The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-19 00:00:00

THE FEMALE SAILOR.

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Sarah Stewart, a young Scotch girl, dressed as a boy,
was brought up, charged for being drunk and disorderly.
Some time ago this lass was discovered here as a sailor,
on board a ship, and was then before the court, not on
a' charge, but seeking some assistance to take her to
Scotland. Since that time she has been " knocking
about" the town, in male attire, and refuses to adopt
her proper " tog." She looks as like a stout boy of 20
as a female possibly can look, and if one was not aware
of her sex no suspicion would attach to her. Her
voice, too, is that of a " tar" that had seen some service,
and it appears that she was about five years at sea
before she was discovered. The charge being proved,
she twisted herself about a la man-of-war's man, and
said, I Met au old shipmate of mine, and we had a few
glasses of grog ;. I was not tight, only a little rocky,
that's all. Mr. Raffles advised her not to be " rocky"
any more, and discharged her.

THE WORKING MAN'S MUTUAL BENEFIT BUILDING
SOCIETY.--,The adjourned meeting of the above society
was held last evening, in the Schoolroom, in Prince
Edwin-street. A president, trustees, committee, steward,
treasurer, and secretary were elected, and the society
was regularly organised for business purposes.
nTs ae
qr tuheyn,
ewohfo
nj livedurie s a t
received 4 8, M ifdrgo emli a ll-
DEATHS FROM INJURY.—Yesterday a boy named
3' in
corstanothereet lad,di died
ho
struck him on the head with smile weapon, but it seems
there was'no malice in the case. The lad who inflicted
the blow is in the custody of the police..—Yesterday,
a woman named Mary Anne Aspinall died in the
Southern Hospital, in consequence of injuries received
by burning. The details of this case were published in
our police reports yesterday. An inquest will be held
on the body this day.
LECTURE.—A lecture was delivered l'ist evening in
Hope Hall, by D. J. Macgowan, Esq., M.D., entitled
"Japan and China." There were about 150 persons
present. R. A. Made, Esq., occupied the chair, and in
a brief speech introduced Dr. Macgowan, who was very
favourably received by the audience. The lecturer, who
is a native of America and a medibal missionary, gave an
explicit, amusing, and highly interesting account of the
manners and customs of the inhabitants of Japan and
China, illustrating his subject by a series of diagrams of
the people and the country, and exhibited many curious
specimens of the workmanship of the artisans, and the
materials produced in that country, and also gave a
short description of the working of the coal mines in
Japan, which he stated were very numerous. The
lecture, which was of an exceedingly interesting nature,
was listened to througltout- amidst profound silence, by
an attentive, intellectnal, and highly gratified audience.
Macgowan will resume his subject this evening.
VORONER'S COURI. Yesterday, Mr. Wybergh con-
cliaed the inquest
,en the body of Mrs. Ireland. The
following evidence was given in addition to that already
published. John Woods, a car-driver, who lives in
Pembroke-place, stated that on the evening in question
he saw the deceased crossing at the top of Elliott-street,
and lie saw a Whitechapel proceeding from towards the
Adelphi ; it was going at the rate of six or seven miles
an hour. He saw the deceased and her sister crossing,
and saw the shaft of the vehicle catch the deceased on
the right shoulder. They were both knocked down,
and deceased was cut over the eye and hurt on the left
arm. He did not think there was any blame to the
driver, as he did all he could to pull up and avoid them.
Dr. Gill stated that he saw deceased the day after the
accident. She had a severe wound over the left eyebrow,
which had bled very profusely. The left arm was in-
jured, and there was a braise on the breast. She was
much shaken. Attended her till her death. She died
from exhaustion and debility. She was worse a month
ag •
o To the jury he said there was no doubt the blow
she received accelerated her death. She was a weakly
delicate sort of person, and an accident of that kind
would very naturally have shortened her life. Mr.
Deig
• hton then addressed the jury, and contended that
there was no culpable negligence on the part of the
driver of the vehicle; and, from the medical evidence,
it was very doubtful if the injury accelerated the death
of the deceased. The coroner then addressed the jury,
pointing out the bearings of the case, and going over it
very carefully. The jury, after a consultation of a few
minutes, returned a verdict of Accidentally Killed.
EXAMINATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE CORPORATION
SOUTH SCHOOLS.—
The Christmas examination of the
children at the Corporation South. Schools was held
yesterday, Alderman Gardner occupied the chair. The
Revs. Rector Campbell, H. Carpenter, and —. Meyrick,
and Messrs. Councillor IVagstaff, J. B. Monk, and
Livingston, were also present. The girls' school was
crowded with pupils and parents. The general
appearance of the children, male and female, was
all that could be desired. The examination was
searching and complete, and comprised the usual
routine. The answers to all questions on elementary
sciences were generally correct, and given without the
least hesitation. Some of the drawings were really
excellent, and would have done credit to more preten-
tious establishments. The character of the handwriting
was good in most cases. A number of the more advanced
boys gave specimens of English composition, and in
every instance they were very creditable indeed. There
is no doubt that much care has been bestowed upon the
children's education by all the teachers placed over
them. The Rev. Rector. Campbell, the Rev. Mr. Car-
penter, the Rev. Mr. Meyrick, and the Chairman made
neat and appropriate speeches, dwelling upon the
importance of cleanliness, industry, obedience to teachers
and parents, and uniformly good behaviour at school, at
home, and abroad. Each of the speakers complimented
the childrerr upon their clean appearance, and the general
improvement in their education, resulting, as they said,
from the meritorious conduct of their masters.--Cheers
were given for the rector, the chairman, and the holidays.
This evening an entertainment will be given by some of
the pupils, at the schoolroom.

