Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-15 00:00:00

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SO l l wise, SUCCeSS' y o f t 11! ..70 G alel I , pa ble 0 , If tende c pieces of a enthir ) Bishe tivatioll• p priCe g ' h popUl i fi a fr ti : not Os* OMpa t EORO; PrOCeea: r--- mod th ►ushei6 el./oral Tbel A ;in an in the man!! mencT 1. cord' cons' Lburgh: yughcu t ad per' geniee t of the is most rt artiste s also ennedir eve ar Wilson . selec" of the cessfult for the will be ngagc! Da p - 9 ,b10 4 ye tow f• on trusted is have The by our n'T gory 110, thentic te a by and 4 in the society t then► bast" histlesf a level pis he lel ecreo herd's jell is thall rush)• mute° heady THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN TITHE2ABN- STREET. THE CORONER'S INQUEST Yesterday, at two o'clock, the Coroner held an inquest on the body of Timothy Hunt, a labourer, aged 57 years, who lived at 13 Court, Kew-street, and was killed in Tithebarn-street, on Thursday morn; by the falling of the floors of Mr. R. Lumb's public-house. An account 03of this fatal aff a i r a p peare d i n our secon d edition of i l uirsday, and in our issue of yesterday morning. The ueceased was in the employment of Mr. Thomas Hughes, a builder. Mr. Clarke Aspinall appeared for the friends of the deceased. The following evidence was given on THE INQUEST. Mr. James Eyre, who said : lam a joiner and builder; and live at 7, Wellington-road, Park. I had the contract for the building. lam in partnership with Mr. Nichol =en; and on the 22nd September I had the contract with M r . R. Lumb to pull down the house and shop in 4ith eharn-st ree t and Stephen's-lane, according to plans prepared by Mr. Allison, the architect ; I commenced operationsin a week or two after the contract was signed. ilughes contracted with me to take down the brick thatk; he is a bricklayer. He employed his own men in W ednesday department, but I generally had a foreman and _a_nother man there at the work. I was there on evening, but had no occasion to find fault W the men. First heard of the accident at a quarter ta Paa e t a ten . in noors oorinp. the morning, when I went . there. I found had given way and fell into the cellar ; four have way.. I only saw a few bricks amongst the rubbish. I inquired if the men had overloaded the floors wi:th bricks ? and was informed they had not. _Deceased p a e s ,,? u e of Mr. Hughes's men. I have examined the - " a es since, and I think the joists were not oprperations. h f That fact enti cien t nce' in tewa , or one notch ave been discovered before commencing ' l l - . 0 the Jury : The joists, in some places, did not go an 11 ca into the wall, and in some places only into the Piaster; that we cou ld no t discover before; nor' did we anticipate such a thing at all. • Is_.,xamined by M r . Aspinall : We were' beginning to G uilud the ne w Pl ace at t h e b ac k . Wh en I h ear d of the mr Gr eat 'George- s t ree t accident, I cautioned my own men, Rughes's men, and all, to be cautious and careful, to avoid accident. The cause of the' accident was the joists not going into the wall. I beard that a man stepped off the wall on a. brick, that,"canted and threw him down, a nd . his dead weight caused the floor to give way, in c onsequence of the state Of the timber. To the Jury : It is not usual to prop floors when taking down the whole building. John Cattarell examined : I am a bricklayer, and foreman to Mr. Hughes the contractor. He took the contact to take down the old and build the new pre inises. I personally superintended the work, which. was done in the usual workmanlike manner. I was on the second floor when the accident took place. The upper one was the first to fall. The deceased was one of our men. His name was Timothy Hunt, and he was a labourer. There was no overloading of the upper floor with bricks, as they were taken down. They were taken , to the spouts in barrows, and passed to the bottom. I have examined the premises since. The joists and plank ing of the--floors were all more or less rotten. -I -noticed that -the joists had very inferior hold,- and 'some even rested on the plaster. ' I attribute the accident to the short bearings of the joists- r -the springing of the floor with the barrow of bricks going to the spout—that was the cause of the accident. We never prop up floors when taking the whole of a house down. If I had a similar work to do now, I would not Prop it tip. Coroner : Then you would run the risk of your life ? A Juror : Yes ; particularly in old property like that. The witness, in reply to Mr. Aspinall, said : 'I would not call it safe in w h ee li ng b arrows across - b edroom 8. floors. man falling ei g ht een i nc h es on th e fl oor wou ld hake the joists fro m th e s t ate t h ey were i n. w Mr. William Rishto n , th e t ow n surveyor, examined : I a ent to the pl ace when I heard of the accident, and made careful examination of the 'ruins; the joists and the planks were very much decayed ; indeed I am very much surprisedm that the flooring remained so long there—l Onlythat so much of the building' above the floor had On e l n ,aken down without an accident. The joists were Pressed inches deep, and from the continual swaying nearly' sthe joist out of the wall, so that they lost hold, or the side, and of wall next Stephen's-lane receded from floorshould have the nd of course crushed out the joists. I consider the floors shouclausei wards in this been proped from the basement up front the evidence generally I think he been es..minp f l before. The state and -condition of the joists could have been ascertained before the work commenced, and should have been, as it everya very old log.buig It is not necessary to prop !fzy floor when kown buildings. , e ro Mr. Aspinall : The state of the floors might have re en ascertained from the portion that had been removed - , , . To the Jury: The roof was already removed. [A piece of the timber was here shown to the jury. It was quite rotten and decayed.] The witness, in reply to the jury, said he was of opinion that all the floors should be examined before being taken down. ' Cattarell was again called, and said the men were all Practical men, so far as he knew. Stephen Hunt, the son of deceased, proved the identity of his father. Police -officer Blain (640), proved that he got the body out of the ruins, quite dead. Mr. Aspinall offered a few words to the jury, and said he was merely directed to look after the case, and to report to the frie n d s o f th e d ecease d . The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and the jury found a verdict of " Accidental death," and were of opinion that the building-surveyor ought to have more power over the taking down of old buildings. After the jury had eturned the above verdict, The Coroner asked them if they thought there was any negligence on the part of the contractor ? This raised a question, and the jury, after consulting for a short time, asked leave to retire. They then went into the private room, and remained for over an hour, and then again entered the box, when The Coroner asked them, had they agreed to their verdict ? The Foreman : We have, sir. Coroner : What is your verdict ? Foreman : Our verdict is "Accidental death, with negligence on the part of the contractor." • • Coroner : Not culpable negligence ? Foreman : No sir, not culpable. A Juror : That is not the unanimous opinion of the jury. Coroner : Then I must lock you up. He then swore Mr. Blake in the usual way, and ordered the jury to retire, saying, I will come at seven o'clock to see if you have agreed. However, soon aft er , th e j ury returned a verdict of "A.ccidental death, and that some blame was attachable to the contractor, but not culpable blame." The enquiry then terminated. , The deceased has left three children in great distress, one a girl, totally blind, and all unprovided for. This is a case