Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-19 00:00:00

NOVEMBER, 19, ISSI. whateve r t o d o w i t h t h e temp Or al position &the P OPE, that is not even connected with him by the • ties of diplomatic representation. The spiritual c haracter of the Roman Ruler, and the religious ,Prekidices of her own subjects, have with held her from - interference in a province W hich she has looked upon as not her o But all this matters little. The Irish 11 . 1811 '°Ps Want an object for their vitupera -4°ll, and none 'can be so suitable a one as Eng -1444 . • Suitable that is, because her power, gives dl —sty to that which ventures to choose her as , 44 obje c t o f d etract i on ; w hil e h er own care l ess liberality secures for that detraCtion impunity Y et, after all, this Irish bravado and bluster are ver Y small minded. The most that can be said of it 18, s omething like what the giant said of his vigor 48ly intentioned wife ; it pleases certain foolish 1118 -hroen and it does us no harm. °f course it is useless to ply Archbishop etiL LE-x with reasons or with facts. What he ila Y s is irreversible ; because he said it for a 134 rPose, and to retract would spoil it. It is true; tit ll is, for the occasion; because he wishes it to t) : t rue. England is in some way responsible for e Present unhappy • position of Pius THE b She must be responsible ; she shall e responsible. It is in vain to hint mildly, tit it was partly by the advice of English ~,, 41j uisters,—certainly with their express concur -Ir'ee—that the 'Papacy was saved in 1 848 by the French occupation ; that as regards the present a 'r , England refused to assist its objects either b 3. active alliance, or moral sympathy ; that she 4 °Wed her advocacy on the side of the principle f Order, and was, unwilling 'to disturb previous flew, -cinents ; and that when the worst came ; the wo r st, all she presumed to press 1 1 7 ,*as that which France was before e l' in • deinanding, reforms in the temporal t Lernment. But all will not do. .England, O l t a powerful non-Roman Catholic nation, not objecting forcibly to anything that may e said of her—and as ecclesiastico-political ' 1 .41 can be made out of well-directed slander a iniputation—she must be abused, she must a e made a stalking-horse for religious rancour atia is disappointed arrogance: We say this is very childish ;and would be nothing more; except that i etnbitters religious feelings, and tends to bring bac k into a n ew v i gour o ld an i m osities and e sttangements. IVX 0 1 n ee the announcement to-day, in our news c o 414 4, that the Bishop of Columbia has sailed 0131 Southampton for his distant diocese. And tins reminds us of the importance which cannot L it be attached to the enterprise upon which he L gone ou t, an ecc l es i ast i ca l one t h oug h i t more 'kelediat e ly be, yet one, in a more comprehensive Doitit of view, undoubtedly involving great 4ational interests in that distant colony,, --not N y the interests of England as a nation plant lilt there a settlement of her people under pro tZ*to % Which promise much future 'greatness ; but a tici s l ° I her commerce, and her manufactures, ai on he r shipping, and indirectly also the exten la; °I her religion, and the establishme n t of her 8 a nd institutions, in so ,far as all these may oh a dapted to colonial purposes. Well 'is it se rved i n a p r i n t e d a pp e al which has been issued with reference to this new settlement, that-- , :, t Ir eumstances of a commercial and political na- 1 i i lite give British Columbia a special importance, *hile the gold discovery, judging from other , P s iltee S, promises it a rapid and populous growth.. c, 'tooted between the 49th and 55th parallels , of north latitude, with Russia on the one side, c tt cc t ib i the United States on the other, the only t, it ti tish territory on all the western' coast of 4, -at til and South America, with a climate like ~ a giand, soil fruitful, timber and coal abun gallt, fish plentiful, and good harbours, there g ee .flie scarcely a doubt of its future prosperity. , ~ aa r d importance.; Already, in the p rov id ence I'' ~ God, multitudes' have been attracted to its ~1 4113 res. Not less than 25,000 during a few ale . 4 oths passed into it from California, Oregon, ' k and other neighbouring states. Ere another 4 3' t ar; these and more distant countries will con ,, tiered th e i r. ' stream of emigrants, to be num ,, :red i n a s h or t pe ri o d by h un d re d s of thou t< Ms. For these there is but one church I, te ntly opened in the whole of Columbia, t, *lli eh is the size of France ; while on Vancon ,,: there is but one. ' Considering the varied 1 4:Ple who are congregating, the character of i , tt 11 3" of these thirsting only after gold, -the , ' li ble temptations to vice which are sure `‘ N a bnund, loud is the call upon Christian 4 ti Ne for instant attention and prompt exer ti:4 inproviding the means of true religion.; ta. st e ' tben,.we have in a few words, the whOle,. th t rn k tated. Th e Bi s h o p h as gone f or th to organise ‘n " .411 rch, and to do so as one primary means 04 ,t ardmg civilisation on right, because on Itl i . l an principles. He has gone to do that 1% , ~ At e if England had done with our North tri o ta Ail Colonies from the first, she would never, all .. itr o Probability-, have lost one of them. We 5 e0. ,,, , 1 41,„,, "lag out the Church of England, not in ~ ea ,_ ktl "ess not in its imperfectness, not under • Yo r ' L llt g i toisation in which we have it not at home ; a lit '4 48 completeness and fulness as a divine in n ati o Ni l n ,.. ' Our not having done this aforetime 41 48 - " It Colonies, was one of the greatest mis klt2lat could have been committed, not only til t : e e l ta the success of Church efforts among t teti llt 4lB te themselves, but as regar d s th e per- Nit • i at ' and strengthening of those ties which t ty• e ' e l' to bind a co lony to the m o th er coun t p h e „,, - !" blight the Bishop of Oxford rejoice, tia t hit 7 heartily did, at a great public meeting, Icski on 'ver y subject a few days since in the city of 1 , 1 ; th at „ this was the way in which the work 4111: 4 beil lg do . 