THE LIVERPOOL CHURCH AID SOCIETY
ANNUM,) IEETDt.

The annual meeting of this society;
Ithio.sli.was est -
! lished in April of last year,. was held yesterday afternoon
at theßlue'Coat Hospital. The Rev. Recter Campbell
occupied the chair; :and amongst those present we
observed IVfr. /=eland Hocloniii Mt, Chfistopher' Bushell,.
and Mr. J. K. Rountliv.rafte," &Oda 414
M‘Neile, the Rev. Dr. Hume, the Rev. C. W. Wart,
and several others of the local clergy.
The meeting having been opened with prayer,
The CHAIRMAN said--As there was nothing in the
dendition of the society which called upon them to make
an difeiot id At up d pi!blie meeting for an appeal to
the town, it was trot then& dcifisallle trouble the
BishoP,te• Come ,Oer,'; othelifiethei suited him ; and therefore iit .vas deeMed e4edient thg
(the Rectory, should take , the, .chai4
.on, the. present
occasion. And all ha. Could say .was ?that, tho.,chair
could not be taken .by . any bt'cly, wl4„had. the Afterest
of the society -.more at heart than - himself. fic was
exceedingly anxious for its original foundation,,and..did
all Al •eqttld,itith :the .of, many dear and valued
friends 7 1 0.4 efotind. iiri,to lace it, beforo.the public,
I
and cause its institution. t wag gfeat
.Futto of gra-
tification to be able to do so, and he was most'Pfp'y to
say that he had been highly satisfied with the results,—
for though they had not done one-half of what they
could wish to do, or one-half of what was required for
the Spiritual eltigencles of the town, still he thought
whed the report tys lead them they Would be satisfied
that a vast amotint. of red itad 'Wen, dome; though d
much greater amount good ietliairied to
told:
wn.Livr GAg6,sc.N 6en read„ the report,
as an important document, we give in extols°

11,100kft. • '
In presenting this lae..r cetond report i the;coipmittee
to state that the experience of the presen: i ear Pal fitillmpaye 4
the real value of the Liverpool Church Aid Society. liort,'td-
fore, in some of our ecclesiastical districts, the disproportion
between the number of clergymen and the amount of popula-
tion to be tared for by the church was so overwhelniing, that
tile ptii'dellial Spteffi It heeome almost a dead letter. The
great 9bjept of the gciciety f.uffY,e reo.,, life and vigour
into tat adiniralls sygtAin,,Od Nihe'revef Mittiste,rs
hate been appointed fain tjiat ,puri4e Su, „al:1Y, ,dislifcf.S,
committee acknsiwledge, with hpartftlt grafitude, qeasure:
of success with which .it has pleaSed godl•eyenAtAins early
period, to bless the faithful labours of those ni:itietcr?:- • •