deserving of public s y m p a thy an d ass i stance o f the benevolent. The only support of the three children is a few shillings a week earned by a boy aged 17, who is an apprentice •to Howson, Pilchard and Co., ship wrights, Boundary-street. THE WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of this Board was held on Wednes day. Mr. 73 . Edwards presided. The other members resent were--Messrs. Ledger, Abrahams, Kirkus, Taylor, H Edwards, St one , R o b erts, P arker, Clarke, Medcalf ; aayes, Wood, Rainsford, Mawdsley, Sagar, Green, w ensley, Roscoe, Bolshaw, and Smith. Some discussion took place as to the propriety of dividing the offices of assistant -master and porter (supported by the Poor-law board) which ended in a resolution directing Mr. Cleaver to explain the nature of the duties fully to the Poor-law board. Mr. Roscoe moved that the name of Mr. William Roake be added to the number of names of candidates for the office of assistant -master. This gave rise to a very long and angry debate, and th e mo ti on was finally !est. Aother scene was caused by Mr. Taylor's demand ;lig of Mr. Kirkus an explanation of the allegation made b y him some weeks back, that he (Mr. Taylor), upon a certain occasion, went down upon his "marrow bones. ,, 3.ubsequently, Mr. Shaw complained that, on the 18th June, 4.r . Gough was absent from the workhouse, and that ;;Nras the day on w hi c h th e irregularities had tak en pl ace a nd Miss Kennedy, the late assistant-master and p or t er , -11 u Miss Bell. His informant was Ann Stewart, who 141 waited upon him. It vius his intention, on a 1 1 .uture occasion, to open the question at greater leilgty. H e was also able to prove t h at, l ast week, r. tiough absented hims e lf f o r three days together I t rin the workhouse to attend the audit in Tox h. Th; ht and if that was to be the case they he tett: perhaps do without him altogether. Also, on uue 30th December last, Mr. Gough left the Workhouse until imi.°d:ntehkt in the morning, and did not return • Sh a • g 1 - 1. us defended Mr. Gough, and charged Mr, _7 ) with a desire to stab him in the dark. 1, ,,P thing arose out of the discussion but some hot and .7.crous personal interchanges of words, and the iness of the board concluded amid some confusion. LIVERPOOL ESTABLISHMENT FOR NEEDLEWOMEN. :The annual meeting of this society was held in the Saving's Bank, Bold-street, at 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing. There was a large attendance of ladies and gentle men. The chair was taken by his Lordship the Bishop of Chester. His Lordship said : lam very happy to have the pleasure of meeting so many kind ladies, the friends of this institution again, and I take it as a great compli ment your inviting me, as you have done during the last few years, to come amongst you. It is a great pleasure to me.- I am very happy to find you not only giving your countenance by attending : the meeting, which is a very important one, but that you give so very much kind attention to the working of the institution itself. The gentlemen who attend here are entirely indebted to you ladies, for the good management of this institution, and,: consequently, for its success. (Hear, hear,) It would be impossible for me, gentlemen, to undertake the manage ment of such an institution. I do not know whether the society ought or ought not to be called a charity, strictly speaking, because its, principle is not to give away what may be called alms, in the ordinary sense, in the sense of gifts of money. But I think it is the best form that charity can possibly assume, 'because it is the way of enabling people to support themselves by their own honest industry; without receiving alms or charity at all. (Hear, hear.) I think; therefore, that if, strictly speaking, this is not a charity it is the best substitute for it, and perhaps a better thing than charity itself. (Here, hear.) There are other cases of actual destitution which the society does not touch. I hope, however, that in other - quarters such cases will always find relief in a different way, and upon a different principle, from that which is adopted here. His Lordship then read the ANNUAL REPORT In laying before the subscribers and friends of the Liverpool Establishment for Needlewomen a statement of the progress of the institution during the last year, the committee have to speak more of the steadiness than increase of its business, but they feel great confidence that the one will follow the other. It is encouraging to find that those who have had work once done at this establishment rarely forsake it, and there is perhaps at present as much work supplied as the superintendent, single handed, can cut out and oversee. The committee are happily in a position to give a most satisfactory account of the funds of the institution, which, by the generosity of the Chatham. Society, and the liberal bequest of the late Israel Barned Esq., have been much augmented. They are naturally anxious that these funds, so liberally be stowed, should be judiciously administered, and to see the poor people attached to the institution fully employed. There are numberless applications for employment. The ladies of the committee could well afford, and are quite willing to give, any additional assistance that night be required, if the public will only supply the work which they will find well and reasonably done, and at the same time have the satisfaction of knowing that the work woman is adequately paid ; and surely it is cheering to know that the thinf , *s which administer to the comfort of the rich arc not obtained by the under-paid labour of the poor. The poor clothing this year has had a fair sale, and conse quently the second and third classes of workwomen have had better employment than heretofore. The repository also shows a more favourable account ; and, on the whole; the committee have reason to report with thiinkfulness that the institution is in a - flourishing condition. Let not this be a reason for any to slacken in their endeavours. Though much has been done, there remains much to do. The winter is coming on, and the poor are crying out for work Let it not be said that they cry in vain. The committee have great pleasure in calling the attention of the subscribers and their friends to the statement of the Poor Clothing Fund, showing that 293 articles of clothing have been sold, being an increase upon last year of 56, thus enabling the poor workers to receive £8 13s lid, nearly two-thirds more than they earned last year; and when it is considered these articles are made by those who, from failing eye-sight, and inability from other causes, to do the finer kinds of work, the extra em ployment must confer great benefit, and is known to be highly appreciated.. The committee hope that the depositors at the District Provi dent SOciety will more generally avail themselves of the advan tage afforded them of buying clothing with a reduction of 2d in the shilling, and they also beg to add, a resolution was passed the last year, that " all subscribers to the institution should have the same privilege." The Rev. Mr. Denny, treasurer, read the financial, statement, as follows : The Treasurer in • Account with the Establishment for Needle-women. Jan. 1, 1858. Dn. s. d. Balance on hand .. 66 15 7 Liabilities for the year .. .. 90 19 6 Donations .. .. 15 10 0 Bequests 70 0 0 Proceeds of Chatham Ball .. ..120 0 0 From ladies for work done to order .. ..417 5 8 Articles sold in repository .. .. 17 7 7 Commission on articles sold .. 1 8 7 Interest accruing from banking account (not including interest of £245.) 0 15 6 From Lady Treasurer .. .. 20 10 0 £B2O 12 5 CR. £ s. d. To Needlewomen for work done ........417 5 8 To depositors for articles sold Salary to Miss Skeafing, with quarterly al- 1 47 14 0 lowance for messenger, coals, and gas ... Rent (one year) ... Water rent . ..... ....... - 1 7 0 Stationery and printing .... Advertising .. ..... 