Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-19 00:00:00

POLICE COURT Richard Mellor THEATTEMPTED WATCH ligEnEnT and David Gardiner were 'icought tip on reman charged with attempting to steal a watch from a rno he fac appeared in our columns. prosecutdr was going along eilbert-street, when he was accosted by Mellor. A scuffle ensued, and Gardiner came up to the assistance of Mellor, and in the conftiiien the watch fell oat of the pocket%of the prosecator..—Mr. Preston said that there was no evidence to show that there was any intention to commit a felony, and dischalged the prisoners. P./CS 1N G POCKETS IN E..T. MARTIN'S MA /MET.— William Jones:a—Z.li From t ZO, or THE NI .s tor itself .e world that fir on previous short pickpocket, was tharged .a YU aLxcluiniug,, LV p St. Martin's .11farket, that nalrnin2: locket of Lucy Taylor, i: The woraan was les, when §he felt a " tug pocket. She immediately tined round, anediseoverei the pristEner, in the act, but he had not succe taking anything out el the pocket. The prisc unbluslii7g hardihood, asserted that the \vitt He 2.7 as sentenced to be im hard labour. prisoned for thr nonth's, wit! ON THE POLICI -John Mon •e charged with ad 645. evideric 'ridgy evening was creati2 .eat disttuba James in' Gilbert-street, when ,ed on the officer, and assaulted him. aen (Nos. 753 and , 645) then came on, , well, wh eu J:. 11.. T. P. ANDERSON, 4. CASTELLA lITINGAI 3ALO s the Nightin instructed on Saturday week, hut was aijourn' ed fill Sa- o were taking and live tr h a tenni( [Before Mr. Daniel Lowery applied th ical li premis Mr. C, by Cllr. Walt, tarday last Mr: Aspinal said made the application, that on the last occasion, when he lir. Alderman Turner came into court as the question was being put, " any objection to the licez, , se being grant. any perso: Turner, without havi g heard aiv‘i:rd of t evident lied that h. ;Teat objection ver, that think of making an application before a magistrate who had prejudged th e case . H e di d not find that he was its increasing recc . equal to such a t as k. national educatior Mr. .AnderSon asked' if Mr. Aspinall objected to any 'he magistiates who sat on the Bench on - the Lc Mature an guise the el day previoti Mr. Aspi it at once with well-pi,. with the greatest cerbaintl could not advantage. (Applause.) at it may no longer rec replied that he objected to make an sire of it; application before Mr, Turner, as he had decided before State will recognise tn he heard the evidence. strength and prosperity, to foster Iv Mr. Bolton said he bad gone to see the place, and dictates of self-interest demand." " --es a large frontage, there was very little The Aberdeen P- :Lk to the State s parental though ti depth in the building. the place was not largE s j , that own imprc sugeess. "It is little to iaV." annoclatiou such as the public wanted. - ---- " that our city never witnessed s Mr. Aspinall observed, if the bench decided that it graced the opening of the Music . - was not a proper application, he woul; bow with sub- evening, for Aberdeer mission to their decision; but if magistrates judged a concourse before, an' c Ise before it was heard, he might talk forteu_years and to draw together d) no good. . assemblage. 11' . 4r., Turner said he was not to be d-;^4 • --cceeds are never su ragtiral tv has &spinall :e his duty as a r 1 tie tad even taken the trouble to so as to be able to forru a. correct association, the niinit occasions, exceeded 2,00 by uowards of 400 of Turner that he bad no desire to find fault, as disc vas well known that he had lig duty impartially ; but he was about to )plication, and he had the consolation of That much sion is due to the pros( not be denied, but the consent of 1 preside, and the manner in which he disc duties of the presidendial chair, may ). The forming no mean c ats in science one of its elements of oved a purr 1 previous inau'gtiral reunions having only twi( ;- and at Newcastle can .0 of Wednesday of the Prince 0 rged the regarded to carry on make in a knowing that Mr. Tur had said so a week arc behalf of Daniel Lowery, who h - all kept the r and the only way that was to be obtained was as he had done: to come hick no pitod, Rave gone to the Lord Chamber lin:l. He came there after an adjournment, which had no right to take place, to make a second application fig 4 license. Mr. Lowery had expended about zE9OO to act abol 1,400 p( neighbourhood in which it was situated, and the higher cL was well sui amusement quite as mucli. He was sure that the neigh bourhood was equally as good as the neighbourhood of the Theatre Royal, when they took into account the streets off Williamson-square. As to the man's character, he would call Inspectors Kehoe and Reid, who would speak as to that. By the magistrates granting the license, the place would be under their c on t ro l, which it was not at present. He thought there might be something at the bottom of all the objections which had been raised, for at the time t P legal gentleman urged on behalf of the proprietor of the Colloseum that he was entitled to sell wines and spirits under an act of William IV. That was alto gether a delusion, as was to be seen by a note attached to the section, which note stated that the operation of the section had been suspended by the direction of the Lcrds of the Treasury. They saw .by this that, the delusion was dispelled. There was a pervailing opinion that people were to be made good by coercion, but in his mind that was not the way to do it. They were to do it by slow degrees, and nothing was better for accom plishing-that object than providing suitable amusement. lie then called Mr. Lowery, who said he was proprietor of the Nightingale Saloon, and had accommodated 1,400 people in that place. These, however, could not be all seated, but he thonght 1,000 persons could be seated comfortably. The stage and dressing apartments were all completed. aons was going on a. Inspector Alcock said he had been in the saloon when there were, in his opinion, about 1,000 persons present. Of these, a great many were boys from fifteen to sixteen years of age. The proportion of grown-up people to boys was about equal. He had never heard anything against the character of Mr. Lowery or his premises. There was a Methodist chapel beside the place, in which divixe service was conducted on one night during the week, but he did not know that the proprietor offered any opposition to the license being granted. He had seen drink taken into the saloon by some of the audience. Inspector Kehoe was examined, and gave Mr. Lowery a good. character. The magistrates were about to consider the matter, when Mr. Turner retired, leaving only four on the bench. After a short consultation, Mr. Anderson an nounced that the majority were in favour of granting the license, but as it was necessary that four magistrates should be unanimous, of course it was refused Mr. Aspinall said he would go on applying till he got a full bench, and he had no doubt that if the magistrates only attended as well as they did at the hceusing sessions, they would grant the hcense. A MISTAILE.