0 014. , gone here ; and not the less so because 'ilot but contrast it with the way in which ated by Mr• cons tituents ie the state- H ow ever' f'Derby was lordship eman's con• ?d that tile ferenee with end in scloc h Eluding 011. hifaself Old on we 11 ‘ lce ;he late f 3t ) edies of th e re of the tr °ue miry eio ulli' d robablY ice ! , :u lars full n - are f e b l tives such be bi !ed be ciedlif üblica (Id e the de.4re fonna ll° „ 3isain 11814 4 n g - terr e i a reco may a lso . 00 , inf n.nected. y prO iuterP°9es t nen.f 0 se'siibjecP s t? of ernmell is of tee ' eli f u ll e%-t t,5 1 EnV er° , 4 f , le, that 110 14 earing o f 1 : 4 li ~r if the re- : 0 rests of ~i peopled. that great neighbouring country of " America ;" foieibly adding that, "to him it was a "matter of the deepest humiliation to hear how men " often spoke of our American brethren ; how with a " tannt; a sneer, or something contunielious, those " peculiar evils, as we believed them to be, - Which marked the character .of the :Americans, were " spoken of amongst ourselves; and that for this: - " . reason, not only because all this tended to ‘' separate ;two great . . nations which ought to Stand shoulder to shoulder in war for liberty " and truth,.and Anglo-Saxon' institutions, which ; " were only other navies for the development of "our species:to , its highest possible augmentation - "not fbr - thisreason only; but for another ; becanse " he, for one, felt tac hat every reproh we cast npon • our . American . brethren came back again' With " interest ,upOn ourselves.". All this is but too true of our American brethren . ; and still more' fOrciby is it so of ourselves in connection With them.. .The Anglo-Ainerican Church, we know, is - one of those Anglo-Saxon institutions which they -have adopted with most COmplete success, as far as it . goes ; and that it does not go fUrther, is only to be attributed to our own remissness in not having given them, that Church, in. all • its fulness and completeness,: when we had it in our power to' do so. This, we repeat, was a great and grievous mistake. For we are of those who believe, that had it been OtherwiSe there would all along have been a very different feel ing in those American Colonies, which are now - the United States, and even in the United States 'themselves, since they became such—an indepen dent republic though they are—a very different feeling, we say, towards this country than now , exists there. This single fact is of itself a con firmation' of 'what we .state,the .fact, namely, that it is - among the Anglo-American ChUrchmen of the United States that, at this `day,the Very bestfeeling is to be found towards this country. And were the whole people of the United States but Anglo-American Churchmen, we should un doubtedly be brothers in a much more eminent, and much closer point of view, than we not are, .or can hope to be, unless in Gov's good provi dence that Church, now acting as a leaven among the mass of. the people, shoUld be able in process of time to " leaven the whole lump." . Such are the reflections to which the announce ment we have mentioned has given rise. Another English Bishop has 'Set oat for North America —for a new North American Colony, which pro mises 4. to become one, of the most important of our colonial 'possessions,. and in which, therefore, it ought to rejoice the hearts of Englishmen that an institution is „about to be planted among them like their national Church,--the result of which will undoubtedly , be; not - only to propagate among the people true *Christian principles, but to retain their attachment, in all its devotion and fulness, to their mother country. . THE , LATEST NEWS. EBY BRITISR AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] FRANCE. Nov. 18. Prince Latour d'Auvergne will, replaeeMarquis de Moustier, as ambassador at Berlin. It is sup posed that M. Boncompagni Will tender to the Sardinian Government his resignation as Regent; The Patrie of this evening asserts, the letter published in the And de la _Religion ; alleged to he the answer of the King of Sardinia to the Emperor of the French, bears the full character of an apo:- cryphal document. The same journal, further says it has reason to , believe that . the And de la Reli gion has been seized for this publication. The transport squadron at Toulon, for the con veyance of French troops to China, consists of eight screw vessels of 1,200 tons The.fitting out . of ships of the line to follow th 6 transports is actively - proceeding. It is thought that the ex-. pedition will sail from Marseilles, The Paris correspondent of the Herald says— The harbour of Fecamp, near Havre, is to be transformed into a tnilitary post and arsenal. The article in the Times, of Tuesday, has pro duced a great sensation in Paris. The semi official corespondence of Madrid states , that the London Gazette omitted to 'publish a document in which the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain declares that though Spain does not intend to oc cupy permanently': any point likely to give her dangerous supremacy in the navigation of the Mediterranean, she considers herself perfectly free to act as she may:think fit in the rest of the em pire of Morocco. MARSEILLES, Nov. 18. The Ackbar publishes the following despatch of General Martinprey, dated Isly, 9th;instant : General Durrieur announces that after an im_ mense razzia undertaken against the Maias and the Angades, Benigal and Si Hamza haVe been taken by surprise by the commander of our troops. Our conditions have been accepted, and hostages surrendered to us. The expeditionary force will cross the frontiers on the 11th instant, and will then be broken up. THE FRENCH FUNDS: PART s, Friday. 