1 7 0 Expenses on establishment, joinery, &c..... 412 21 Income-tax .. .... Cash advanced to Lady Treasurer .. 5 0 0 Paid over to Lady President.... Balance in hand. •e ••• • MARY SWAINSON, MARY WOOD. £B2O 12 5 His Lordship remarked that he hoped the feeling ex pressed in the report was the feeling of every one present. He thought there was nothing one could feel more ashamed of than to have in his house, or elsewhere, any thing for which an adequate price had not been paid to the workman or workwoman. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. Rector Campbell moved the first resolution, which was, that the report and statement of accounts just read be adopted, printed, and circulated. He said : The only remark with which I think it necessary to accompany the proposal of this resolution is to express the high satisfaction which I feel at the reference to the assistance which has been rendered to the institution by that most benevolent individual, the late Israel Barned, who has set an example which Christians would do well to follow. (Hear, hear.) He has left, I am told, in charity, bequests to the amount of nearly £20,000, £3,000 of which, I believe, has bean given in this town. I hope, and, indeed, .I suppose I may feel assured, that that which was left to this institution has been paid. I wish I could say that I was equally lucky myself. He was kind enough to leave the sum of £l,OOO to the rectors of Liverpool, to be invested, and the interest thereof to be disposed of at the discretion of the rectors, for the benefit of the poor. But the lawyers have, unhappily, found out that, a s h e l e ft it t o th e rectors, and there is now only one rector, the money cannot be paid—(laughter)—and that it must be sunk into that abyss, that gulf of all good things, the Court of Chancery. (Renewed laughter.) It was in vain I pleaded that there was an Act of Parliament for the consolidation of the rectory, which put the surviving rector exactly in the place of the two rectors, and autho rised him to exercise all the rights and privileges of the two rectors. The lawyers in reply to that said, that was, all very well, but the Act of Parliament only gave the surviving rector the power of exexcising all the rights and privileges which were then in existence, and that the right and priviledge of dispensing Mr. Barned's legacy, was not then in existence, and therefore I the so l e rec t or could not give the executors a discharge—and the conse quence is, that the money has to be paid into Chancery. (Laughter.) When it will get out of Chancery lam sure Ido not know—perhaps not during my life. I hope some time or other, it will come out of Chancery, and that my successor will have the pleasure, of which I am deprived, of dispensing the late Mr. Israel Barned's charity. I think it is as well that this should be known, At the same time, I am most anxious to express the gratitude I feel to that individual for the noble muni ficence which he has displayed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. North seconded the motion. The Chairman said he joined I/loftily in the expression of gratitude to the memory of Mr. Barned, who had been so great a benefactor in Liverpool ; and he hoped the rector might, in due time, receive the sum of money of which he now spoke rather despondingly. (Laughter.); - Whatever faults there might be about the Court of Chan cery, there was one very great benefit attending it—that it was not, like a court of law, tied up to the extreme letter and stringency of construction of the law : but that it could give an • equitable and reasonable construction to the intention of a will ; and he, therefore, hoped that Mr. Barned's kind intention would be carried into effect, and that the rector would have the great gratification of dispensing the money for many years yet. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was then carried. • Rev. Mr. Appleton moved the appointment of the ladies constituting the committee, which was seconded by Mr. Sandbach, and carried. Mr. Cecil Gray moved a resolution appointing Mr. Townsend as collector for the society for the ensuing year. He explained that this resolution was brought fo'rward in consequence of the fact, that some of the subscriptions were not paid in until very late in the year, and the ladies, therefore, thought it expedient to employ the services of a collector. Mr. Harmood Banner seconded the resolution, while at the same time expressing surprise and regret that parties subscribing to the society—the subscriptions being only £9O a year—should put the ladies to the necessity of employing a collector. After some conversation on the subject, the notion was carried. Mr. Christopher Bushell moved a resolution, tendering the thanks of the meeting to the ladies of the committee, and to the treasurer, the Bev. W. H. Denny. Mr: Bushell took the opportunity of suggesting the utility. and feasibility of forming an institution, where young 'women, versed in arithmetic and in th e more e l ementary forms f keeping accounts, might be recommended to parties requiring assistance of that kind, permanent or temporary, in shops or in their houses, and whose means might not allow them to avail themselves of the services of men. By such an institution, he urged that a new path would be developed for the employment of female labour. _ _ _ The Rev. Mr. Maddocks seconded the resolution, which was carried by acclamation. _ Mr. Banner moved a vote of thanks to the Bishop for his attendance. Mr. Percy M. Dove seconded the motion •I Mr. William Brown, M.P., supported the motion, observing that although members of parliament were generally exceedingly jealous of appointments by. the Government, all who belonged to Liverpool felt deeply indebted to Government for having sent among them his Lordship, who was foremost in every good work. He remarked that needrewomen were probably of all classes of the community the greatest slaves, the worst remu nerated, and the most liable to lose their health. It was painful to read the accounts sometimes given in the Lon don. press. From early morning, "stitch, stitch," through the greater part of the day, and frequently through the whole of the night. No one could help feeling that the ladies who took so much trouble to endeavour to alleviate such a great evil were performing most important services to the society in which they lived. (Hear, hear.) His Lordship having acknowledged the compliment paid to him, the meeting then separated. MR. MASON JONES'S ORATION ON MILTON. Last night, Mr. Mason Jones delivered the third and concluding oration of his course.. Hope Hall, where the lecture took place, was even more densely crowded than on Wednesday evening—in fact, before Mr. Jones had made his appearance in the hall, every available seat appeared to be filled. At half-past seven o'clock, Mr. Jones entered the hall, accompanied by the Rev. Dr. Raffles, Mr. I. R. Jeffery, and several other gentlemen, and was greeted by a cordial welcome, in the shape of a loud and spontaneous burst of applause. The chair was then taken by the Rev. Dr. Raffles, who, in a few words. opened the subject of the evening, and then gave way to the lecturer. Mr. Jones found in the subject he had chosen for his concluding lecture—" John Milton "—not only a finer theme than either of the preceding, but a subject which afforded him a happy opportunity for displaying the variety of his power of thought, as well as the copious richness of his language. In alluding to the great choice' which Milton was called upon to make between king and people, between superstition and principle, the lecturer found occasion to express some vigorous and telling truths, _appropriate to the daily life of the most ordinary man. How many of ourselves, for instance, would not, under such circumstances, have gone in for what Mr. Jones