—TIMOTHY HENLEY V. JAMES JOHNSTON. —Mr. Cobb said—Your worships, I appear for the complainant in this case, and I think when you hear the evidence you will agree with me that a violent and wanton assault has been committed on my client. Complainant—They can't agree with any such thing, because it is only for stealing a wheelbarrow. (Great laughter.) Mr. Cobb—l beg your worships' pardon, its the wrong case. (Renewed laughter.) ALLEGED ASSAULT BY A POLICE -OFFICER. HCBITY Astley, who resides at 57, Christian-street, charged Police-officer James Mason, 516, with assaulq n , him on the nig ht of the 9th instant. The co' ni°: plainant said, that on the night in question, his wife was in the street, and under the influence of drink. He went to get her into the house, and while h 3 was remonstratinm with her, the officer came up and told him to go into the house, or he would take him to bridewell. Complainant told the officer that he wanted to see his wife in first, when the officer took hold of him by the collar and shook him violently. Another off eer came up, and they took him off to Rose-hill station. On the way to the station they threw him down on his face, and in Richmond-row tney threw him down on his back. His wife followed him to the station, and he was there charged with being disorderly and annoying the people in the street ; but quiteelepe told ithrt to h paizabec go ome. He was sober at the time. at t t i be Clarke said she saw the assault committed, and time the officer spoke to Astley he was making no noise further than wa s necessary i n endea, in 'vourinc, t o stated get his wife home. Th e officer defend of his conduct, that between one and two 0,60,k on the night in question, rrelling in the street MIL but as he believed t s not sc Ile complainant threw himself down tv ;ling to get away. Officer 119 CinTobarated this stati while strug- The Midewell-ke( xht to tl aid, where tf and if he had inade a noise he was sa ralloWed him to the s' The officer said if th( ss the charg she was His wife .e woub BRITISH The proceedings on Fr: tion Meetings, Marischa ASSOCIATION kerdeen, were. Photographic Exhibitier i the North I 'ening of .ich is now len,to wi of the fo: with which h ,ts of science bcfc who will E expose the to which all begg: that spc wales - I adapted for the ends for will (Cheers.) He alone, by eon .epeating the same Scier of national stre one of t asperity.' + THE EMPEROR AND THE ITALIAN STIO The following is the address, bearing 10,717 signatures, from the province of Bergamo, which has been presented to the Emperor, as st our impression of Saturday Sire,—. A. great and noble enterpr genius, and of th( encrous nation ten. in sted views c you to govern, being embarrassed by the almost all the rrupted at the d to be int rivalities and the inter Powers of Europe, h very moment at which the triumphs of - th b allied armies assured it the most co m pl e t e and most brilliant success. AlthoUgh profoundly afflicted at having seen the failure of the ,projected deliver ance of our brethren of Venice, to whom we are closely found by the'conimunion of opinion and suffer ings; we do not the less feel, Sire, the gratitude which we owe to you for the benefits which we have obtained from your generosity. We respect the grave and powerful political reasons which, contrary to your. I ./ desire, have caused you to leave incomplete your mag nanimous enterprise ; but we confide, at the same time, in the prudent foresight of your Majesty. Yes; Sire, we firmly believe That the the definite conditions of the treaty you are about to make, will he of a nature to lessen the sufferings which meanace unfortunate Venice. We have the firm hope that the frontiers of the kingdom which you have aggrandised will not be deprived of their natural defences, and that we shall not remain still exposed to un forseen attacks, and placed in a state of con tinned fear. We cannot doubt an instant that the elements of the . Confederation, projected by your 'enerous solicitude for the future safety an d indepen dence of Italy, will be founded on homogeneity . of prin ciples, which, while assuring concord and' union, will guarantee a just and becoming share of liberty to the population called on to form part of it, and will, in par ticular, leave intact the prudent and liberal institutions which for two lustres have caused the happiness of Pied mont and the) glory of our heroic Sovereign. Deign, IllaAllall.llllUUJ rya, rt..aaiva.ary rr aLu l'l 111C1111 kindness these sincere thanks, which come ' from the heart ; also the expression of the wishes of a,people who feel profoundly the benefit they have received, and who desire ardently to seize occasions of showing themselves worthy of the independence and the libee.y which your generosity has given them. ' IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S HATS Livernool, April 15, 1959. Messrs. KINNEAR and Simrsex, St. George's-crescent. GENTLEMEN, The Hat ym sold me three days since I o: vieusly worn—in fact, it is a 1 head.—l am, Gentlemen, you xury: to put o ad take o the Bootle, Apr Messrs. KINNEAR and SIMPSON, Hatters, St. George's-crescent, GENTLEMEN,—' comfort invention... 