— Air. G. Botham, Wexham Court, age various, first prize, cup ; Mrs. J. C. Hall, Surrey House, Sheffield, age above one year, second prize; Miss Minie Louisa Rake, Brandon-hill, age above one year, third prize Class II: Dorking, coloured, for the best cock and two hens.—Capt. W. V. Hornby, R.N., Knowsley Cottage, age above one year, cup, rst .prize; Mr. Cecil Henry Wakefield, Malvern Wells, age various, second prize. Class 111 : Dorking, Silver Grey, for the best cock and two hens.—Rev. John Hill, the Citadel, Hawkstone, Shrewsbury, hatched in May, 1858, first prize, cup ; Mr. W. W. Ruttlidge, Storth End, Kendal, age above one year, second prize ; the Hon. W W. Vernon, Wolsely Rugeley, age rock, 24 years, hens 22 monthil,, third prize. Class IV: Cochin-Chinas, cinnamon and buff, for t 1 best cock and two hens.—Mr. Henry Tomlinson, Balsall Heath-road, Birmingham, age. above one year, first prize, cup; Mr. It. E. Ashton, Limefield, Bury, age above one year, second prize. Class V.: Cochin-Chinas, Grouse, and Partridge, for the best cock and two hens.—First prize, cup, Mr. Joseph Hindson, Barton-house, Evertor, age above one year ; second prize, Mr. Cartwright, Oswestry; third prize, Mr. Thomas Stretch, Marsh-lane, Bootle, Liverpool, age various. _ _ Class VI.: Cochin-Chinas, any other Varieties, for the best cock and two hens.—First prize, Mr. William Copple, Eccleston, Prescot ; second prize, Mr. Robert Chase, Moseley-road, Birmingham, age 18 months. Class VII. : Hamburghs, Golden Pencilled, for the best cock and two hens.—First prize, cup, Mr. William C. Worrall, Rice-house, near Liverpool, age various; second prize, Messrs. Carter and Gaulter, Poulton-le-Fylde, age various ; third prize, Rev. Thomas Lyon Fellowes, Brighton Rectory, Acle, age various. Class VIII. : Hamburghs, Silver Pencilled, for the best cak and two hens.—First prize, cup, Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern, hatched in 1858 ; second prize, ditto, ditto; third prize, Mr. Angus Sutherland, Burnley, age various. _ __ _ . . Class IX : Hamburgs, Golden Spangled, for the best cock and two hens—First and second prize, Mr. William Bankes, Weston-house, Runcorn, age various ; third prize, Mr. W. W. Ruttlidge, Storthend, near Kendal; age 9 months. Class X: Homburgs, Silver Spangled, for the best cock and two hens—First prize, Mr. Richard Teebay, Fulwood, near Preston, Lancashire, age various ; second. prize, Rev. Thomas Lyon Fellowes, Brighton Rectory, Acle, age various ; third prize, Mr. William Pearce, Hartford, Nerthwich, Cheshire, age various. • Class XI : Game, Black Breasted, and other Reds, for the best cock and two hens—First prize, Captain W. W. Hornby, R.N., age above one year, cup ; second prize, Mr. Gilbert W. Moss, age various : third prize, -Mr. R. L. Arnold, age 19 months. Class XII. : Game, Duckwings, and other Greys, for the best cock and two hens.—First prize, Mr. Joseph Hindson, Barton House, ,Everton ; second prize, Mr- Gilbert W. Moss, The Beach, Aigburth, Liverpool, age various; thifd prize, Mr. John Wright, age various. Class XIII. : Game, Whites and Piles, for the best cock and two hens.—First prize, cup, Messrs. Haigh and Hartley, Tip Hill Bank, Holmfirth, Yorkshire ; second prize, Mr. George Robinson, Thorp Hall, near Worksop, age above one year; third prize, Mr. William Derbyshire, Half Way House, Cabbage Hall, age eight months. Class XIV. : Bantams, Game, fur the best cock and two hens. —First prize, Mr. Gilbert W. Moss, The Beach, Aigburtb, Liverpool, age various ; second prize, Mr. R. Edward Ashton, Limefield, Bury, age hens seven months, cock over one year. Class XV.: Bantams, Gold Laced, for the best eock and two hens.—First prize, Mr. Charles Punchard, Blunt's Hail, Haverhill, Suffolk, age various ; second prize, Mr. T. Harvey Dutton Bayley, Ickwell House, near Briggleswade, Bedfordshire. Class XVI : Bantams, silver laced. For the best cock and two hens—First prize, Mr. James Bellyeald, Hyson-green, Nottingham. Age, cock one year, pullets seven months. Second prize, Mr. T. Harvey Dutton Bayley, Ickwell House, near Biggleswade, Bedford shire. _ Class XVII : Bantams Blacks and Whites. For the best pen of any varioty of Bantams—First prize, Mr. C. R. Titterton, Birmingham ; second prize, Mr. John Percivall, Clent Villa, Harborne, near Birmingham. Class XVIII : Ducks, Rouen. For the best Drake and two ducks—Cup, Mr. Edward Worrall, Knotty Ash House, Liverpool. Second prize, Mr. John Kersley Fowler, Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury. Age, nine months. _ _ _ Class XIX : Ducks, Aylesbury. For the best drake and two ducks—First