called in American phrase " the respect able ticket ?" Was Milton a man qualified to get on in life —say, for instance, upon the Liverpool Exchange ? Such questions as the'se afforded to • Mr. Jones an opportunity which he keenly seized to tell some bitter truths regarding ihe objects we now usually set before our eyes as aims hnd the tests by which we try merit, which, although they appeared to be received with something like surprise in the first instance, became better appreciated as the lecturer went on, and, at last, were warmly and unanimously applauded. The lengthened digression with which the considerations arising.out of such a theme led the lecturer, was welcome, because it showed him in a somewhat different light from any portion of his previous addresses,—as an earnest and a sincere thinker and teacher, as well as a brilliant, well cultured, and versatile speaker. Mr. Jones made many dashing assaults, not only upon doctrines, but upon men, and singled out, to the astonishment of no small number of his hearers, the , material philosophy of which he declared Lord Bacon the oracle, and Lord Macaulay the high priest, as the official source of false aims and false tests in lfe. We would by no means be understood to express any, concurrence with some of Mr. • Jones's opinions. Many of them we believe to be the errors of an earnest and enthusiastic mind, too eager for the truth to be patient and content with compromise, and cast in what may be called the religious (using that word in a somewhat narrow sense) rather than in the political or philosophical mould. But, at the same time, it must be allowed' that Mr. Jones's earnestness, vivid force, splendid resources of languacre, and command ing, declamation, forces the hearer, sometimes against his will, into entire admiration and almost entire sympathy, In describing Milton's career, Mr. Jones took occasion to defend him skilfully, and, at the same time, truthfully against what, perhaps, we may call the vulgarideas entertained in reference to Milton's views on divorce, and the relations of man to woman. Mr. Jones displayed a thorough and deep appreciation of the genius of Milton, as well as a com plete intimacy with his works. But, as we have to sit in' tho spat at least of the critic, we cannot help pointing out that the lecturer did not do equal justice in every instance to other great poets as to Milton. For instance, we believe his estimate of the aims of life, and the ten • dencies of the works of Goethe (whom he contrasted with. Milton), to have been entirely mistaken, narrow and unjust. It was possibly the popular and British view of the great German; but not such as we might have expected from so appreciative a critic, and from a lecturer . so sincere and earnest in his desire to do justice, as the eloquent speaker of last night. But, as a whole, the lecture was a brilliant success (no part, perhaps, more successful with the audience than that to which we have just taken exception) ; it showed Mr. Jones in the character of teacher as well speaker, and left on the . mind of every one who heard him a deep impression of eloquence, earnestness, and power. We quote the following passages, not becanse they. seemed to us the best, but because they best exemplify. that which the general reader will most willingly accept, the rhetorical richness of Mr. Jones's diction. They give' some idea of one phase of Mr. Tones's oratorical capa city. They do not, of course, convey . any impression of ; his quick humour, his vigorous logic, his hard-hitting. invective. It must be added, too, that only those who have heard Mr. Jones can have any just conception of the position he is entitled to hold as a popular lecturer. No man more eminently requires to be heard and known as a speaker, in order to be appreciated. Those who merely read can have no idea how an audience is swept along by the splendid declamatory power, the full clear 'voice, the dramatic action, and the earnest force, which char acterise Mr. Jones in so peculiar a degree. In the following passage Mr. Jones idealised the life of a poet:l have often imagined to myself the life of a true poet ; in his youth he is a worshipper of nature in her purest and most perfect forms ; he is a lover of the hills and woods and streams ; he delights to wander by the solitary shore and gaze upon the heaving world of waters, listenin e , ,, to old Ocean thundering his deep bass against the rocks, or as the billows on the sands dash their eternal music, when heaving responses to the amorous glances of the • moon, the sea breaks out into its old, quaint, boundless, multitudinous, chorus laugh of waves, apostrophised of old by the chained Prometheus. His soul delights to wander amongst the lights of heaven, where countless millions of flaming suns are for ever teeming from the womb of illimitable space. In the evening hour, when the sun is sinking in the west, he loves to gaze upon the motionless clouds in the motion less heavens, stained with all the thousand gorgeous hues of sunset, and flinging their floods of golden or of purple radiance upon hill and vale. He is filled with a holy rapture as the shades of night come on with silent pace, and ' Hesperus leads forth the midnight host,' and the moon, pale shepherdess, comes forth upturning her silvery face, watching her bright flock, the stars. Yet earth to the poet is a rich treasure-house of priceless, joys ; the sighing of the summer winds, the tinkling rush of streams, the ceaseless melody of woodland birds, are, the music upon which his spirit feeds. He hears the violet-laden breath of eve whisper love secrets to the closing flowers ; he sees the leaves all trembling with delight in the hot kisses of the setting sun, or he walks with erec,t head and dilated eye amidst the echoing pines, listening to the grand old anthems of the woods, when the forests are made vocal by the winds of heaven. He delights in all wild and solitary places which nature ever delighteth to make glad, carelessly revealing there the charms of her naked loveliness ; and never yet did lover, for the embrace of his beloved, sigh with such a passionate longing as does the young poet to lay down his head on nature's lap, and gaze upon the marvellous lustre of her eyes. All her varied moods and phases for him have equal charms, from the giant oak on the mountain brow down to the simplest flower that blows. They all give rise to thoughts in him that lie too deep for tears,' for the poet is nature' s favourite, she decks him with her choicest gifts, crowns him with her glittering regalia, reveals to him her most cherished secrets, takes him by the hand and leads him into the secret places where she is for-ever at work amidst her laboratories and fires. She explains to him the mystic meaning of her symbolic beauty. Then the scales fall from his eyes ; this fair external world assumes a• new significance, becomes pregnant with a higher meaning, and clothed with a more gorgeous beauty. Then the poet has a still higher lesson to learn when he comes to listen to the still sad music of humanity, to lay his finger upon the pulsing throb of the world's great experiences, to feel in himself the dark questionings, doubtings, and despairings which ever oppress the sensi tive, thoughtful and gifted mind, when his unquiet spirit is ever striving to pierce the darkness that rests upon the silent past, explain the mysteries of the present, and tear down the veil that hides from his longing eyes the awful and inscrutable secret's of the future. When purified by affliction, and made perfect by suffering, he recognises for man a grander destiny beyond the tomb, and taking his Tl-1E isTORAIERN TIMES; SA'TU'RDAY, JANUARY 15, 1859 stand on the highest ground, becomes a prophet and a teacher. Then, when the poet has thus learned the great lessons of his art, he 'comes forth amongst mankind to teach them the things which