20, 1359. --Yours 'truly, Signed, t of a very rich ence to Messrs. been re *n at th measa a presented to the Hear, - h ear.) [e to present to the young men who t prizes, yet that before next 11 be in a position to resume (Hear, hear.) Do not let [tre presuming in the think that we can add any value to in so dojn ' versity has done for these young men Nen in this coun n remember that nothing can equal to the honour which now achieved, of being associated with ity of Oxford. They will carry it with them he worl which they ha% It may have struck yon as an inte- nd acquired honour, are now gone out -some to sea, some to one place, some to of them hardly knowing the honour achieved But I will - venture to say that when the yonngmidshipman or the young man in the Merchant service, now ploughing the main, returns to this country, he will rejoice to receive the paper that will then be handed to him ; and come what will in future 11 the young man will always think it an hon our to have passed such an examination as to be able to call himself an Associate in Arts of the University of Oxford. (Applause.) Do not let it be supposed that we are interfering with the University in that way. But as a mark of gratitude to Oxford,—as a token of the estimation in which we hold what Oxford has done for these young men,—l think we should do ill if, upon a future occasion, we slid not reward the successful can didates with some prizes. (Hear, hear.) I think I have omitted to speak to you of the local examiner. Some of you may not know what an onerous euty the gentleman who undertakes that office has to perform. For as many as seven or eight successive days he is con fined to a room, superintending and taking part in these examinations. The labour, I believe, is so extreme that it would have been impossible for a single gentleman to have done it, if he had not been assisted by kind volun teers. My friend Mr. Arland is always ready to lend his help. (Applause.) lam sure that you will go along with me in saying that these volunteer assistants ought to be included in the resolution. (Hear, hear.) I now pass on to the second class of those who are called upon to return thanks to the University of Oxford—l mean the schoolmasters of the county who have taken part, or who shall take part, in preparing pupils for th ese exami -ge,— r--1 • • position is consider bly raised by it.' When I say raised; don't let me be apposed for one moment to imply that it is a profession hat is required in the , estimation of society to be raised. My grandfather was a schoolmaster. I was a pupil of an unde Whoin I loved and honoured as my father. I was a pupil at Eaton of a cousin whom I loved as an elder brother. One of my brothers, as many of you know, .has been for: years labouring in the school at diligently— Eatonsuccessfully, I may certainly a for a great number of years as assistant-master. I come of a family of schoolmasters ; and let me assure those who are here of that profession that I hold that part of I - do my being able to trace it upon the other side to a gentleman who happened to be Lord Mayor of London for several successive years in the reign of King Henry 111. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I look upon my schoolmaster's descent as the more noble of the two ; ,ever, and I and I am perfectly certain thlt , ' ‘ not only the' school- masters now who are (Hear, h their lab that they 1 go a Long WI loolmaster 1 me .s will feel ore into th which it i brought m he reward Darsons in that feeling, aid of rec lying, whe not merely th'A any man ine, and s no shame for Droduce ammpz them will receive extrem course the examinations have taken ul hintS foTihe is to the best not go into details in which I might run myset for despite all my lineage, I am not so prat heir.) I will zround, right." ;tiCally ac- EARL .STANHOPE AND THE CON SERVA- TINE CAUSE Earl Stanhope presided at a great Conservative ban quet, at Maidstone, on Thursday. The noble lord, in the course of his speech, said he had, since he succeeded to the peerage, been content to consider measures as they came before him, without any reference to party con siderations, and to decide upon them as his conscience might determine. But that course, however satisfactory it might be in the ordinary current of affairs, was not so satisfactory when a great contest was waging through out the country. (Cheers.) He condemned the conduCt of the House of Commons towards the government of Lord Derby, contending that that government was fully entitled to support. The forei7n, affairs of the country had been c on d uc ted i n accordance with the just re quirements of the honour of the nation, and with an unremitting anxiety for the preservation of peace ; while in domestic affairs there was, with a desire to maintain the institutions of the country, a readiness to frame and bring forward measures of practical amendment. (Cheers.) With respect to Lord Palmerston, it would ill become those who hold the name of Conservative, to offer a pre determined and undiscriminating opposition either to his Govenment or any other which might be formed in this country. (Hear, hear.) The policy of Conser vatives should be to support good measures from whom soever they might come, and to reserve their opposition for such measures as they might deem injurious to the public int eres t. (C heers.) Nay, it could. scarcely be denied, that if Lord Palmerston should turn out to be able ' SEPTEMBER 19, 18.59. MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY ARTISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP, A singular experiment has been tried at the Snrrei Theatre ; it has been decorated in the Elizabethiall A statement has been made to the effect that th e ' popular actress, Mri. Alfred Mellon (Miss IVoolgO has received a considerable accession of fortune threa i the death of a relative. We hope this is true. Miss. Amy Sedgwick will make her re-appearance en Monday (this) evening at the Haymarket Theatre, 05 Rosalind, in the comedy of "As You Like It." There' turn of-an actress lik e Mi ss A my S e d gwick w i ll b e hailed with gratification by all the frequenters of the 1 111. market Theatre. Mr. Charles Matthews concluded for the present - I engagement at the Haymarket Theatre on Saturday n a, evening; when the p er f ormance was for his benefit, 3- x comprised the old comedy of " The Road to Rainy a n Paul Try," in which Mr. Charles Matthews appear ed Goldfinch, and, for the first time, as Paul Pry. Mr. Fitzball