prize, cup, Miss Mary Seamons, Hartwell, Aylesbury. Age, ten months. Second prize, Mr. Joseph Abbot, Kendal. Class XX : Docks,, any other breed. For the best drake -and two ducks. First prize, Mr. T. Harvey Dutton Bayley, Ickwell House, near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Second prize, Mr. Frederic William Earle, Edenhurst, Prescot. Age six months. Class XXI : Malays. For the best cock and two hens. First prize, Mr. Charles Ballance. Age, over one year. Clsss XXII : Andalusians. For the best cock and two hens—First prize, Miss Robinson, Mansfield, Wood house, Notts, age eight months. Class XXIII : White Dorkings. For the best cock and two hens First prize, John Robinson. Class XXIV : Bramab. Pootras. For the best cock and two hens—First prize, Mr. John K. Fowler, Pre bendal Farm, Aylesbury, age nine months ; second prize, Mr. Richard Teebay. Class XXV : Polands, golden spangled. For the best cock and two hens—First prize, Mr. James Dixon, Brad ford, age two years. Class XXVI : Polands, silver spangled. For the best cock and two hens —First prize, Lieut.-Col. Thomas Clowes, Froxmer Court, Worcester, age eight months. Class XXVII : Polands, black, with white crests. For the best cock and two hens—First prize, Mr. James Dixon, Bradford, age two years. Class XXVIII : Polands, buff and white. For the best cock and two hens—First prize, Mr. James Dixon, Bradford, age two, years. Class XXX : Black Hamburghs. For the best cock and two hens—First prize, Mr. W. D. Henshall, Wood land Mount, Huddersfield, age various. Class X.XXI : Best cross-bred. For the best cock and two hens—First prize, Mr. Edwd. Archer, Malvern; hybrid silver spangled Hamburgh and black barn-door fowl. Class XXXII Single cocks, Spanish. First prize, s a zquel H. Hyde, Ashton-under Tyne ; second prize, Miss Minnie Louisa Rake, Brandon-hill, age two years. , Class dingle Cocks ? Dorkings, coloured,— MADAME LOLA MONTEZ LECTITRE, LAST NIGHT. An audience, crowding every part of the Concert-hall to overflowing, awaited Madame Montez, last night. The hall and galleries were filled long before the hour for commencing the lecture. There was a little too much license displayed in repeating the pleasantry, endurable for once, of cheering and applauding every new corner on the platform ; and in the instances of ladies making their appearance, it wasicarried to a length alto7,ether improper and unjustifiable. The directors of the hall will do well to see that this rather uproarious species of merriment is not allowed to become as tolerated usage there. When Madame Montez made her appearance, she was loudly applauded. The subject was " The Comic Aspect of Fashion"—a theme which afforded scope for a much more piquant and amusing treatment than that of the preceding lecture. In opening, Madame Montez said, it was a melancholy reflection, that fashion owed its origin to the sins of mankind, and commenced in the garden of Eden. At that period, fashion was a somewhat simple and very innocent affair. The twisted foliage of trees and the skins of beasts were the only garments which then clothed the human race ; and the ornaments for a long time worn were the wild flowers plucked from the bush, the rich berries from the tree, or the sweet shells from the beech. The only tinge which a lover could find on the cheek of his beloved one was the peachy bloom—the only diamonds then existing were the lovely brightness of her eye. But this age of positive simplicity and innocence seemed not to have lasted very long. Accumulating wealth soon introduced tastes and habits of luxury, and then the various products of the loom, the Tyrian mystery of dye and the riches drawn from mines were all taxed to give embellishment and beauty to women's mien, till the natural charms were at last forgotten in the artificial. From the days of Adam the first to the present time, fashion had always played a most conspicuous part, and even more than the laws themselves had regulated , the modes of life. Fashion was a most tremendous and awful tyrant, not merely deciding the cut of our garments, the very colours of our dress, and the hours of our repasts ; but by its prodigious sway it changed our feelings, our affee tiona, and even our principles, to suit the time and place of 'its abode. Comfort, happiness, and health itself ,were sacrificed to over-ruling powers—it controlled the shape of our cradles and of our coffins. A very old fashioned gentleman named Reason, might whisper that it was cowardice thus to bend before it; his younger brother, Common Sense, cry_ shame upon it ; and the youngest member of that respectable