it most concerns them to know, and whether they will hear or whether they will forbear, the song springs unbidden from his lips and goes forth into the busy world, and will not rest until it has f)und a home where it may abide in some congenial heart." The conclusion of the oration was as follows : • " I often think of him in the days of his blindness, shut out from beholding the glories of nature, which he loved so well, but with the eyes of his soul purged and cleared, what visions of overwhelming glory and grandeur did he not see ? What processions of unimaginable splen dour passed then before his mind. The past, the pre sent, and the future lay open to his view. Scenes from creation when this fair earth Started into beauty and life he saw. Paradise with its unclouded sunshine, unfading flowers, and summer bloom, was trodden by his feet. Around him in his blindness gathered the heroes and sages, the orators and poets, the bards and philosophers, the saints and martyrs, the apostles and prophets of the rn past. They crowd his presence-chamber, they fill his levee-rooms, they keep him company. Homer recites to him the ' tale divine of Troy.' Virgil sings to him the story of the Alban fathers, and the walls of Imperial Rome. Dante, a kindred , genius, enters with a stern aspect, and with whispered breath, tells him of the terrors he has witnessed in the lowest hell. Shakspeare takes his place beside him, puts his kindly hand in his, and relates to him his voluminous experiences of that great mystery, the human heart. In imagination he stands with Moses upon the mount, and hears the thunderings and trumpetings of Sinai. He sits with Job in the dust when the Almighty held, with his afflicted servant, that col loquy sublime. He is concealed with Elijah in the clefts of the rock at Horeb, when the whirlwind, and the earthquake, and the fire passed, and in the still small voice the Lord went by. He enters the courts of the Temple with Isaiah, when the house was filled with smoke, and his lips, too, were touched with a live coal from ff the altar. He beheld with Ezekiel the vision of the burning wheels with eyes. He stands with St. John in the Isle of Patmos, surrounded by the waters of the blue Aegean, and overhead the cloudless skies of Greece, and sees unrolled before him the visions and mysteries of the Apocalypse. He follows the Saviour's footsteps from the temptation in the wilderness, by the shores of the Sea of Galilee, in the mountain, and desert solitudes, to the last agony in the garden, and thence beneath the. shadows of the cross ; and, while the un thinking, mocking, jeering crowd, with upturned lip' and wagging head, exclaim, He saved others, . Himself He cannot save,' John Milton's soul bows reverently before that cross, exclaiming, Oh yes !He saved others, for He has saved me.' He enters the infernal regions with the air and tread of a conqueror : he looks around upon its gloomy scenes of woe and desolation; upon its lurid flames and seas of fire ; upon its fens, and caves, and wildernesses of death, with heart undaunted, and with eye unappalled. He entered tremblingly, into the sacred courts of Heaven : in his own noble 'language, he heard the hymns and hallelujahs of the saints, and the seven fold symphonies of the harpers, harping upon their harps,' and the quiring of th e y oung - eye d c h eru bi m b e f ore t h e throne. He saw the pearly gates, and walked the golden streets of the new Jerusalem. Then laden with all know ledge, fraught with all wisdom, enriched with all philo sophy, burdened with all science,.and flaming with a piety divine, he comes forth to singhis immortal song ' to assert Eternal Providence, and justify the ways of God to men.' . When liberty was in danger and truth was in peril, then it was that Milton came forth, strong in the strength of his self-reliant, unconquerable spirit, to wage war against tyranny and violence, against oppression and wrong, against falsehood and sin. Unfettered by the petty interests and passions which bind as with chains of adamant the souls of common men; free, toq, from the meaner ambitions .of our nature, he kept himself aloof of and unspotted from the world. His soul was like a star and dwelt apart. He never bent his knee before the shrine of Mammon. He recognised no power on earth above that of justice. Tyranny though robed in purple, sceptered, diademed, and attended by shouting millions, was the object of his holy and undying hatred His arm was strong,. and his hand was willing to pluck the crown from its brow and the sceptre from its hand—to tear down the disguises which despotism assumes, and ' expose it to the world in its naked deformity. He would have men everywhere rise up in their intellectual might, and remove every barrier that could impede their march to freedom, happiness, and truth. He was a great pioneer of progress. Onward ! was blazoned on the 'huller which he bore. Onward ! from darkness to light,-from ignorance to knowledge—from hatred to love—from slavery to freedom. Fear not to destroy the effete and old. The new that will spring from its ashes will be fairer and better. True, generous, and brave, were the words he uttered ; and they have since kindled hope in thousands of hearts that have grown weary to see how evil is ever becoming stronger and stronger ; how simple justice is every whre disregarded; how all the world over, might is everywhere 'trampling upon right, for they speak of a time when' truth, and peace, and love, shall re-visit the lon g -deserted rallies of the wo r ld. John 'Milton's heart had sympathy for all human sorrows and all human joys, yet, he ever held com munion with the angels in their thoughts. His soul was like - an electric chain; connecting earth with heaven, and tremblingly alive to both, bringing down the virtues, graces, joys of the one, and bearing up the wants, aspira tions, and hopes of the other. So went John Milton through life, performing his duty,, and doing good; and when his mission here was accomplished, and his work was done, he,laid aside the mask of mortality, and was seen of men no, more. In sure and certain hope of a glorious resurrection from the dead,' he calmly resigned his soul into the hands of him who gave it, and waiting angels conveyed his spirit home.'' • At the conclusion' of the lecture, the chairman rose, and, with some words of the warmest eulogy, moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. Jones, which was passed amid the most enthusiastic bursts of acclama tion. Mr. Jones, in returning thanks, expressed a hope that he 'might soon revisit Liveipool, and address a Liverpool audience again —an expression which was the signal for renewed and often repeated demoustations of applause. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN The annual meeting :of the members of this Society was held yesterday, at the large chamber in the Hall in Hackin's Hey. Mr. M. Greigson presided. There was but a very limited attendance. The secretary read the following REPORT The steady progress of the Liverpool Children's Infirmary, during the past and eighth year of its existence, although it does not enable your committee to startle you with any statements of its miraculous advance, yet fully justifies them in congratulating the supporters of this interesting Institution on its healthy con dition at present, and on its promising prospects for the future. During the past year there has been a large increase in the number of patients. No less than 1,406 children have received medical treatment for various complaints. The following state ment of the number of patients during each year since the com mencement, may be interesting :-1851, 657 ; 1852, 1,003 ; 1853, 611 ; 1854, 641 ; 1855, 811 ; 1856, 1,035 ; 1857, 1,130 ; 1858, 1,406. —Total, 7,254. Your committee are gratified to find, from this, that they have not been too sanguine in the expectation they have constantly expsessed, that the institution would be more highly valued by those for whose benefit it was established, as soon as the advantages it offers to poor sick children became more generally known. The late year was not, on the whole, an unhealthy one, and therefore an increase of 284 patients represents a cor responding amount of confidence among the poor, the more valuable as, having been gradually yielded, it may be presumed to be fairly earned. There are now ten beds fully provided for in-patients, the number of which fluctuates considerably, but all have been occupied at the same time. There has been a trifling increase in the amount of annual subscriptions, viz., £l7l 18s this year, against £169 13s last, and a considerable addition in the item of donations, principally arising from legacies, viz., £154 15s 11d, against £4O lis last. The voluntary contributions of the poor, your committee are gratified to find, have exceeded those of last year in a greater proportion than might be expected from the increased number of patients, viz., £3l lOs 3d, against £27 14s 3d, while the dis bursements for the year have been £6 less. Your committee:observing the growing importance of the institution, and to provide for probable contingencies in its future management, have thought it advisable to extend the provisions of the rules framed during its infancy. They therefore summoned a general meeting in October last, and proposed the adoption of a code of regulations based on those by which other hospitals in the town are governed, and which, after mature deliberation, were accepted by the meeting, and will be printed with the .report, The increased duties at the hospital, and the labour attending the keeping a correct statistical record of diseases, have ren dered the appointment of an assistant medical officer necessary ; and your committee trust that, by the assistance of Mr. Rowe, the benefits of the institution will be still more widely extended. The late matron, having received another appointment at a distance, your committee have elected as her successor, Mrs. Gregory, to whose kindness and attention they believe the care of the little patients may be safely entrusted. Your committee would desire to repeat their acknowledgment of obligation to those ladies, who, by personal visits at the Hos pital, by reading to the children, and by providing them with suitable amusements, have done so much to assist and encourage the matron and nurses in their labours: And while, on reviewing the progress of the Institution, they see much cause to be thankful for the support it has received, they yet, seeing that the ordinary income does not meet the necessary expenditure, venture to urge upon their friends the necessity of enlarging its funds, in order to meet adequately the growing requirements of this great town; and they feel convinced that in no way can they render better service to humanity, than by devoting some portion of their time and means to the relief of those poor little sufferers, who cannot help themselves. The Chairman said, it would appear from that report, that the society had progressed satisfactorily, if not rapidly, and expressed a hope, that the public would come forward and contribute to such a useful institution. From the statement of the Treasurer, it appeared that there was a balance of £6O Bs. ld., and of the total amount received, £l4O had been donations. After the usual votes of thanks to the chairman, the lady visitors, and others, and the re-appointment of the o mmittee, the meeting separated. WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE, This committee met yesterday, at three o'clock, in the Board-room of the Liverpool Workhouse, Brownlow-hill, in the capacity of a sub-committee, to inquire into the charges against Miss Gillow, one of the lady visitors, for tampering with the faith of the girls in the Workhouse. Mr. Churchwarden Cropper occupied the chair. The other gentlemen present were—Messrs. Denton, Peck, Williams, Byford, Smith, Melly, Gair, Owen, Bairstow Critchley, and the Rev. Rector Campbell. The Chairman said, that he had, up to that time, received no communication either from Mr. or Miss Gillow. The letter, which Mr. Whitty had alluded to as being forwarded to him on the previous day, had not arrived; he would, therefore, be exceedingly glad to stop the inquiry in the absence any letter, but he supposed it must go on. He asked if Mr. Whitty had any instruc tion from Miss Gillow, or was it to be understood that he appeared there as a member of the board simply. Mr. Whitty said, he had received no instructions whatever from Miss Gillow, either to deny the charge or give any explanation, but he denied the charges in his own person, from the particulars he received from Miss Gillow. The Rev. Rector Campbell said, he thought they should not go on with the investigation. Miss Gillow was not there to defend herself, and sent nobody there to defend her, and she therefore allowed judgment to go by de fault. In the, course of a protracted discussion as to whether the inquiry should be opened, Mr. Whitty announced that he had just received a leter from Mr. Gillow, from which he read the following extract : " My sister had intended forwarding her resignation to - the Rev. 'Mr. Nugent, but, upon a re-perusal of the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, she resolved to withhold it for the present, and she says she is not conscious of having done anything worthy of the scorns and insinuations brought against her, and she challenges the most rigorous investigation, and feels that, under present circumstances, she would be wanting in self-respect were she to shrink from it." The discussion continued, as to whether the enquiry should be opened, and Mr. Whitty charged the committee with bad faith. Mr. Byford replied, that he did not think there was much good faith; it was too Jesuitical altogether to come before a committe e lik e th a t ; an d Mr. Byford subsequently rose and left the room, in indignation. Ultimately, it was decided that the evidence should be heard. Miss Kenn'an was called in, and she related the circumstances of the case, so far as she was acquainted with it, the • particulars of which have already been published. The girl, Catherine Foley, was then called in, .and repeated what she had already stated in her written statement. She stated further, that when she told Miss Gillow she was a Protestant. Miss Gillow said that " she did not want her, to turn, unless she was one" (a Roman Catholic), and then told.her to be off out of the room. Miss Gillow asked her if she was. interested in any way in being a Protestant, and she replied, "No." She told Mrs. Baker, the nurse in the infant school, what had taken place after she' came out of the room, and she told a girl, named Donnelly, on the same day, and she also told a Miss Black, 'on the Saturday morn ing, and afterwards Miss Boman. At the time of the interview, Margaret Shelly, Catherine McNally, Mary Power, and. Eliza Quin were present ; the latter girl was since taken out of the house by her mother. On cross-examination by Mr. Whitty, she said nobody told her to tell this affair, she was sure. She was not always% Protestant ; she was a Catholic about a mouth, in Kirkdale. She did not wish to be a-Catholic then. She remembered being before the Industrial Schools Committee, and she expressed a wish then to be a Catholic, because her brother wanted her to be one. Mr. Doyle instructed her that month. Her sister Ellen was a Protestant, and never went to chapel. She had another sister, named Mary, in the house. At the Indus trial Schools the Rev. Mr. Holme asked her sister what she was to be, and she said a Protestant. Mr. Baker was next examined, and she stated that she saw Foley coming out of the room on the day stated, and she told her what Miss Gillow had been saying to her. She did not tell