is the author of Wallace's new at the Theatre4toyal, Covent-garden. The sarr according to the Era, also brings out a new the opening night at the St. James's by Mr. Smith, to produce' the opening Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. t Mr. J. Osenford and Mr. J. P "P. would be owing solely to the generous forbearance of that very party which he had done his utmost to expel from power. (Cheers.) The measures of Lord Palmer ston's government were not yet before the country ; succeeding to office so late in the year, it was natural and unavoidable that they should content themselves with desnatehinz the neeP.Ary ousiness, ana reserve tut next session whatever more substantial measures they had to propose. But in the formation of Lord Palmer ston's government, there were one or two circumstances of a most unfavourable and unpromising character. In I the first place, having been recently in Ireland visiting y some propeity with which I t. riancue be writing the opening pieces for the new in of the Princess's Theatre. It is stated that and burlesque are to be the leading attract theatre, and that the ballet will also have usual attention. That this last department v attended to, Mr. Harris's rm.+ • Italian Opera is a sufficient 4 , Mr. Charles Kingsley is, we (Critic) ht the, composition of a new novel on a hist, of much interest. We (Critic/understand that Professor Bode Munich, is engaged in preparing an essay on the Collier Shakespeare, which will shortly appear in "Jahrbuch fur Romanische and Englische Lite Its tendency will, we are told, be one of decided' to the M.S. corrections of the text, which the 7 believes to be forgeries by a modern hand Berlin we learn that there will' shortly b' that capital a selection from the Urquhart, with 41--- guarantee Ae was connected, h6jhad found there, in conversing with persons of all classes, a very general and just resentment at the entire exclusion of Irishmen .from any share in the new appointments. In all the governments since the union, natives of that country, according to their political connection, had been cAled on to bear their share in the adminis tration of public affairs. In this respect, at least, the Conservatives were far more liberal than those who claimed the name ; and those who sought to vindicate the title of Liberal for the present government, in its Irish affairs at least, would be obliged to have recourse to the mode employed by Swift, when with inimitable irony, he d escr ib e d t h e c l a i ms of William 111. to be considered a conquerer though he had never won a battle— addition of some more r papers, illustrative of the designs of Russia, calls " the treachery of Lord Palmerston." MI has been residing some short time in Berlin, an• to have made great impression on the Prince of with his anti-Russian views. Mrs:Beecher Stowe, we learn, has been some tr. engaged upon her new tale " The Mini and is residing at 18, Montague-street,. sell-square. We are glad to observe that two edit of the book are announced by the publishers for 5 11 taneous publication —a cheap and a superior edition London, Wooing," Nassau, who got the name of glorious , . Because he never was victorious. (Laughter.) There was, moreover, now pending 1 Ireland, one of the most momentous questions whicl could engage the attention of Government—th( question of national education. The Roman Catholic hierarchy, and a portion of the hierarchy of the ustreet it, to abrogate it, or t o mo dif y it—th e i r d ec i s i on / Established Church, h a d d ec l are d th emse l ves h ost il e to the present s y s t em . Wh a t ever d ec i s i on th e ..--...... ~..... , Government might co me t o — w h e th er t o maintain his residence in Dke- Westminster. 1. • could not command the same con fid e n ce i n I re l an d as if gentleman wa s b roug h t h ome from the ' Gret, there were in their ranks some man born and brought steam-ship at mid-day on the sth instant, ii, up country pe , o a p n le d . intimately (nenr.{ acAqguaniinn,tedwhweinth the ee i a a la d r u m oo i d n , g it co w n as cliti b o o n r , ie h v a ed v , in b g y m be e e n n ta s l eiz oy e e d r_ N a v:a u th ie p t ; . wishin the so e f the Brunel, ins pite of the most skilful medical care, c expired,timed t sink,the comparatively at half-past ten early ageo n Thursday offi ftyo nig ht lvrn 1 Government was formed, there were three gentlemen (Mr. Labouchere, Mr. V. Smith, and Sir B. Hall) who had formerly held offices, but who were not invited to resume them. In naming those gentlemen, he desired to t s h p r e e a e k h o e f itilindenliivweiltlflotalal long g so t n im al e r o e n sp t e e c r t i , ns fo e r f w n i i t e h nd a l l y l b T a h r e d d ß e r c u eas ne r w w b a o s the for o b ty m so a n oy of p t o h b e l l io ate w S o i r r ks M a a t rk Is 3 -1, acquaintance. It was not thought fit to propose to them porgy . acquaintance. Woolwich, and Chatham, and more partic .00 j alar'J of the Government was to offer them seats in the House of the Thames Tunnel, received the honour of knight n 4 . to resume the offices they had formerly held, but the plan public e n li advantageu su a l curs toe, Lords by way of compensation. This certainly was a thaendwas,from her Majesty in 1841. The late Mr. Brunel was conveniencein fact, o f p p o n s r t t p y o . n inn Whatt be matron engineer o fo the e the o company, rpeaanty,W and e Western e a r u n t beßai lway, great works from ' O, would be said in the - House of Commons if the electors .51 line were completed from his designs and super - 0 of 111 * of a constitu enc y were as k e d to send a man to that assembly because he was no t thought fit or was not The magnificent brid ge a t S a lt as h i s anot h er work ~ asked 0 take the office of justice of th e p eace or deputy engineering ability; an d, as mos t o f our readers 3 ; lieutenant, for instan ce ? It seemed t o b e a remnan t aware, the leviathan steam-ship, the Great Eastern, l c of that system which was affected by the Whig party the last andundertaking' greatest of his rofessional l i r , until very recent years governing the country by with -- and which hiswill be associated. fir. maxim, ever means of the great Whig houses ; for it went on this Brunel'l6o was born in England, but his father was a 11 , maxim, that any one who had once held an office, had a prescriptive right either to that same office or to some sub- of Normandy, and a gentleman by birth. Owing stitute for it. (Hear, hear.) In this respect, the Conser- troubles of the first French revolution he wt..