family, Good Taste, might dare to put in a plea, but all in vain. In France, Italy, Germany, and most other nations of Europe, the reign of fashion was mostly confined to dress and ornaments, and amusements. But in England and the United -States it extended to every department of life, even to morality and religion ; for in America, unless the preaching of the Gospel it self went tricked out in the richest silks and velvets, wore kid gloves and the finest broadcloth, very little confidence would be reposed in its ability to lead a soul to heaven (loud applause). But it must be confessed that fashion had performed some wonderful feats in banishing from the language vulgar words that used to be common in England, but more especially in America. . That which was once called " cheating" and " knavery" was now known in the United States, as " the best end of a bad bargain ;" and the coarse, disgusting word "liber tine" had given way to such very genteel expressions as " gallantry," 4 ' gay fellow," " con, " &c., &c. Fashion, could give wealth power over talent and virtue, and until its mighty gods were dethoroned opulence would always obtain credit for as many good qualities as it would be able to pay for—the calf would be worshipped because it was a golden one—and in Fame's bright temple there would be always a niche large enough for rich and fashionable boobies. (Laughter and applause.) Her experience •of the world generally had given her unlimited faith in the power of fashion to do 'everything except to make man and woman happy : that it could not do. There is a jnstice of God which reaches the gay delusion at last, and says " thither shalt thou go and no farther." (Applause.) The ills of dissipation and sin were not less real for the gauds and glitter surrounding them; form and ceremonies were only the covering of real life which could not affect the palpitating heart and son]. within : you might embroider misery but you could not change its nature. (Applause.) Dull ness was not banished because rendered magnificient— stupidity never yet was drowned by exhillirating draughts of fashion—ennui was the terrible devil of the fashionable world. The history of the freaks of fashion would lead to the impression that his satanic majesty must have had this department under his m ost especial protection in all past ages (laughter and applause). Having referred to some of the most striking 'vagaries of fashion at different !eriods, Madame Monte; said we laughed at savages for Wearing nuggets of gold, and other precious metals, in their nos trils, but was the sight more ridiculous than the same thing when worn among ourselves in women's ears ? She was by no means certain that husbands would not be far more manageable if they had rings in their noses (loud laughter.) Only make such a thing fashionable, and they would see it. It would afford material for a long lecture were she to trace the history of the fashions which were invented for the purpose of hiding somebody's im perfections. (Laughter.) Isabella, the wife of the Arch duke Albert, vowed, before the siege of Ostend. that she would never change the garments she then wore until the place was taken. The siege continued for three years and sixty-eight days, and during this time she reli giously kept her oath. (Laughter and applause.) In this long period her linen of course became changed from white to yellow, and from that circumstance the .colour of linen in these days was immediately changed to yellow, under the name of " Isabella linen." There was reason to fear that "Isabella linen " was yet worn to some extent, but it was far from being fashionable. (Loud laughter.) Starched neck-cloths were not long since fashionable, and the fashion was still adhered to by some of the clergy. (Laughter.) They were invented by Brummel to annoy the Prince Regent. They puzzled the washerwoman—drove man): men to the i point of tutting their throats n their attempts to gain the experience of the gentleman but the great Brummel kept the secret until he fled from England, when he left it a legacy to his country, having written on a pieee of paper these emphatic words. " Starch makes the man." (Laughter.) Men in all ages were just as ridiculously devoted to fashion as women. Tight pantaloons came into vogue at the same time .as the small bonnets, and of the two pantaloons were the more ridiculous. What a frightful sight to see thousands of men straddling through the streets with little crooked legs and tight-drawn pantaloons. (Laughter.) In the time of Elizabeth, as now, hoops were open very wide at the bottom, and small