12.15 p.m.—Funds continue sten ; Rentes open at 69 90. 3.15 p.m.—Rentes close same as yesterday, at 69 95. SPAIN. • • The Spanish army under orders for Africa is estimated at 40,000 men. The Government has decided to prohibit the publication of news of the expedition in Spain during the continuation, o,', t h e war. The Provincial Council of Oviedo has offered 5,000 tons of . best coals for - tie Spanish steam I navy. Many other public bodies have offered 'contributions. The example has been followed by The . editors of a newspaper give a box of surgical instruments. ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette publishes a letter addressed from Prince Carignan to Commander Boncampagni, on being appointed to act as Regent of Central Italy. The Prince refeTs to the repeated assurance of the Emperor Napoleon promising, that there• is to be no intervention in 'Central Italy, and says that such assurances are a powerful encouragement to the policy of the King's Government, which could never consent to , let violence from, without oppose the national will. He urges tL e importance of order. The army of Central Italy is to be neither provocative nor aggressive. This orderly course is especially necessary on the eve of a Congress . in which the fate . of Italy is to be discussed, and when King Victor Emmanuel, strengthened by ,the, rights conferred upon him, will efficaciously I support the wishes of the people of Central Italy. BELGIUM. A BELGIUM MORTARA CASE. The Belgian Tribunals have had a Mortara case to- deal with, and five ladies implicated in it have each been sentenced to 15 days' imprisonment and 100 francs fine. VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. Several of the Public Departments are co operating for the formation- of a Civil Service Rifle Brigade. GAZETTE NEWS. A.notice from the Board of Trade announces that the 'Brazilian Government has abolished the monopoly of . exportation and sale of Brazilian dyewood. LONDON, Friday Night. A despatch from Varna, yesterday, states that for seven days there had been awful gales. The Ocean Queen has arrived at Southampton from New York. News anticipated. The Anglo-Saxon bringS 159 passengers and $1,000,000 in specie, all for France. A despatch received at Lloyd's from the Boutgas Gulf says that 17 vessels had been wrecked. No particulars given. Mr.' Justice Erle has to-day given judgment against the London General Omnibus Company. The plaintiff complained of the company annoy ing and interfering with his omnibuses. The judgment vindicates his right on the highway. The following appeared in a portion of our j FRANCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] PARIS, Nov. 18.—A note appears *in the.Moni teur of this day, stating that several journals, from improper motives, enumerate daily the pastoral circulars of the Bishops, in order to represent the French Episcopaly as a body filled with mistrust, towards the Government. These papers endeav our ..to give publicity; to all those circulars not withstanding they express entire confidence in, the intentions, of the . Emperor towards his:Holi ness the Pope. CENTRAL ITALY. [REUTER'S TEI,EGRAII.] TURIN, Nov. .17th.—The States of Parma, Modena, and the Romagna have, tendered their thanks to the Prince de Carignan; for the naming of a substitute whom his Royal Highness recom mended to their several deputations, and they inform the Prince that they accept with - gratitude the Regency of the Chevalier Buoncompagni. THE CONGRESS.. The Poet has received, the, following despatch, dated Paris, N0v.,17 :—" The Powers who will . be invited to send ,tepresentatives to the 'Congress are those who signed the final, act ai,Vienna, and the three principal Powers Of The Con gress, will be thus compoSed of 'FranCe,' . Great Britain, Russia, Prussia, Spiiin, Portugal, Sweden; Sardinia, Rome, and Naples." . . ITALIAN AFFAIRS. The Times, referring to'late events, exclaims, 'that if Italy saves her independence be by fire.' The French Emperor, it says, seems deter .mined to carry his point ; the great .battle must be fought out in the Congress, which .seems at last likely to meet. If we go into Congress, we must declare that Tuscany . and, the ,Romagna have as much right to cede themselves to Sar dini% as . ' Francis Joseph or Napoleon had to transfer the Government of Lombardy. • - WINTER ASSIZES.' • • The winter circuits of the judges hive been fixed. Mr. Justice Wightman takes the York shire division. Assizei to open at York December 3rd. Assizes will also be held: at Newcastle, Durham, and Chester, but the days are not said until the state of business at Liverpool is known. The assizes ,at Liverpool will, for criminal busi ness, commence on Monday; Dec. 12, but no civil business will be taken before Friday, the 'l6th. The Antrim Rifles left Aldershott yesterday, for 'Bristol. ' The Bishop of Columbia sailed from Southamp ton for his diocese yesterday afternoon. Orders have been issued to discontinue the new pattern cartridges in the army, as they do not make an air-tight fit with the new rifles. Tut! NEW WRIT FOR WHITBY. On Thursday morn ing the Speaker of the House of Commons issued his' instructions to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the election of a member for the borough, of Whitby, in the, room of Air. Robert Stephenson; deceased. The writ will in due, course. be' forwared tq the returning . officer for - Whitby without delay, and the I election will in all probability take place upon an . early , day next week. • SCHAILIEL.