- _ vative or the Liberal Conservative party, as it might be to emigrate to the United States, whence he c agl' u ttl called, had more right to the name of Liberal than those England in 1799, and was employed at Portsnli 1. who had usurped it. If he had rightly read the annals of Dockyard to complete the block machinery. Sir, c e of party, their maxim had been, that no man who had once Brunel was educated for the Church, but his I°. o of laeld an office should be deemed to have a prescriptive scientific pursuits led to his embracing the professi° right to it, but the Prime 'Minister had a perfect right which he ultimately became a leading member. to consider who were the persons best fitted for portico- The death of Mr. Brunel is an event lar offices, and those who were excluded were not en- from the public press something beyond a ._titled to anything by way of compens a ti on f or th e i r of his demise. A littl e over fifty years of age, exclusion. He should be sorry if it were for a moment taken from us, leaving behind him a Europe supposed that the House of Lords had any je a l ous y o f world-wide fame. Of hi s wor k s as a ra il roa d 0151 erg any fresh admissions to their ranks. The House of his guage, his bridges, but little need be said. f t bo Lords were most anxious to receive among them any one has heard of the Great 'Western Railway, O il the men who came there, having received the peerage as a Chepstow, the Saltash, and other bridges ; and a ll ill ill reward for public services ; but they objected to receive world is aware of the mighty stride he has Woo' those who came before them, not for services rendered, navigation by . the creation of the Great Eastern % tin ; but because they were not allowed or not required ship, upon whose recent mishap an inquest is,sl;so - render services. (Hear, hear.) In these in- while we indite these lines to his memory. it_:,i i iell stances, there had been in the formation . of the connection with steam navigation, indeed, to ,v f ot• government some unpromising indications, but, we would now direct attention. M r . Brunel vigir nevertheless, a predetermined and undiscrimin a ti ng directed his mind to the subject of steam na t i o pi opposition was not the attitude which oug ht t o b e tion as fa r b ac k as 1835 , w h en, at hi s instig 3 e a to assumed by Conservatives. (Hear, hear.) Referring the directors of th e G rea t W es t ern R a il way r esolvi to Parliamentary Reform, he said there was a great combine ocean navigation with their system of leclhvole difference between those changes whi c h were ma d e on Lio n . At th a t time the main promoters of the , ° ,doll the principle of supporting and s t reng th en i ng th e we r e B r i s t o l peop l e, a lb e i t i t was well upheld in 14 oro ° rid. institutions which our forefathers t ransm itt e d t o us , by gentl emen o f em i nence i n t h e mercantile port and those changes which the revoluti on i s t s o f th e The G r e a ` W es t ern St eam - s hi p C ompany was, lar i the day . recommended, seeking to subvert the fabric got up at B istol, and under Mr. Brunel's ansPe-d the altogether. (Cheers.) The chief maxim in public first ship was built by Patterson, of that city, O u dot affairs, should be the 'safety of our public in- engines were made by Maudslay and Field, als° oaf stitutions ; and in adhering to that ma x i m , th e d anger Mr. Brunel's s u p erv i s i on . T o oppose h er , or t o rano the, of yielding to revolutionary schemes and th e danger if they could with the merit of being first to cr,, ° e ;gll' of leaving unreformed old and proved abuse s , wou ld Atlantic, an inefficientsteame r was st ar t e d f ro m Corx ar eo equally avoided. -In foreign countries this constitution days before her, but the absurdity was soon made ape DEATH OF MR. BRUNEL, C.l We regret to announce the demise of Mr. Br to t°, .3pe117, d. 4 that dern!utico r presented tl ;1-1 was very reT inln* had bcm a s of society, i. who wanted men will to complain that they if not the scorn, of the leading penonk, foi - hi* took occasion to sociation that its labours were not unappreciatc _Majesty ; while on his own behalf, as well as that of the ;sure the As- by her Com This letter was accompanied with amender Shin T and beautiful otter skin Messrs. KINNEAR AND SnII.I3ON, DEAR SIRS,—I have great plea... e to the comfort afforded me by your — eather it holds comfortably and f Yours truly, Liverpool, April 23, I Messrs. KTNNEAR AND SIMPSON Liver the lint which I rl me in every 1€ 'enders it, in my opinion Flats ever yet produced ; and I h lfidently recommend it to the pu 'Tie of it yen I CIVI The above - letters, with SIMPSON'S EASY-FITTING 11 Kinnear and Simpson, and 6, ST. GEORGE'. LIVERPOOL Dearing my testimony ed. Hat, and in nly to the head. 'SENT, and 9, DALE-1 m was then on ISCS 111 . by doing t a special where even interes. 11-importait one, and makes its way i ,wn efforts. (Hear, hear.) .A deep d hie to bodies like this association. chi wants of le Go zed plans Ve may be bus iced chila giadual diffusion of science, and s a principal par:. of our 1, no less than boa, but paren . t 'IVORTITERN DAILY TIMES. SIR JOHN COLERIDGE ON MIDDLE- 'LASS •EXAMINATIOY my Latin before I was six years of age—when he came to a new book, I remember especially Homer, s a id, 3i Now, boys, this is a new language. You have been reading Xenophon and Lucian. You are now going to read Homer; he spoke in a different language, he thought in a different way, from the authors you have read. Let us go by step At the distribution-of certificates to the successful candidates at the late! Oxford Local ExaminatiOn, held at Exeter, there was an influential attendan • . •• - Every word, little or great, every sat" ana. - b _ every noun and verb, every single word in that bOok did he make us give an account of. For the first fortnight, three weeks; or a month, about five lines took an hour to get