The committee will now proceed to state what has been done
fled& ffaell of the four heads of the society's operations.
I.—GRANTS FOR MlSSiOlaitY CI:FATES.
1. The Rev. A. Ford has been labotifirig ae missionary curate
for the populous and demoralised districts of St. Anne's and
041;e4t ei. gin& Sep tuber, 1859 (stipend £120). He has
, y,ifiteff t ceet,3i-iNret s e:eq and enurtt in the two districts,
spending frorti, Qv iit si hou'es a;c14,14; 'kr days every week,
i in vieitiag ; ,he hap generally Veen' well ret7eVed,/ taifEstitt of
; this pastoral 'effoet Was, eeyan Manifegt ,in tlie.ettgrehifa Vii
deserted, .The congregaluata,.now avetiagea fn :the nal:mining
ihtlirff th. 20, hi v.*. rfenlag about op. Voluntary co'ilz
tributions averagelk aeguitlda, rewarterly coVectiens.nearly
£5 a-quarter. The communicants sometimes exceed,i6o. Mr.
Ford•has a night service in the church, on ,Wednesda3r, 111.84.
' cottage ledtures in the Week, in-different parts of the districts,.
a Bible Class, and a Young Men's Meeting. Many persons
11-ave'emnreeeed their gratitude to him for the benefit they have
received from his, ministry.. A District Provident Society has
been fermetivailttiere are ten active visitors collecting for the
society and eireaiiitg traets.,..-Thelat are two ecriptueereadersi
in these districts. The Rev. Wee.. Wheeler, ,the Incumbent of,
St. Anne's, bears testimony to the value of Mr. Veirclge labourk
The committee have much p'easure in stating that at a large
Con zregatienal tea party lately given in St. Anne's, the com-
pany testified their gratitude for the efforts made for their
spiritual benefit, by presenting to Mr. Wheeler a handsome
Bible, to Mrs. Whee'er a cloak, and to Mr. Ford a purse con-
taintng thirty pounds.
2. The Kee. IL Johnstone has been acting as missionary
curate far the hang neglected district of St. Paul's since the
Wintirenne'jcn3tcis rasrayt se"&e:tdtlV::fieetTs The
Rev.t jralini Shtaast:e-
been most ,cenereia'l,, ~ 04 td tn'e very great and faithful
exertions of the missionary cureite ;s•th.daharadter of the people
is improving, and the attefiGanee at .clittr,elf„elpecially
,051
Sunday evening, has greatly increased. Mr, 4qhVeacktp_dada
visited frcm house to house ; the people are anxious,to recek ,
his visits ; and the congregation, which has increased froulthe
beginning of his ministry, now averages (exclusive of children)
above 340, sometimes they have had above 400. Mr. J. has
established a tract society, with good effect ; and on his inviting
the congregation to place their voluntary contributions in boxes
at the church doors, the request has been well responded to,
an i a fund will thus be raised for the support of the choir arid
for the tract society. Mr. J.'s services have been acceptable
to the people, and he humbly believes they have been blessed
to the Sottls of Many. He deeply regrets the want of a school,
and also of a sititab a place for conducting a Sunday Bible class
for, yating Men. Thee is a Setipturoreeder In this district.
3. The Red'. C. Quest has. been labouring as Missionary
Citrate in Si. Thanes', Parle,lane, since the beginning of the
:rem (Stipend £120; Of which Lh is paid by the Met:Unbent.)
He.han been ieilous and iiidefatigatle • but miring to the pre-
vious stats and Peduftai character of the.district the results
have been much less endeterdging than he had expeeted. The
Sunday evening congregation; which biefore the cornMeritee
ment of his ministry is said to hive averdifed about, 6f/ or 60
persons, has for the last two months varied from 100 to 200.
During Lent Mr. G. gave a course of lectures in the church,
on Wednesday evening, specially addressed to the working
classes; the attendance varied from 100 to 200. Afterwards,
and throughout the summer, as the weather permitted, he had
a service in the open air; the audiences, which were of the
most miscellaneous character, ranged from 70 or 80 to 300 or
upwards; the attention on every occasion was striking, and
from conversations afterwards held with individuals, he can-
not but hope that the Word of God thus sown broadcast will
be productive of blessed results. A Wednesday evening ser-
vice and a Saturday evening prayer meeting in the school-
room, though attended by few, have been much appreciated by
those and have availed themselves of these means of grace.
Mr. Guest, aided by a zealous Scripture Reader, has esta-
blished a night school for the ragged boys and girls of the