—The Journal the town selected for a fi.l7.sbourg announces the his arrival re sa en c o e f . S c R h aomwy attendedafie e The next by his son -and three- murides, and ali --' 3 Uted at the principal hotel' of the place. ?, he ° , paid a visit to the governor, and after war as went to see the house intended for him. He was particularly struck by the black' marble buds of two Greek philosophers-in one of the rooms, and after many questions respecting the persons they represented, he requested to have :thein removed, as his wives would - be: frightened•at the. dark faces. He expressed, thimself, perfectly. eatisils.:l the house and 't'ie 'locality in which it was situated, NORTHERN DAILY liAta. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE WRECK OF THE ROYAL : - CHARTER. —The body of Captain Withers has been.cast on shore and identified; It was picked up in the vicinity of Alinwch. ST. MARY'S,' KininpAtE.--Sermons; it will be Seen by advertisement, are to be preached .at this. church to-morrow (Sunday) morning and evening, in. aid of the choir. Let us hope that the appeals 'to be made will be liberally responded to. • GRATIFYINd TESTIMONIAL.—On Wednesday, evening, the choir of St. Martin!s-in-the-Fields pTesented to their choir master, Mr. John Simpson, a very handsome arm= chair, as a testimonial for his unremitting exertions and uniform kindness in conducting the rehearsals ; and as a mark of their appreciation of the valuable musical instruction that they have received from him. A GOOD EXAMPLE.—On the evening of Tuesday last, the workmen employed at 'Mr. Davis's coach works, Birkenhead, regaled themselves with a good supper in the workshop o the establistment, provided out of the money paid as what are denominated "footings." In this 'instance, instead of going to a public-house, the parties interested laid, out the money in a way conducive to their own enjoyment, and undoubtedly to their own satisfaction. Tun - ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE. —The admirers of . works of art are indebted to Messrs. Agnew and Sons for the opportunity now afforded them for viewing such a choice collection of pictures as that exhibited in their gallery. It includes Ward's highly interesting picture of "The Royal Family of France in the 'Prison of the Temple," and other works of great merit. • NORTH SHORE NATIONAL ScuooLs.—These schools continue to educate daily a large number of children, and must therefore be doing a great dear of good in the neighbourhood; but they need pecuniary support; and, in'the hope of obtaining additional donations or sub scriptions, we have gladly placed our publishing office in South John-street at the service of the treasurer, for that purpose. CORONER'S COURT.—Yesterday, the borough coroner held the following inquests :—On the body of Charles M'Caffery, who was seriously burnt on Wednesday last, ' and died the same afternoon. Verdict, " Accidental death." On the body of Elizabeth Edleston, an infirm old lady, who was burnt on Thursday, and died shortly after. Verdict, "Accidental death.' Also on the body of George Adamson, a labourer, who was killed by the falling of a brick upon his head, Verdict, "Accidental death." LATEST FROM AMERICA.—ARRIVAL OF THE KANGA, Roo.—The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company's screw-steamer Kangaroo arrived in Liverpool yesterday, with dates from New York to the sth instant. The intelligence has been superseded. The following is a list of her cabin passengers :—Mr. Arthur Barff, Mr. R J. Thompson, Mr. G. C. Mathew, Mr. William Blackham, Mr. Peter Campbell, Mr. S. Tate, Mr. J. C. 'Webster, Mr. H. C. Potter, Mr. Mau- rice Power, Mr. F. Tinson, Mr. T. D. Wrinch, Mr. M. Raleigh,,Mr. H. D. Northrop, Mr. Thomas Campbell, Mrs. H. Quinn; Miss Quinn, Miss Mary Bramwell, Mrs. E. Howard, two children and infant, Mrs. W. C. Carter and two children, Miss Jewill, Miss Mary Lynch. ROYAL C HARTER. —Amongst those who perished in this ill-fated vessel was John Dunge, one of the firemen. He had lost his wife; and, when he sailed in May last, left three interesting, young children in the care of a friend to await his return. Within a day of anticipated arrival, these poor children were, by the wreck of the ship, bereft of their survivini , parent, and thus, deprived of their only means of support, became destitute orphans. Happily relief was at hand. The doors of. the Orphan Asylum were open for their reception ; and they are now domiciled, one in the Feinale Orphan Asylum, one in the Orphan Boys' Asylum, and a little girl, four years of age, in the Infant Orphan Asylum. The last is a temporary abode in Windsor-terrace, Upper Parliament street, preparatory to the new building, now erecting, and near completion, contiguous to the existing insti tutions. ST. GEORGE'S HA LL.