upwards, making a lady not unlike a cone or an extinguisher. About the year 1750 the hoops were fifteen or sixteen feet wide, giving a lady the appearance of an inflated balloon ready for ascension. But one such woman could walk down the street at a time, and two would fill an omnibus to suffocation. (Laughter.) Instead of grumbling and complaining, as men did now, of ladies' hoops, they ought to be most profoundly thankful that there was so much breathing space left them after a woman had taken what she wanted absolutely for her skirts. The present fashion was adopted in the glorious Elizabethean age. But although men ridiculed hooped skirts now—which, by the by, she thought was a subject which they had no business to meddle with at all (laughter) - there was no doubt but that hoops were saving the lives of hundreds and hundreds of women who would have been killed, as thousands were before them, by the old custom of wearing six or eight heavy starched petticoats. (Applause:) There were millions of women in their graves upon whom, had coroner's inquestS been held, the juries might have returned a verdict, " Died of starched petticoats." Madame Montez contrasted Eastern habits and customs with those of England and • America—instancing the open sale of beautiful females, which she said was not more repugnant to the feelings of eastern nations than the European system of training girls for the great matrimonial market —or even, than the European lady's habit of exhibiting a bare neck and bare shoulders. She referred to the legendary origin of - small feet among Chinese women; to the original intro duction of the Italian opera, and the laborious efforts made by votaries of fashion to be thought admirers of it ; to pretended admiration of the fine arts ; and many other peculiarities and follies of fashionable life. Sip declared that a penalty was attached to a servile devotion to fashion, and that nature exacted of those who spent their days in the observance of forms and outward show of fashion that they should lose the power of understanding and enjoying the beautiful and charming simplicity of nature herself. (Applause.) At the conclusion, Madame Montez was loudly and repeatedly applauded. THE ISLE OF MAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—The new company is proceeding very satisfactorily with its pre liminary labours. Shares covering a sum larger than the capital required have, we understand, already been ap plied for.—Manx Sun. CHINESE MISSION AT AMOY.—The annual meeting of the Chinese Mission of the English Presbyterian Church was held at Glasgow, on Monday, in Free St. Matthew's Church—the Rev. )r. Miller in the chair. There was a good attendance. The Rev. Dr. James Hamilton of London delivered an address on the claims of the Chinese Mission field, and was followed by Dr. Delaporte, medical missionary from Swatuw. It was stated that the collec tions for the past year from the Glasgow district had amounted to £ll2. An urgent appeal was made for more iberal contributions. BURNS CENTENARY. 'On Monday next this festival will come off at St. George's Hall. Yesterday, a meeting of the committee was held for the . purpose of considering the programme of the vocal music to be given on the occasion. An overture, written for the occasion by Mr. R. B. Stewart, will be followed by Burns celebrated cantata, , 4 The Jolly Beggars," as arranged by Bishop. To give due effect to this splendid composition, • besides the solo singers there will be also a chorus of sixty voices. Among the concerted pieces will also be performed, " 0 Willie brew'd a peck o' maut," arranged as a trio and chorus. The songs to be sung on the occasion, all selected from the writings of Burns, will include—" There was a lad was born in Kyle," "John. Anderson my . Joe," " Comin' through the rye," "Of a' the airts the H wind ca in n blaw," " 0 wert thou the cauld blast," " ere awa, there awa, wandering Willie," "Ye banks and braes," " Scots wha has wi' Wallace bled," "Last May a braw wooer," " Green grow the rashes 0," and " A man' s a man for a' that." Much consideration was likewise bestowed by the committee in selecting the programme of the dances for the ball, and this was also fixed yesterday afternoon to be as follows, namely—Quadrille, polka, reel, lancers, gallop, reel (Tulloch) waltz, quadrille, polka, lancers, and gallop. Songs and duets will also be sung in the small concert room up stairs, between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock. Taking all into con sideration, we hope to see the festival one of the most prosperous that has ever taken place in this