her everything. She mentioned the words " damned to all eternity." Catherine M'Nally, a little girl . ' of about nine or ten years of age, was next brought in. She was in some little confusion, but corroborated some of the statements made by Foley, and said she heard Miss Gillow say to Catherine Foley that "her soul would be damned to all eternity" for changing her religion. The witness further stated that Foley told her to be a good girl and tell the truth. Catherine Shelly was also examined and corroborated the evidence so far as her deafness had enabled her to hear, but she heard the objectionable words stated. Mary Power also corroborated the statements, as did also Margaret Campbell, as to what had been told her. Jane Smith, another witness, said that Miss Gillo w made use of the s a me wor d s t o her on one occasion. Mr. Whitty thought these witnesses were proving too much. They all " tallied." The Chairinan thought there was no occasion for such remarks on the part of Mr. Whitty; Mr. Whitty : "Damned to all eternity" must be a stock phrase of Miss Gillow's, for she seems to use it to them all. Margaret Magennis, another witness, who had changed her religion, said that Miss Gillow had also applied the same words to her, for changing her religion. It was elicited that this girl had read the proceedings of the committee from the newspapers, in the school. Mr. Whitty and Mr. Bairstow stated that was very im proper to allow newspapers to be read in the establishment, and under such circumstances it was a perfect folly to hold an investigation of that sort; and that they should stop the papers from getting into the house. The Governor, Mr. Carr, was then called in, and he related what he know of the matter, and said that he had nothing to alter from his previous statement, which was published. In reply to a member of the committee, lie stated that he was perfectly confident, and could take his oath, if nececessary, that Miss Gillow admitted every thing which he told her she was charged of, with the exception of the objectionable expression. Mr. Melly called attention to the statement made by Mr. Whitty, that if she had seen the statements she would have denied the charge, while she admitted them to the Governor. After some further remarks, Mr. Seyer moved—" That after a long and impartial examination of the girl Catherine Foley, and of several other inmates of the Workhonse, this committee find that the material and objectionable portion of Catherine Foley's statement is confirmed and corroborated. Under these circumstances, no course is open to them but to request Miss Gillow to discontinue her visits to the Liverpool Workhouse." Mr. Williams seconded the motion. Mr. Whitty then made some observations as to the character of the girl Foley, and after some remarks from Mr. Bairstow and Mr. Melly, as to the propriety of the course which the committee had pursued; and the character of the evidence, the motion was put and carried unanimously. Mr. Whitty, not being a member of the committee, was not, of course, allowed to vote either way. The Committee then rose, at seven o'clock LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT In Re WiLcox.—ln the case of this bankrupt, a ship chandler at Liverpool, who came up to pass his last exami nation, his Honour delivered the following judgment : The bankrupt Wilcox having attended to pass his last examination, was represented by Mr. Aspivall, his connsel, and Mr. Deighton appeared as counsel for the assignees, in opposition to the bankrupt. The opposition rested mainly upon the want of sufficient evidence in support of the statement in the bankrupt's balance sheet that he was indebted, at the time of his bankruptcy, to his father, Daniel Wilcox, who, it is said, has absconded, in the sum of £2,736 Bs. 2d. That sum is made up in great part of sums said to be due for rent of a ropery, which began at £3OO a year, and was successively increased to £5OO, £547, and £l,OOO. This ropery having cost the bankrupt £3,766 9s. 4d., was sold to his father in 1854 for £2,000, and on the 19th of December, 1857, two patents which the bankrupt held, together with all the plant and machinery, which had cost him £8,392 2s. 10d., were also sold to his father for £3,000. The bankrupt did not keep his own books ; but he says the whole of the £3,000 was paid by his father to him, and that he paid his debts with it. It is not easy to trace this money, because the payments aro entered as made on general account. An account, however, has been furnished, from which it appears that between September and December, 1857, payments to this a mount, and so mething mor e ' were made in discharge of a portion o f th e bank ! rupt's debts. Mr. Deighton objects to the bankrupt's p ass ing his examination, as well by reason of certain un explained items in the accounts, as because the time when the increased rent of the ropery commenced is not satis factorily shown. By the letter book, which has been produced, at page 93, the ropery appears to have been let by the father at £3OO a-year, the rent to be paid half-yearly, in advance. The first increase to £5OO a year, also payable in advance takes place on th e 19th of December, 1855, and the bankrupt, when called upon to show an agreeme n t for this increase, referred to a letter copied into his letter book of that date. That letter appears to have been copied after letters of the date of February, 1857, and is at page 511 of the letter book. The bankrupt, endeavouring to account for this ) says "the re may havei been a blank page left." This is obviously no reason whatever for a letter pro fessing to have been written in December, 1855, being placed among copies of letters written more than a year after. The real state of the case is disclosed .by Mr Mr. Horbery, who was his clerk at this time, and who said that the letter was written in 1857, and that he most have been requested by the bankrupt so to date it. Now, the object of making this request, if it took place at a time when the bankrupt was in difficulties, must be taken to have been fraudulent ; but this is denied by Mr. Aspinall, the bankrupt's counsel, and the present is not the fitting time for discussing this question. What portion of the large debt due to the Borough Bank, who have proved for the sum of £20,000 upon the estate, was then owing, and what were the bankrupt's means of paying it, will better be shewn at a future stage of the proceedings. I observe upon it now mainly for the purpose of shelving to the bankrupt himself the possible consequences of such irregular dealing with a book which ought to be a faithful transcript of his business matters, so far as they are entered in the book. Ido not think, however, it is a reason for refusing to allow the bankrupt to pass his examination, but as I am by no means satisfied of the correctness of the accounts between the bankrupt and his father, and as he has failed to give a satisfactory explanation of other items, all questions upon the the accounts will be left open for observation on the day to be appointed for the consideration of the allowance of the bankrupt's certificate. In re CHARLES LEWIS WRENSHALL.—The bankrupt, a music-seller at Birkenhead, came up on application for his certificate, supported by Mr. Cross. Mr. Dearden appeared for a creditor, who had not given the required notice of his intention to oppose, and applied for an adjournment foe that purpose, which His Honour, after hearing Mr. Pemberton, declined to grant. His Honour, after referring to the proceedings, said the bankrupt might take a second class certificate. In re CECILY ECCLES.—This bankrupt, who carried on business as a draper, at St. Helens, also applied for a certificate. Mr. Evans, who appeared for the assignees, offered no opposition, and His Honour awarded her a cer tificate of the second class. LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCI BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD INHUMAN' PARENTS.