—FEOPLE' S CONCERTS. —We have Feat pleasure in recommending to the notice of musicians, and of the public generally, the concert about to take place at St. George's-hall this evening, ' which promises to be one of the best heard there for some time. The vocalists. are Miss Emma Heywood and Mr., Henry Croft, who will sing several well known and favourite songs—among others, " Under the Greenwood Tree," '‘ The Hundred Pipers," and "Il segreto ;" and the instrumentalists are no less :t In-L> khan goin4i- 9 1, Matti. ona TTall6, tbrpA parformprs who are unsurpassed on their respective instruments. They will play Mayseder's ' trio in A flat, and Mendel ssohn's grand trio in D minor, one of the finest works of the kind ever written. Saihton and Halle will also play Beethoven's beautiful duet Sonata, dedicated to Kreutzer ; and each performer will give a solo on his instrument. Thus there will be ample food both for the classical musician and'the general public. - - PRESENTATION' TO THE REV. DYSON _ RYCROFT. Yesterday evening the teachers and pupils of St. Paul's (Toxtetb-park) National School assembled in the school, Whitfield-street, for. the- purpose of presenting an address, accompanying a clock, an inkstand, and a gold pencil-case, to the Rev. D. RyerOft, the senior curate, and a basket of woollen and other fancy work to Mrs: Rycroft. There were about 450 pupils present, and a large attendance of parents and friends of the schoOl. The :Rev. Dr. •M'Neile took the chair, and said it was a 'very happy thing when school children were pleased with their masters and mistresses. :It' spoke well for both. He had only very lately been informed of this presentation being got up, but it had afforded him much satisfaction, as showing the go'od feeling which existed between the teachers and the visiting curate ; and he would now be, a happy specta tor of their kind acts towards his good friend and fellow-labourer, Mr. Rycroft. (Cheers.) • Mr: 'IIEIitER, • the master of the 'boys' school, ex pressed the pleasure it' afforded him 'in having to read the following address to Mr. Rycroft—which was beautifully engrossed'on parchment—and signed by the chairman in presence of the' meeting : "To the Rei. DySon Rycroft, 'Senior Curate of St . Paul's Church; Toxteth Park. :'• - • " REV. AND DEAR .Sllt,—The teachers of the school in connection with St. Paul's Church, male and female, adult and juvenile, entertain a kindly and gratefal ap preciation of the gentlemnly and' Christian manner in Which' your "superintendence - is exercised. They feel that, while the duties shoUld be discharged with fidelity in every sense, their performance may be made agreea ble or otherwise by the presence ,or absence of those nameless courtesies which usually ,spring from a kind heart. "We thank you for your kindness to us all during the Year and a-half that you have exercised your sacred office in this place; .and we request your acceptance of the accompanying tribute as an enduring record of the good feeling which has existed on our parts towards you. "May you be long spared in your usefulness and happiness, is the earnest wish of all who have the pleasure to participate in this offering. • : _ . " (Signed) "T. W. MERCER, Master of Boys' School. Master. rd JOHN RUTHERFORD, Assistant JOHN F. DODD PupilVeacher, w-nit ARTHUR F. WHITE, do. ~T , a W. J. ARDERN, 'do. S. E. MEYERS, Mistress of Girls' School. iu t.cli MARY A. MRDHURST, Pupil Teacher._ edi Ri, JANE E RICHA.RDSON, . do. i i . SARAH J. TATE, do.'" btl' jissrE WHITEHEAD, do; J. FARQUHAR, Mistress of infant- School. J. MonufsoN,,Pupil Teacher. E. M. Donn,.: do. "Huon APNEthu, D.D., Chairman, " 18th November 1859." The timepiece, which is a very elegant piece of work nanship, bears the following inscription : " Presented tethe'Rev, Dyson Rycroft, by the teachers .of St. Paul's School, Toxteth-park, .18th Nov., 1859. 'lle that, is faithful ,in: ; that which is least is faithful also in much.'—Luke 16.10." The inkstand' wMch is of costly construction,' had the following en„trra.ved " on it "Pt'sented to the Rev. Dyson Rycroft, by the boys of St. P au l' s SchoOl, T oxteth park, 18th Nov., 1869." The handsome gold pencil-case presented to the rev. gentleman at-the same time,' W. 48 The Rev, Mr. RYOROFT ill returning thalakae9in e d greatest 'pleastire• in visiting cos impressed tweazith'h hers, the surprise with which he had learned of from the infant sehool, `:,sir inten tions.as.nQyo carried into effect tht i &I nning. unWorthin , ss of such a lie felt Mar of respect; 'bat, *ne the f.iadesllfb7ooiatybsasaghtiliardeddeottmbhieantitvte.hrinye tsner of e , o el nducting• the business of the Senobl, and.the i Se ns h tr o u o r in iouthe,country. Ae felt a deep communicated wsnotsecond to 1314 a (i n u ,ii ,debt of gratitude to the teachers and pupils of the school for their kindness. He then illustrated the necessity of . combining moral and religious trai n i ng with secular education,by reference to the fact that the progress of' merely secular knowledge had in a great measure altered the character of crime without abating it—as in the cases n)w so numerous of secret poison ings, instead of the open and daring acts of violence which once rendered our highways so dangerous—so that education without religious tuition was worse than useless—it enabled a ba I man to do more mischief than otherwise he could have done., He concluded by tendering his best thanks and good wishes for their temporal and eternal welfare. One of the female pupils then presented Mrs. Rycroft with a basket of very beautiful woollen and other fancy work. Mr. RYCROFT returned thanks. Dr. APNEILE, addressing the children, said that it might be gratifying