town. Certain itis that the coup d'ccil will be ofamostbrilliant character, even unsurpassed by the grand fancy dress ball, held in the noble building in 1857. SELECTION OF - DANCES FOR THE BURNS, FESTIVAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY POST. SIR, —ln your notice of the Burns Festival of the 25th instant, in Saturday's Post, you say, " A leading feature of the ball will be the preponder ance of Scotch dances." Is it to be understood from this that the selection of dances during the ball is to exceed in reels and other Scotch dances (which so few know how to perform), to the exclusion of quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, &c., &c. I also notice, from an advertisement. in your paper to-day, that " instructions in the national Scotch dances car, be received on application," &c., &c. If this is to be the arrangement, I think some more explicit notice of the ball arrangements should be given by the committee ; say, publish the programme of dances, as, with the exception of professionals, comparatively few know these Scotch dances ; and I, for one, would find but little enjoyment looking on, unable to join in what I call uncouth gesticulations. It may be very amusing to witness these performances when one goes merely to look on; but, when rational and welt-known danees are most popular and best known, then let them " preponderate." I trust some explanation will be given by the committee. —I remain, yours obediently, U. Liverpool, 17th January, 1859. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir;—ln the Daily Post, of Wednesday, appeared the above letter, and I beg respectfully to forward you the accompanying:— ANSWER TO " ON TUE SELECTION OF DANCES FOR THE BURNS' FESTIVAL. Heel! "Jock," I'm sairly puzzled mon, whatever will he do, Yon vowel chiel in Daily Post wha ca's himsel just " U " ? He does-na ken oar Hieland flings, nor yet our Lowland jumps, The creature's fearfu' o' his legs, or aiblins o' his pumps. Troth " Will" I doubt the lad's in love wi' some fine Saxon dame, As ignorant as himsel' may be, of Burns' fame and name And he wishes just to twirlher round in some soft fanfaronade, A German Waltz, Cotillion French, or Spanish Gallopade. Why surely "Jock" the chid is daft wi' his whims and explanations, And then to ca' our dances, too, " uncemth gesticulations !" In Embro's bra w assembly rooms " I wat he'd get his farrin," If not " in- " in print at least "they'd roast him like a herrin'." Ne'er heed him "Will," our committee are competent and chary, And Scotch dances will preponderate at Burns' centenary; In aßrahmin's proudevation still you find the gracefu' "nauteh,' And this hundredth anniversary of *our Itabby's should be Scotch Mehl mon, this " U's" objections, are baith foolish and poltroony, The ehiel kens naething o' us Scotch, or feggs he's but a spooney ; He never saw a real "set too," or mark'd the joy one feels, , Ina round of strathpeys, or hornpipes, or eight hand Scottish reels , Why e'en our "Queen," at Balnieral, enjoys the lightsome springs Of the tenant bodies, old and young, in their wildestilieland flings. And' is this loon to hae controul, and rule the merry ball, Wi' .his polkas and mazourkas at our Scottish festival No! let these dances be the milk, but gude sake no the cream, And let the scale in Scotia's favour overtop the beam ; And all will find enjoyment there, ev'n " U " himsel' the coof, Wl' his " uncouth gesticulations," and his lo v'd quadrilles forsooth. Liverpool, Jan. 19, 1859. LANG TAM. KIRKDALE SESSIONS, Yesterday, the Sessions-house, Kirkdale, was opened f or the disposal of the criminal business, at ten o'clock. Gilbert Henderson, Esq., Recorder, occupied the chair on the bench. The ther magistrates present were—Messrs. Alderman S. Holme, W. Hall, and R. Theakestone. The calendar contained the names of 44 prisoners for triaL The following gentlemen were sworn as a GRAND JURY. William Pilkington, Jun., foreman. William Blinkhorn. ' Richard Pilkington. James Cross. Alexander Robinson Arnott William Hibbert. Edward Morgan. • Thomas Aylward. Robert Reeves. William Henry Abbott. James Shanks. Thomas Bryan Henry Booto. William Burstall, Thomas Marshall ;William Tickle. George M.Corgli r Clllltgll. Thomas Warburton James Latham. (Thomas Sharpies, and Robert James Turvey. The Chairman, his charge, spoke as follows : Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, the interval since the last sessions is shorter than usual. After a lapse of two months and a half, you have a list of 44 names, which may be regarded as about the usual number, when we consider that 