-Stephen and Nary Dowling, husband and wife, were charged with having caused a Creet annoyanc e a t th e s h op o f M r . N o dd er , h a tt er , 75, hurch-street, and also with having most brutally as saulted their own son, a lad about 17 years' of age. Police-constable Gray stated that, on Tuesday afternoon the female prisoner was creating an annoyance in front of Mr. NocTder's shop, and on the sa me even i ng h e appre hended her, a n d since her husband, for a most violent as sault upon their son. He said, from information he received from Mr. Nodder, he'_ went to the prisoners' house in Eldon-street, where he found the lad, evidently in want of food, with scarcely a rag to cover him; and suffering from ill treatment. He asked him where his clothes were, when he stated that he did not know,- as his mother had taken them out, which was really the fact, for he subsequently found ; them in the charge of a Mrs. Johnson. The lad," Thomas Dowling, was then called, and, with some degree of reluctance, related the various cruelties he had been subcted to from his parents, from which it would appear that he had been in the employ of Mr. Nodder, of Church-street, for three months, and had had occasionally to wait until seven or eight o'clock at night for his food, because his mother would not send it to him. On Friday evening last his food did not come until after six in the evening, when Mr. Nodder said what a shame it was, and his brother went home and told his mother what had been said, the result of which was that she went and annoyed Mr. Nodder, and was given into custody, but the charge was not pressed. When he went home, his father (to him) accused Mr. Nodder of knocking over a can of coffee,- which he had not done, and which the boy denied. When he did so, the father rushed at him with a knife, saying, " You'll go for a policeman, will you ? " when he (the lad) made his escape from the house, his mother ran after him, shouting Stop thief." He did n ot. go home any more, but got lodgings ; but his mother came to the shop and asked him to go home again, which he refused to do. But on Tuesday morning she caught hold of his neck and dragged him through the streets to his home, and when there, th e f a th er an d t h e mother stripped him of his clothes, and beat him most unmercifully with a rope, - and then kept him locked up without food until the policeman went and released him. He said, also, that his parents ill-used him before, particularly on Christmas Day, when he was shamefully beaten without any cause, and had had his jaw injured. Mr., Nodder, who gave the boy a-most excellent character, said that he had frequently noticed that he had been kept without his food until late hours, and had often given him money to go and get food with. Mr. M'Caul, a surgeon at the North Dispensary, said that he had examined the lad, and on various parts of his body there were severe contusions, which, he. had no doubt, had been inflicted with a rope. The prisoners made an attempt to justify their conduct, the former by saying that her affection led her to take him ho m e, fearing that he might get into bad company ; and the latter, by saying that he had corrected him for staying out on the Friday night. Mr. Mansfield said, the conduct of the prisoners was most disgraceful and abominable ; for they had most brutally assaulted their own son (who fortunately had found a kind friend in Mr. Nodder), who was much better than they were themselves. He then said he had received two letters from the lad's former masters, who gave him an excellent character, which he believed he deserved ; and, aft er again reprobating the conduct of the . prisoners, ordered them to pay a fine of £5 each, or be imprisoned for two months. The lad then left the court with Mr. Nodder, who promised to do the best he could for him, as he was a very good and in dustrious bay. STEALING A WATCH.—AII elderly man, named Jt Long; was charged w ith s t ea li ng a watch from the person of John Stretch, on the previous evening. The prosecutor stated, he was going up the London Road, when the prisoner asked him the way to Brownlow-hill, and he said he would show him, and after walking a short distance he was telling him which way to go, when the prisoner snatched at'his watch and ran away; but, before he had proceeded far, he knocked over an oyster stall, and was captured. Mr. Bluck endeavoured to show that it must have been some other person who - had committed the robbery, but failed, and the prisoner was committed for trial. rhomas M‘Gill, a SUPPOSED ROBBERY BY A. SOLDIEI a soldier in tho 91st Regiment, was apprehended at .- pawnshop in Tithbarn-street, on suspicion of having stolen a silver snuff box, on which was the following inscription :—" Presented to John G. Gramrie, N.P., as a token of respect and esteem, by a few friends, on his leaving Liverpool for New York, 15th Feb., 1857." The soldier was offering it in pawn, when, not being able to give an account of it, or even of his own name, he was given into custody. A little girl, living at an eating house, stated that she had seen the soldier take it out of an old man's pocket on the previous day, and, conse quently, the case was rema n ded, w ith a vie w of finding an owner. BEERHOUSE CASES. BEFORE MESSRS. CIIALLONER AND RANKIN James Syred, beerhouse-keeper, Clement-street, was aiid charged for selling ale at prohibitedhours. Dismissed. John Edwards, beerhouse-keeper, Carlton - street, was charged for selling ale at illegal hours. costs. William Brown, beerhouse-keeper, Great H omer - street, was charged for Sunday trading. Fined ss. and costs. John Clue, - of Prince Edwin-street, was charged with selling ale at mid-day, on Sunday. Dismissed. Catherine McCabe, beerhouse-keeper, Edmar-street, was charmed for doin* business on S un d a y. kr. Cobb appeared for the defence, and produced witnesses, w h o proved that the persons found in the house were lodzers. Acquitted. • Margaret Walsh, Bond-street, was charged with selling ale on Sunday morning. The defence the ale was given as a marria ge was that box." Dismissed. Samuel Lyons beerhouse-keeper, Fairclo ug h-l ane , was charged with Sunday tradi ng. Fined 2s 6d and costs. Thomas Charles Toulm an , . Egypt-street, t keeper, was cha rge d With doinebu s s t i r n e c e s; 'at illegal hours. Fined s s. beerhouse- Catherine li mn lane, w defev• it" and " Christmas- Ina costs beerhouse-keeper, Smithaown- clti summoned for Sunday trading. The was that the persons in the house were friends of Dismissed. Lae owner. Sophia Thompson, Stanhope-street, Park, was charged - o informations, one for doing business at illegal Aoup, and the other for allowing a'drunken man on her premises. Fined os. and costs. on tw Inspector O'Brien summoned William Baxter, of Lime street, for having ten men and twelve prostitutes drink ing wine in his house at illegal hours. Dismissed. Although it is the month of 'January, 1859, most people admit we are living in hard times, hence it should be the study of every one to ask themselves the question, " How can I save my money ?" We reply, without hesitation, buy your steel pens, and other sta tionery, at E. T. Hall's wholesale steel pen warehouse, 23, South John-street. Joseph Gillett's, Thomas Lowe's, G. W. Hughes, and other maker's pens at is pe r g ross. Good Pen Holders 2d per dozen. IRISH LEGAL CIIANGES.—SUUnders of Friday morning, announces that the Right llon. Judge Compton, second justice of the Court of Queen's B ench, has ten dered his resignation to the Governme nt, and that he will be succeeded in that court by the Solicitor-G eneral. The vacant seat on the bench in the Court o f Excheque r w ill be filled up by the appointment of Mr. F. Fitzgerald, Q.C., or Mr. Brewster, Q.C. ad We .t the ;o pubb. t thls King' at th e t acert a ba il le the