to them to know that persons of more experience, than themselves in this world, and who were competent to form a more accurate and discriminating judgment, agreed with them in the estimate they had formed of Mr. Rycroft—and it might be gratifying to them to know that he (Dr. M'Neile) was one of those. (Cheers.) Having witnessed Mr. Rycroft's courtesy, and kindness, and consideration as a gentleman—(cheers)—and his diligent attention and perseverance 'as a fellow-labourer in the gospel, he (the Rev. Dr.) most entirely coincided in the opinion they had now openly and practically pronounced upon his (Mr. Rycroft's) conduct since he had been among them. (Cheers.) The worthy Doctor then gave some highly interesting and instructive anecdotes suited for children. He felt grateful to the teachers for the manner in which they had con ducted themselves towards Mr. Rycroft, and he thought such a happy state of matters was'evidence of the good which could not fail,to be derived by the children; and (turning to Mr. Rycroft) he expressed warmly the pleasure it afforded him in having to congratulate him on his conduct, and the han e dsome acknowledgment which it had met. In the course of the evening the children sang several beautiful pieces, concluding with the National Anthem; a fact, which the worthy Doctor humorously impressed upon the reporters present as ono that might be specially noticed, to prove to ... the public that they were so very loyal, that they could not separate without singing " God Save the Queen." BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT. - (Before Mr. J. B. JACKSON.) SERIOUS CHARGE or Swrbrormia.—Barbara Hewson was brought up on remand yesterday, charged with having obtained goods under false pretences.—Mr. Moore appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Brethertoi for the prisoner.—An outline of this case was given in the Northern Times of Thursday; but as the case was not minutely investigated until yesterday, we were pre vented from entering into the details of the various charges. There are no fewer than five charges against the prisoner, the first being that, on the 30th August last, she obtained froin Messrs. Brierley and Drape, drapers, Hamilton-street, goods to the amount of 14s. 30., upon the pretence that they were for Miss Simmons, a provision dealer in Birkenhead Market. With reference to this charge, it should be noticed that Miss Simmons had herself purchased some linseys at Briefly and Drapes the day before the prisoner obtained the articles in question. Further, on going into the shop, the prisoner made use of some words to the effect that Miss Simmons wanted some more linseys like those she had obtained on the previous day. Miss Simmons stated in her evidence that, in general, she only saw the prisoner once a week—namely, on Monday. After hearing the evidence on this charge, his Worship wished to know if the prosecution could point out any means by which the previous purchase could have been made known to the prisoner ? No further evidence being adduced, the next charge was investigated. The second charge against the prisoner was that, on the 24th Octo ber last, she obtained goods worth Ms. id. from Mrs. E. Bradbury, draper, Aarket-street, under false pre tences. She was also charged with having obtained, under the false pretence that she was sent by Mrs. Keizee, and was her sister, goods worth I Is. 6d., from Mr. Milnes, draper, Hamilton-street. In this case Mr. Forshaws, the gentleman who supplied her with the things, was called in evidence, and said that he recollected a person coming into the shop who represented herself as the sister of Mrs. Keizee, and, in consequence of that representation, he allowed her to oelect a number of articles, among which was a head-dress. The mantles were made into a parcel, but the prisoner said she would take the head-dress herself, as it might be crushed in the parcel, and she accordingly walked it off. As soon as the parcel arrived at Mrs. Keizee's house, she denied having authorised any person to make purchases for her. Several of the witnesses identified the prisoner as the person who had made the purchases. There was also a fourth charge against the prisoner of obtaining goods to the ,value of £2 ss. 6d. from Mr. Bragg, draper, in the name of Mrs. Morris. Mrs. Morris was called, and denied having given her any authority ; and Mr. Hodson, detective officer •of - Birkenhead, de posed to tracing to the prisoner the articles described. The above are the main points of the evidence ; and it should also be added that the majority of the witnesses positively swore that the prisoner was the person who had obtained, the goods. After hearing the evidence at much length, the bench committed the prisoner for trial, bail being taken for her appearance. CORRESPONDENCE. [Fre'do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our correspondents.] LIVERPOQII, VOLUNTEERS AND THE TOWN COUNCIL. TO THE EDITOR OE THE' NORTHERN DAILY TIM S, Sin,—Termit me to make it publicly'known, through the medium of your paper, that the use of the Town hall has been refused to the Ist Company of' Lancashire Volunteer Rifles, who. made application for it for the purposes of a ball, the probeeds of which were intended to be. given in aid of the Roval Infirmary., The refusal is most unaccountable, .as the .Mayor . is' at.the present moment advertising the claims of this charity to public sympathy, and urging its release from debt. The volunteer movement is the most popular one"Of 'the day, and is receiving the support of our 'enlightened countrymen, and headed by 'Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort; surely, then, an insult ought not to have been offered by our townsmen, to gentlemen who have voluntarily formed themselves into a self-supporting corps, .for the defence of their country. I have the honour to be a volunteer rifleman -and a burgess : many of my comrades are also burgesses. 