through ; and very tedious ** must have been to a man who, originator of the locia examination scheme. " - The Right •Hon.. Sir John . Coleridge, after the Elistri , bution of the certificates, addressed the meeting. He said,—Sir John. Kennaway has stated to you in stronn I cannot improve, and which I wit not that the country in general owes to the ssessed great delicacy of mind, and could enter into the whole beauty itted to that in my opinion he might It has acquired an . additional claini to 1 affectionate feeling of the country drudgery because he knew well how it would pay. The consequence was, that at the end of a month we knew the book we had gone .through—the 100 or 200 lines—so that we might be said, as far as boys could do, to know the book. We knew it grammatically, and nothing came too hard for us after that. That I Ventnt, Sear, hear:) Passing by for aino: accura ional ee ucation Le it hits to suggest as an example that might be of use to all schoolniasters. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I have said I do not know how this is in this country among the masters. I have not the smallest doubt how it must have been with those whose pupils have been successful. I will tellyou a story which I have upon the best pos sible authority. It does not apply to any sehoolmaster here, or within many hundred miles of this county. An been so minds of assemblies .ng. on a, esent, but which I think is of the greatest No one who has considered the history, of this country, but of Christendom in general, es back, can fail to perceive that there ha's nturies a gradual advancement towards the Hon of the T with r examiner was about, and he had a class before him —the first class in arithmetic. They were able to answer questions ; they had gone through all the higher branches of drithin'Aic, and were -“L , prepared to answer anything. But he said, " I will )metobe so orderly, to have pro- g i ve you a sum in simple addition." He accordingly rivo rrnrin nr. T _ Cliiistendom, • that I cannot but .useful anim are into hs and dietate a sum, and Cautiously interspersed a good many ciphers. Suppose, for instance, he said " a thousand and forty-nine." He found there was not one in the class who was able to put down that sum in simple addition • they could not mak e coun t o f th e ciphers. That showed him the boys had been suffered to pass over far too quickly the elementary parts of arithmetic. (Hear, hear.) The examiner took them in grammar, and quoted a few lines from Cowper— think thn the.worl. have col year co county wherever .NOTHER I am monarch of all I survey. My right there is none-to dispute. What governs right ?" There was not a boy could The beasts that roam over the plain, My form with indifference see. None could tell what governed " see," or what " see" governed after it. Thes e are i ns t ances t h a t I t hi n k i t not uszless to mention, for the purpose of drawing the attention of intelligent schoolmasters to the necessity of attending—not merely once in the begining, but going back from time to time—to the elements. (Hear, hear, and applause,) To the third class, the young men whom I see before me, I shall simply say a few words, for they have already heard au excellent address from my, friend, Sir. John Kennaway. I am sure you will feel that you are bound to be extremely thankful to the delegates and the local examiners for the trouble they have taken, and for the excellent Manner in which the Oxford examinations have been carried out. (Hear, hear.) I beg of you, much as I said to you last year, to con sider that above all things, in your present situation, industry and attention are the things you should hold by. Do not let the honours you have received induce you to go to sleep and to say " I have done - ugh." If so, it is the greatest misfortune that you ye attained honours. o:fear, hear.) If, on the con trary, they encourage you to further exertion, then no one can say how great the benefit may be. (Hear, hear.) Let me impress upon you that the best motto you can take for yourselves in this respect, is that which was taken by a most eminent man, who made his way from a hair-dresser's shop to b 3 Chief Justice Tenterden. What was his motto ? When a man is made a judge he is made a sergea n t, an d as se r gean t h e gives rings to some of the great officers of State, with a motto upon it. His motto was " Labore." He did not refer to his own talents. It was not " invita Minerva." To his immortal honour be it said—from the hairdresser's shop in Canterbury to the Free School in Canterbury ; from the Free School in Canterbury to Corpus Christi College; from Corpus Christi College to the bar; from the bar to the bench ; from the bench to the peerage — he achieved all with unimpeachable honour, and always practising that which was his motto at last. One of the most gratifying scenes I have ever withessed was when that man went up to the House of Peers in his robes for the first time, attended by the whole bar of England, (Hear, he AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE AT A MUSICAL FESTIVAL. In describing the Gloucester Musical Festival, the mespondent of the Times gives the following state- When Madame Novello had sung rendi per me" out of its place, and on her retiring there were no signs of Mr. Reeves, the audience began to be res tive, and would not be pacified until one of the stewards (Mr. T. G. Parry) came forward and addressed them. He said (as nearly as we can remember)—" Ladies and Gentlemen,—lt seems to be the principal duty of the stewards to make apologies for Mr. Sims Reeves. The stewards have done all in their power, but as Mr. Sims Reeves has quietly walked off, the stewards cannot fetch him back, and I hope they will not be blamed. He has found a good friend in Madame Novello, who has kindly consented to sing a song in his stead." This add ress was received with mingld applause and hisses. It did not, however, satisfy Mr. Reeves's substitute, who, pro testing that it conveyed an erroneous statement of the facts, declared that she would not sing until it had been corrected. The Mayor of Gloucester (on the refusal of his colleague' to set matters right) then volunteered a further explanation, which amounted to this :—" Ladies and gentlemen,—l have the pleasure to inform you that Madame Novello will give another song in place of Mr. Sims Reeves." Cries of "Not enough." "We know that al ready," greeted the ears of his worship as he left the plat form after having delivered himself of this weighty piece of information. Being apprised of the inadequate mannerin which he had accomplished his self-imposed task, the mayor returned to the charge, and addressed his turbulent co-citizens afresh :—" Ladies and gentlemen," he said. "j am to state that Mr. Sims Reeves, being ill, was com pelled to leave." This speech, a worthy pendant of the other, was answered by shouts of laughter, and it seemed unlikely now that the disturbance would be quelled at all. After a long interval, during the pro gress of which the Shire Hall threatened to be turned into a bear-garden, Madame Clara Novello made her + now here. FUNNEL THROUGH THE ALPS.