200 were tried in the course of ast year at sessions. As to the nature of the offences, lam able to give you but little information, having seen the deposi tions in four cases only. It seems to me to be a defect in the practice of the court which calls for a remedy. As it is impossible for the duties of the chairman to be efficiently performed without a previous knowledge of the evidence in the cases to come before -him, not only for the important purpose . of giving the grand ju r y directions in law when requisite, but also for the purpose of arranging the prisoners and exercising in many respects a superintendence and control over them, which cannot be done without some knowledge of the facts. I understand from the Clerk of the Peace, that there will be no difficulties in future, in delivering the depoSitions to the chairman at the meeting of the magis trates on the Tuesday, and I hope this course will be followed in future, because I know the deviation from it has been the source of complaint from other chairmen, as well as myself ; ono of the cases which I have seen, is one of a serious nature , from Southport, a case of house breaking. On Sunday evening, the family and servants all left the house to go to c h urch, and during their absence the house was entered, it would appear, through the window, and £25, and also very valuable property, taken away. Now, it seems doubtful, whether the window was fastened ; but I should tell you, in point of law, that would make no difference, because if it were closed the liftinc , up of the sash would consti tute a case of housebreaking. In this case, as in all others that will come before you, you will not have to pronounce any final opinion as to the guilt or inno cence of the parties. You will only have to consider whether the evidence of the prosecution is such as to constitute a proper basis of conviction, if not answered. You will not have to consider the evidence for the defence ; if you are of •opinion that the evidence for the prosecution is of such a nature as to require no answer -- in that case you will throw out the bill ; but if you think the case may be made out, unless some answer were . given, in that case it will be your duty to send it for trial in this court. If you act upon this principle, I see no reason why your duties may not, as far as the number of the cases are concerned, be brought to a close in the course of the afternoon. The Grand Jury then retired to their room. A Petty Jury was sworn, and the business proceeded with, as early as the Grand Jury brought in the first true bill. THE BRADFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE SUPPLY OF COTTON.—On Monday, at the annual meeting of the members of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, Mr. W. E. Foster stated that Lord Goderich had written to him saying that if an association should be formed for encouraging the growth of wool and lead to the adoption of any practical measures, he, as one of the members for the West Riding, should be happy to give every assis tance he could to it. It was ultimately decided to appoint a committee " to take into consideration the desirableness of forming an association for the purpose of encouraging the growth of wool, and that such commjttee report to the Chamber the result of their deliberations."—Leeds ifercury.i LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE BEFOR.I MR. MANSFIELD. in -') TAKING " TIME."—John Hatton, a clerk residi ng Rugby-street, was charged with having stolen a clock :. from a butcher, named Mrs. Hughes, Who lived in Mary- i bone. Mr. Black was for the prisoner, who was respectable-looking and woll dressed. The complainant said the prisoner lodged at her house for nearly two years, and he left on Saturday, taking the clock with him. On cross-examination by Mr. Bluck, it was ascertained that a sister-in-law of the prisoner, who is also a relative of the prosecutrix, lodged in the house, and the allega tion was that she had given him the clock, and on this Mr. Black contended that there was . no criminal case sustainable, and the prisoner was discharged. MURDEROUS AssAuLT.