'We feel highly indignant at the slight put , npon, us, and it may be,relied upon, by our representatives in the Council, that when an opportunity occurs. we shall, as electors, mark our sense of the conduct pursued towards us in the present instance. VOLUNTEER.' '• Everton, November 18, 1859. ' • . ELECTION OF ALDERMEN. TO THIS EIDITORIOI , THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMRS. • Stn.—Just one: word on the voting of the Town Council for aldermen. .Looking over yOnr list of the numbers for , each suc eeSsful candidate, I •am surprised to . find . Mr. John Stewart standing seventh on the role. Yowl if .ever there was a man who could claim, not only. the respect :and admiration, but the gratitude of the council and the town, Mr. Stewart is unquestionably. that gentleman. With business talents of the highest cider—with an indefatigability equalled ,by few, and surpassed by none --- . -Vrith a devotion to the general interests of the bormigh, and akowledge of its state in , fill its ramifications,,and of its value in all its bearings ; surely with such qualifi- cations, appliances and industrial application—alwa hand and ever, devoted, one might b.ave cipeCti" , at ,to have, been shown to whomhonour --nonour have read its manifestation in an . as due, , and least that<,uernianic distinction. It was the o verwhelming majority of v o l. ,- < unmistakable, an '<yo—Urcl—have been' Offered to him, d thoughfor and ii cost nothing, have conferred on him ' the distincfion ag tieing the first man in the Council, unquestionably is. His ' profeund know ledge of the value of corporation property has ever been freely appealed to, W and his opinion as freely given, on occasions involving important consideration. and his removal, whenever it shall 'take place ' in the course of . nature, will leave an official hlo - ,ali: in the COuncil not'easily to be" supplied. - The petty malevolenee and Cliq'aery of the CounCil could. scarcely. ,have displayed itsell in more gaudy colours, of a more unbecoming. farm, when it subothil nated him to the 'seventh rank on the list, Mr. , 5 Stewart's great services will live,in the memory of the town's wellwishers; when the Gladstones and the Jefferys have been consigned to the tomb of all the Caplets. If virtue has its reward in the memory of the just and good, so has mediocre and prettious assumption, and banded j ea l ous y an d p a lt ry enmi y, in its execration. I I .Tust 'permit me another word . on 'the fracas in the first Council meeting. Mr. Parker was unfairly stopped in his indignant reply to Mr. •Gladstone's most unwar ranted, most ungentlemanly, nay, most ruffianly attack on absent men, his equals in respectability, in mental calibre, in utility and in integrity. I wish not to - cast an obstacle in the way of, or - a reflection on, the Official ofiening duty of our judiciously chcisen and excellent mayor ; but if it was open to his presidenck to put an extinguisher on Alderman Parker's vindication, it was surely' AS open to him to have stopped and rebuked the low and-vulgar tirade of Mr. Gladstone. Both equity and equality of privilege demanded what is never refused to an aspersed individual—the right of reply 7 -a right more impera tively demanded, a fortiori, from the attack having been made in the absence of the maligned. There are other matters that challenge comment; but your short pithy, admonitory 'c' Notice to Correspon dents" forbids. .. i n conductedc rea se d - p d r o a s i p l y e r p i t a y p e r t to your t reader and subserib er , T. R. ~ m a d eN m W t r i r eo i s t a ts h b oun l b y e , s r c e N e i d r i o i b y t ve e . d lsr ni ain h .s d e 1 f f a o b y r l o y a rdaily WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMIIR. SIR,—Of bodies lately picked up, the following par ticulars may identify the two in question : One male person about six feet, a large stout man, head too much mutilated for recognition, linen trowsers, blue flannel shirt ; in two portemonnaies 30 sovereigns, 13s. 71, two rings, rather common; piece of foreign silver coin, possibly Chinese; small clasp; no name on the clothes. In the pocket, also, a receipt, of which the following is a copy :ft--" S. S. S. Royal Charter, Oct. 7th, 1859. Mr. Edmund Smith to Joseph H. - Wright ; to 1 king parrot, 3 pair of lowrie parrots, £l2. Value re ceived, October 7th, 1859.—Joseph H. Wright, Bur geon." This body is at Penrhos Lligwy Church. The other, a male body, at Llanwenllwyfo Church ; fea tures almost gone ; in a portemonnaie in trowsers pocket were found three Australian sovereigns and 64-d., a printed sheet with two ballads on it—one headed " William and Emma," the other headed " The Green Lament." There was also a small perforafed laced paper, contain ing a few printed lines, titled " A Blessing," of which the subjoined is a copy, and which, if given publicity to by you, may lead to identification. There were also two trunk keys, a silver watch-guard, two common watch-keys, and a very small nugget of gold. Cloth ing : Vest and trousers of dark tweed, flannel singlet, and woven drawers—age, from forty to flfty :: =Beheve me, &c., . H. HUGHES. Penrhos, Anglesea, Nov. 17, 1859. A BLESSING. " May the blessing of God await