— The were is one tuing, 1 wU ILLL venture to point out. Simplon pass is occupying the attention of the Italian I would p ress u pon them the importance of that which Railway Company and the neighbouring goveniments, to the great dis- so that before long it is likely to follow the exampl e o f t appointmente University of o m f a O n y x ro p r e d r s a o d n h s e — r i d to l a n e , ly, the sticking to Mount Cenis. The Simplon tunnel is to be eight or the ele men t s , an d s aying that nothing shall supersede nine kilometres, according as the heigth above the sea accuracy i n th e l ow er and rudimentalparts of education. Ibe fixed at 1,200 or 1,250 metres. This will be 400 or (Hear, hea r .) I do not know how that may be with 450 metres above the last station of the railway in the - I can speak fol. myself, plaids. To attain that height the line is reported to ...-uitant) will bear me out. My consist of practicable curves wiih gradients not exceed -it is now nearly 60 years ago, for I began ing lin 28.6.—The Builder, some masters in this county REET and one near me (Mr good uncle appearance on the platform to f u lfil, as was genera ll y of ours, which uninformed or designing men decried, surmised, the task she had undertaken as deputy. was the object of admiration and - envy. He had tra- Shouts, cheers, and plaudits greeted her from every part yelled several times in Italy, and if there was one feel of the room, and when these subsided she opened her lips ing which animated that people who were now gallantly —but not to sing. Instead of "Bonnie Prince Ch ar li e ," s t rugg li ng for _ their ' liberties more than another, it was it was "Ladies and Gentlemen." Calmly, unaffectedly, admiration for the English Constitution ; and often, and yet firmly, Madame Novelle., like a musical Portia, when persons had found fault in conversation with our admonished her hearers.. She spoke to the folloviing constitution he had heard Italians exclaim with the purport :—" Before he went away, very ill, Mr deepest feeling, " Would to heaven that with all its Reeves explained, to the conductory his total inability faults that constitution were ours !" to sing his ballad in the second part; but, with a desire that the audience might not be losers through his indisposition, which was not his fault, he applied to me CORK AND THE GREAT EASTERN.—The harbour to introduce something in its place, and even sent for a board have offered freedom from dues to the Great Ship copy of the ballad lam now going to have the honour Company if they make it the port. Quebec is only of singing to you, with much less ability than ho would 2,420 miles from Cork, and River de Loup, where the have shown. Mr. Arnott, with whom alone the artists passengers and mails could be transferred to the Grand engaged at the festival can communicate on business, was. Trunk Railway, 2,260 miles, while Portland in the consulted, and gave his approval ; and not satisfied even United States is 2,670 ; thus the St. Lawrence has the with this, Mr. Reeves spoke with one of the stewards, advantage of distance as well as of internal navigation, who also consented to the change. Had this been-stated, with a coast of rivers and lakes exceeding 6,200 mil es no fault could possibly have been laid to his charge. I navigable for ships and steamers. thus take the liberty to address you, ladies and gentle- HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO LOCH KATRINE.—A depu men, because I will not, if I can help it, allow a brother tation proceeded to Balmoral, and presented a respectful artist to be unjustly accused, as Mr. Reeves was—of course request, in the name of the Lord Provost, magistrates, unintentionally—in the explanation given this evening, and council of Glasgow, to the effect that her 'Majesty or to be blamed when he is entirely innocent,— an d would inaugurite by ber presence the opening of the especially when he has taken all the precautions in his new supply of water from Loch Katrine to Glasgow, the power to compensate for any disappointment." The works for which'are now on the verge of completio n . tones of the nightingale had more persuasive eloquence Her Majesty complied in a very gracious manner, and it in them than the voices of the steward and the mayor. has been arranged that she will proceed from Edinburgh The fair apologist (who speaks, by the way, quite as to Loch Katrine on the 14th of October, and open the musically as she sings) was completely overwhelmed sluice by which the first stream of this magnificent store with the demonstrations of complete satisfaction that her quiet speech had elicited, and the peace of her of water will ever afterwards supply the city of Gla s g ow . " brother artist" was made with the public. We do SUTTEE IN INDIA.