—Officer Cave, 602, br( n;lit up William Church:second mate, and Jos. W. Hilward, the first mate of the American brig James Gray, charged with having committed a murderous assault on Samuel Douglas, the cook and steward of the same vessel. Mr. Bluck was for the prisoners. The officer said :At a quarter to nine this morning, I heard cries of murder at the Coburg-dock, and, on going there, I heard that there was murder being committed on board the American vessel J a mes Gray; I ran on board, and found _ the second mate and this man (Douglas) bleeding. Hai he produced Douglas, whose f ace and head were bound with bandages and covered with blood ; he seemed to have suffered very much; his nose, lips and cheeks were e i n r y e n much. t told Thecovered officer up w continued i n t g O P s i a a y s t e t r h a a t il( t i h s e w face. He (the police-officer) got the cutlass, and it was bloody on both sides. Douglas was then examined, and said : I made some coffee this morning for the second mate, and, after he had drunk some of it, he said— " What sort of d— coffee is this ? it is not fit for a horse to drink, and you must have put something in it." I said I did not put anything in it, but perhaps it had.not time to draw. After breakfast, I went to sweep out and clean the cabin, when I found them taking sails out of a locker, under the cabin, and I said, "There is no use in my cleaning the cabin until you are done with this- The second mate said I was grumbling too much, and ordered me on shore. I told him he had no right to order me on shore ; after' that I went to the pantry, and he came and said " You son of ---- I hare you now," and struck me at the same time. • I ran up the cabin stairs, when the first mate met me on the top of the stairs and kicked mo in the face ; the second mate then caught hold of me from below, and seized the • cutlass, and cried out to the first mate, "Send. the -- down here till I cut his hair." They then knocked me down on the floor, and beat and kicked me on the face and head. I did not give any_provocation to either of them, more than I state. Mr. INlansfield : Did the second mate strike you with the cutlass more than once ?.I don't know, but there are three cuts on may head, and my face all kicked over. The witness was cross-examined at length, but denied that he was saucy or used ill-names towards the second mate, and he said Captain Plumber, the master of the ship, was one of the best captains he ever sailed with. Several witnesses were examined, and all corroborated, generally, the statement of com plainant. One of tlwm, on cross-examination, said, the steward did give " sauce" to the second mate, and call him names first of all. Mr. Bluck then addressed the court on behalf of the prisoners, and contended that they had not been guilty of anything that His Worship could not deal with in a summary way . His Worship recapitulated the whole case, and then fined the prisoners £5 each for the assault. Thei fines were at once paid, and the prisoners discharged. • SMUGGLING LACE.—Henry Roper, the captain of a. brig, called the Spray, was charged with having smuggled fourteen pieces of lace. Mr. Tyndall, solicitor to the Customs' authorities, prosecuted. It appeared that on the night of the 10th the vessel, which had arrived from the Brazils, came up to the Prince's-pierhead, and, on going into the dock, the Customs'-officer went on board torummage. him if he had anything on boa rd liable t o dut y . He said He saw the defendant there, and asked he had nothing but some tobacco, whieu lie prodneea. The officer rummaged the ship, and found fourteen pieces of lace in the medicine chest. The lace was valued at 275, The captain admitted that the lace was his, but stated that he did not know he was doing an illegal act, and had no intention of defrauding the revenue. Mr. Mansfield said he had no alternative but to impose the usual fine of £4 ls, being treble the value of the lace. APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT ON A CHARGE OF PERJURY.—Mr. Fearnley, of Manchester, barrister , applied for a warrant to arrest a party named John Sperritt, charged with having committed perjury within the jurisdiction of that Court. Mr. Fearnley stated the circumstances out of which the application arose, from which it appeared that at the last Liverpool Assizes there was an action tried, in which Messrs. Brown were plaintiffs, and Mr. Dewhurst defendant, for an infringe ment of design. It became very important long the design had been in existence, and of what material the cloth was from which it was produced. The party in reference to whom the application was made, was called as a witness in the action, and lie produced a book which he swore was a book kept by him whilst in the service of Messrs. Palfreyman, twenty years since, and swore that whilst in their service he printed a piece of cloth which corresponded with the pattern in the book. This pattern was of the same character as the design in reference to which the infringement was complained of. It was a mixture of cotton and wool, similar to that