thee. May the sun of glory shine around thy bed; aitd may the gates of plenty, honour, and happiness, be ever open to thee. May no sorrow distress thy days; may no grief disturb thy nights. May the pillow of peace kiss thy cheek, and the pleasures of imagination attend thy dreams ; and when length of years makes thee tired of earthly joys, and the curtain of death gently closes around thy last sleep of human existence ' may the Angel of God attend thy bed, and take care that the expiring lamp of life shall not: receive one rude blast to hasten on its extinction." SCOTLAND WARD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Sin,—l congratulate the body of Conservatives in possessing a daily organ of the press to enunciate their views, and feeling that honest hearts and true in Scot land Ward have been slighted and unsupported by the heads of our party, I doleel inclined to express these the sentiments of many amongst us. Did every ward require their own circle of influential representatives, it would give a different phase; but to-day the whole skirmish resulting from the late aldermenic battle has been concentrated here, and haring won before in our ' Conservative reptesentative, why not again ? and here's the rub. Our opponents have out-generalled• us, and have been well supported , throughout—the result is victory !- and could be nothing else. If our natural allies ha6l only come to encourage and c oun t enance - th e i r brethren in this ward, the Council might have had the opportunit7 of welcoming another consistent Conserva tive to tbar ranks, in the person, of that English gen tleman—Air. Carne.—Yours, NIL DESPESA.NDUM. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Foreman and Thomas Johnson, builders, Far ersham,- Kent. Thomas Pratt, sometimes passing under the name of Thomas Mowbray, Glo'ster Mews East, farrier, Dean-street, Soho. . Andrew Wigdahl, shipbroker, Lower Thames-street, London. . . James Price, builder, Maidenhead. David Allen and ohn Smith warehouseman, Man . chester. Samuel Johns Back, tailor; Kingston-on-Hull. Eugene Duval, milliner, New Botd-street, London. William Holmes Wake builder, Ealing. James Louson Anderson, linen factor, Cannon-street W. • London. William Henry Elliot, clothier, Cheapsiae, London. ' Sporting lttetligeaxe. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859.- - Wellington November 21, f Windsor. .. November 28 Warwick ,•,••,•• .... November 23 1 Croydon December 2 - ALTCAR COURSING MEETING. President : The Earl of Sefton. Steward; : Captain Bathurst, J. Spinks, Esq., T. 0:' 'Wilson, : Esq. Judge, Mr. Dab:ell ;'Slipper, Mr. Raper ,•• ' , . • .Icon. Secretary, T. D. Hominy, Esq. By Permission, and under the patronage a the Earl of Sefton. _.--- .--- . • , THIRD DAY.—FRIDAY. , MOLYNEtrx. .STAKES.. FOR . ALL AGES). Mr. Graham's Journalism beat Lord' Sefton's Sweetbrier. Mr. Lister's Creole beat,Mr. Jefferson's Jamcock. Mr. Randell's Bit-o'-Law beat Mr. Jones's Jenny Caitlin. Mr. Gordon's Golden Drop beat Mr. T. D. Hornby's: Nosegay. , , SECOND • TIES. ~ Journalism beat Creole. Bit-o'-Law beat Golden Drop. THIRD TIE. ' Journalism beat Bit-o'-Law, and won. THE WEST DERBY STAKES. Mr. Hornby's Hailstone beat Mr. Borron's Blue Design. Mr. Jones' Joust beat Mr. Whister's Curlew. Mr. Jebb's Jubar heat Mr. Blundell's Bonita. Mr. Gibsen's Garibaldi beat Load Sefton's Scotch Mist: SECOND TIES. beat Mr. Borron's Blondellel THIRD TIES. Mr. Jones's Joust, by Weapon, out of Japonica, beat Mr. Gibson's Garibaldi, by Jacobite, out of Queen of Lothian, Mr. Jones' Joust beat m a% H beato Lo b y ' r s d sefo Hailstone. :liver SE , C b O y ND ß 7 la i e E k . Cloud, out of Hilarity, i . 1' i i, fil l rr r r .... bnaH G :naa i ; b tyrn s ww o ,sb n : dotyr ' n s ,d. s Garibaldit,,Hhshs:Hailstormot l,.nsrrtalbitskeaton.e beat ll, ui or r i M u r c . sa J En e e b , b STAKES. T J , ü ß b l a a r c . k Mr. Jefferson's Java beat Mr. Moore's - Honour Bright, and won. ou.. a . ALTCAR CLUB CUP. THIRD TIES. Mr. Gibson's Maid of the Mill beat Mr. B 1 Mr. Peacock's Pugilist was drawn. . Mine Rifle. Four- •,. ,Mr. Jefferson's Java, by • , f t TIES. .andell's Beadsman. Gibson's Maid of ' Judge, out of Moll Trott, beat Mr. 1 .., KES THE ALTCAR STA . THIRD TIES. won the stak , ..ne Mill, by Jacobite, out of Sybil, and Mr. '' .. ;viltie.odu-tgitheoust.taikaaes: Spencer's mini Sefton's Subtle Art beat Captain Seneca. FOURTH TIES. Mr. Graham's Penny-a-liner, by Know Nothing, out of Turkey Rhubarb, beat Lord Sefton's Subtle Art, by Sootksayer, out of Sally Grey, and won the stake. ~ "r o a o h T a nTi.,'Ess Billet - dour Ew e n Fe t n r y o - d a llo - u l s i x n T e bA r raic i t e ET a lis t . 14 . ... f: S i o ep PUPPIES.) s p Snowdrop. p lit. M i r s . ho ltAn ef n ei d oe e t l FIFTH TIES. tisfaCtiOn to a very Mr. Lister's Corporal beat Mr. Borron's Enterprise. Mr. Borron's Bloody Heart ran a bye. Mr. Lister's Corporal, by Corporal - ' Borron's Bloody Heart, I n . • the stake. • THE CP -LE: at Er o H ni STAKES.-0---.rullo(B,u.rrtbjocyOali,eßPCiara:aujPoracav asle.:)luldBill:1 -, Beacon ont of 'Judy, di vided M . • Borron ' s .' Billet-doux, by Inn Blue outof Stisan White- Ileac', and Mr. Handel' perfect success, and has ~, Rosy Morn, Jebb's Not First, afforded Mr. unqualified sa' FIFT: TI e E r S. World. Under the patronage SIXTH. aas thyelNarogeblecEomarpl,aintysVoc4uald any shortcomings. The sisting of (he 'elite of ire coursin p be g ort e of such an ardent lover of the companyined be s a ep oil ,sa ra te cl d e w if it t h he a T e , a t n li lhad desire for a speedy reunion. Silver Thread. f