—The Delhi Gazette gives details nst remember a more graceful act on the part of one of the recent suttee near Hansi. On the 19th of June artist to another—an act implying a strong sense of last a Choomar died, and his widow insisted on imnio right,utje no little moral courage, and the total absence of a certain feeling of jealous rivalry, from which even the latiag herself on his pyre. The villagers, awarebutf she criminality of the act, tried to prevent her,_ most distinguished members of the profession are not invariably exempt. attempt to oppose her. Fearful o f the cur s e, he r ne t ' preparations, —* declared she was inspired, and cursed all who should neighbours proceeded to make the necessary BY 3 ro, OKEIL 3 * --- brOk e . • htmiles off The thannadar took no step s Act of Parliament, all the provisions again tp. , the :ge t° Of station, mg . but meanwhile sent information to the nearest police- NEW ACT RELATING TO PAWNER s , ~,‘ , l l po rts to all Pa hand and a cocoanut in the other, the widow, Niann oo litan Police districts, are now extended to prevent the occurrence. Bearing a " mala" in one which . were restricted in their operation to nt Cons tg Tii her husband applied. the fire, while crowds looked on RUSSIA AND CuteAssiA.—Letters frri itir i ct r ir s as . ascended the sunrise. The nearest relative of England. quietly. The village has been find 500 rupees, and nople state, that the recent victory ofthe it the Choomars who carried the wood and the lumberdars Circassia was decisive ; all the artillery °Collstantii,opas. have been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. The taken and 300 families f scalu .l/ le. sought refuge at , a oc thannadar and the whole of the police have Sirhenry u werhas . missed by order of the Lieutenant-Governor. sian protest, signed by 250 chiefs. been dis- B 1 trincmitted to Lonaoll by the two vessels arriving on the same day. l' he ,:tel ply of fuel on board the Cork steamer was es ll3 p air while the Great Western, notwithstanding the P r {off tions of Dr. Lardner, had coals enough left to ste~ his i 3 days longer at her full rate of consumption. A ll matter of history. A few years afte r the smile , c c ityt pany resolved to build a s hip o f l arg er eaP, l - 00 , and the Great Britain was the next ship laid of no less than 3,600 tons, Mr. Brunel bei n g , dett the consulting engineer, and Mr. Patterson the Idles? under him. This ship was l a id d own for P 3 l i t tle but the success, as an experiment, of the to Archimedes, induced Mr. Brunel to advise the cli re te e rea , to adopt the screw, and for the screw she was a ' - hiet t The Great Eastern was the next class of ship to , c rit 4 Mr. Brunel turned his talents ; a n d, w h a tever tile n u ,' a ch or the pretentions of others may be, she was 35 Great, his creation as were the Great Western and tile, s ca' Britain. His health gave way under the trials , I),„a•re , she' and mental, which he went through from the was laid down to the day of her floating. ric, 11l able as was Mr. Brunel to superi n t en d the , r e s hip still devoted himself to the task of getting t he Gr eat the completed as fat as he could. The day before ea t on Eastern was to leave the Thames, Mr. Brunel went board in the afternoon, with the intention of r''lll,ooo of the night, but almost at that moment sYn i P c i born e ' paralysis exhibited themselves—he was hurrie rose. and laid on the bed, from which he never 30 1 1 t he et" It was only on Tuesday last that the news of to plosion on board the Great Eastern was made 1 ' 11, 00 5- him. From that time he gradually sank, and 00 , 15 t con e day night expired. A man of largo heart, ef l it ., ha" ceptions, and of ability to apply them practiefr o hi- 4 been removed from amongst us at a moment "„, i hshec l " greatest work was on th e p o i n t o f b e i ng aceeT' a nd a ' m wi o f u e rn an h d fam imas ily th w os h e o o k n n l si l l w ill He has been taken from f r i en d s w h o l o ved pl“ 10 s. —Abridged fro"' te '' ing Herald. e canknew his mourn tamed so irrep ara bl e a l os y value, Lancaster, June 30, 1859. Ivernment of what .ai I am not, of , ssa political opinion here ; I do fetter or whether it w e may trace in it the finger of Him who governs ; and if that be *so, I ought to alter the Inn- Aed, and I ought to say that it must be for Tear, hear). It must be for good if we rightly irect the dispensations of the Almighty, as far uestinies of nations are in a well know, He act.vlirdinarily He acts by human agents, and it Aufeze that a blessing, as Ht.: intended 2h He did not intend, according as we .ie pits in our hands. The river will attempt to stop it,- it will overwhelm If you neglect its course, you may lose would otherwise confer. But if you wisely, it will be a source of fertility igh which it flows. (Applause.) is what this country ought to .oink it is n ow d o i ng Y in respect If the lower orders are to be raised in country, to make that a blessing you iu ruin the her direct i to the Something like thit do, and political you mus power in ivate the lower - orders for discharging the brown upon them. (Hear, hear.) There fore it is that I think the - University of Oxford conferred st benefit that it had in its power to confer 3,country at large when, passing simply from ltion of the higher orders, and those who were for the Church, it spread out its hands in a id liberal spirit to all classes of society, and 0 connect everybody with itself, in a certain who would only fit himself for it by prope Dn. (Applause.) It is obvious, and, everybod , that - the more the classes of sm lowe; than ble to take the benefit directly of avail themselves of this privilege, fit themselves for all those acts unstration of government to which they may probably be called. )t forget that several gentlemen lnd that I ought no t to occupy (Hear, hear, and Cap e satisfied you that the delegates e entitled to your thanks, not conception of their plan, but for the ind discriminating execution of the k you how we are to show our gratitude t merely by the thanks that we are to pass y, but in a very much more important and perma- We may divide those who were here public, whom the spectators represent ; he schoolmasters who have been directly affected by this measure of the University ; and the most interesting class of all, the young gentlemen who the mor much mot ar time and the University to-nay With r lave been here certificates from the Univeriity. gard to ourselves, I hope our course is a clear and a plain one. If any one of you have seen.the cir culars, it will be found that the original funds for carrying out the local examinations for the distribution of prizes, and for the expenses of this meeting, are now exhausted. I should be extremely sorry, and I think the inhabitants P . 1 • would - be wanting, if th, in which