at present known as Orleans cloth, and which is but of recent invention. It would be proved by witnesses that Sperritt was only in the employment of Messrs. Palfreyman some fourteen or fifteen months. His employers became bankrupt, or retired from busi ness : but the prosecution had been enabled to obtain the dvheewd pattern u thatl would possession h e ev ever rh a bel was e botoofpo printed ti i iw v tp e eord s o e at t whu i s eci frteaneccie witnesses satisfactory evidence that no uci i pattern ever was printed there. ft possession of the books in which all th e wor k d one b y t wes h vpo e ietad m rerdn l i v tet a ea s ltsh e wo n aa t t e sbn r e e o d i.sn , pu a re n oi havee there,i failed ptro oe the before the trial at th e A ss i zes , . w h o care f u ll y l oo k e d eeth eedwti a t s he n e scs was o- bu through it, and did n o t see i n it a t t h a t ti me h when adb eSenirrt t d l a v uni witnesses d e s s i e it such bin patternliv witness-box. o l t ift possibly it see it; and in point of y fact the allegation was that the pattern had been put into the book subsequently to their seeing it. Witnesses were called, who gave evidence to the points stated by Mr. Fearnley. Mr. Mansfield said the evidence was sufficient to justify the issuing of a warrant, which was granted accordingly. STABBING ON BOARD SHIP.—A seaman, named Win. Hughes, belonging to an American vessel, the May Queen, now lying in the river, was brought up charged with having stabbed another seaman, named Alexander Robinson. It appeared that a quarrel took place on board the vessel, about half-past five o'clock, on Tuesday evening, and it was alleged that the prisoner stabbed Robinson in the side with a knife. Robinson was conveyed to the Northern H i espital, where he his at present, in a condition, it was stated, of some da ~e r. Mr. Mansfield di r e c ted th e p r i soner t o b e t a ken b n iure the Magistrates at Birkenhead. BEFORE MESSRS. E. CROPPER AND R. HOUGHTON. A PECULIAR CASE.—A publican, named Richard Badger, of Rathb me-street, was charged with an assault of a gross and indecent nature, upon two young women, on the evening of the 10th of January. The women kept standings in St. James's Market; and it was alleged that, on the night in question, one of them was sta n di ng i n Rathbone-street, near the side wall of the market, tying her boot-lace, and the other beside her, when the defendant came between them and committed the offence charged. We cannot describe its nature, but may perhaps hint that it strongly resembled that which formed the subject of a charge against Gulliver, when he, saved the palace of Lilliput from conflagration. Mr. Rymer defended Mr. Badger, and on his part d • emed the allegations altogether. The Bench said th y satisfied that a very gross offence had been e- were n and inflicted a fine of . Mr. V Rymer committed, appeal, but Mr. Wybergh stated that th gave notice of under the statute. Mr. Rymer then ere was no appeal send the case to the Sessions, u r i urged the Bench Co altogether a question as to the gag that, as it involved and affecting most seriously the credibility of the witnesses, ought to go before a to alter their decision.jury. The . Bench, however, declined PROSECUTION GA S By THE C OMPANY.— George Slater, of 68, Brunswick- d roa , was prosecuted by Mr. Field, on the part of the Liverpool Gas Comp an ) • for Having renewed the co mmun i cat i on o f 1 • ' us house with the com pany's pipe, after it had been off cut b y the company for non-payment of rent, and thus fraudulent ly • ell . consumed their gas. Mr. Bluck defended. .The magistrates fined the defendant £6 and costs. LORD HARRINGTON ON MR. BRIGHT.—A number of the Free Press was recently forwarded to Lord Harrington by the Newcastle Foreign Affairs Committee, "in refe rence to Mr Bright's atte m pt t o exas p era t e th e p eop l e against the aristocracy in favour of his new scheme of reform." In reply the Earl says :—" Mr. Bright is, I presume, a democrat, and rants for the dowfaTl of the aristocracy. To gain his end he must occasionally coquette with Lord John Russell or with Lord Palmer ston. Mr. Newdegate has shown him up, and he has never attempted to answer him. If Mr. Bright would have his way, he would first establish a republic ; then the fighting would begin, and the Quaker would prove true to his principles ; after this, as in France, we should have a red republic, and the tragedy would end in our having lost the , work of a thousand ye ars __ the British Constitution. r otwithilaandinz,, Mr. B r i g ht i s well-meaning Quaker, and brimful of talent."