district ; it is held twice a week, and the attendance has
averaged more than 120. There are twenty-one teachers, male
and female. Mr. G. explains the gospel to the children,
twenty-five of whom have joined the Sunday school, which is
in a comparatively satisfactory state. Mr. G. has visited
every family in the district, and most of the Protestants more
than once, and has been well received. He has collected more
than £BO from the, oor, as deposits for the Provident Society.
4. The grant of £75 for a year towards the stipend of a
missionary curate for a part of St. Mark's district has been
renewed. The part assigned to the curate contains a popula-
tion of 6,000 ; and a room in Grenville-street has been rented,
fitted up, and licensed as a chapel, with sittings for 900, all
free. This effort, which originated with, and is still principally
supported by, the congregation of St. Mark's, has been most
successful in its spiritual results. The Rev. T. F. McCallan,
the late missionary curate. having resigned, the Rev. J. J.
Butler has been appointed his successor.
5. The grant of £25 a year has been renewed, as an increase
to the income of the Rev. E. Lester, missionary curate, to
whom the Rev. T. M. Lester, the incumbent of St. Mary's,
Kirkdale, has conventionally assigned a district called the
North Shore. This district has a population of 3,000, and a
school room licensed for divine service, with 560 sittings. The
Earl of Derby contributes £se towards the income of the
curate ; and the rent of the s ttings not free, after deducting
expenses, amounts to rather more than £3O.
lI—INCREASE OF CHURCH ACCOMMODATION.
All the pews in the Gallery of St. Bartholomew's Church,
containing 300 sittings, have been made free foe the year for a
grant at 430.
The body of St. Anne's Church, containing about 500 sit-
tings. has also heed made available for a grant of £5O, all the
pews being private property.
The gallery of St. Thornas's Church, Warwick-street, con-
taining 150 sittings, has also been made free for a grant of £3O.
It is very gratifying to find that the attendance of the work-
ing classes in each of these churches has greatly increased, in
consequence of the additional free sittings.
III—INCREASE OF THE INCOME OF ILL-PAID INCUMBENTS.
1. A grant .4 £lOO has been made to the Rev. W. R. Hunt,
incumbent of St. Columba's. This district, which ineludes
back streets and courts, adjoining Brownlow-hill, is very poor,
and the population fluctuating. The number of communicants
hag steadily increased, and averages between 40 and 50.
Amidst many discouragements, the Bible classes present a
hopeful feature f three held on week nights are well attended,
and so is a weekly prayer meeting. House to house visiting
is carried on by the incumbent, district visitors, and a scrip-
ture reader. There is a Provident Association, and from £l5
to £2O per month is generally collected.
2. A grant of £lOO has been made to the Rev. 11. Postance,
incumbent of Trinity, Toxteth. The pastoral labours of Mr.
Postance some years ago in this poor. populous, and demo-
ralised district led first to the building of a church, and sub-
sequently to that of large schools, now nearly completed.
The church is. crowded on Sunday evening : there are about
40 communicants. The service on Wednesday evening is
attended by 150 on the average. In the house to housevisiting
two pious women are employed, who labour amongthe females
in the day time. and sell Bibles and prayer books, and distri-
bute tracts, while the incumbent and curate visit the sick by
day and the working men at night. The two Bible classes are
in a very encouraging state. There are nearly 300 children
belonging to the Sunday school, bat it is difficult to obtain
seitable teachers. The local Provident Fund averages £4O
per month. The improvement of this district in a religious
and social point of view has been most remarkable.
3. A grant of £l2O has been made to the Rev. Dr. Burton,
Incumbent of St. Matthews's, Scotland-road.—By the death
of the late incumbent, the right of appointing his successor
devolved on the Rector of Liverpool as patron, who
had appointed
the Rev. Dr. Burton in April last. The church
cic4ed for some time previously, owing to the illness of then
late incumbent. The result of Dr. B.'s labgurswill appear
from the following report rendered by him :—Th ~ congrega-
tion now attending the church averages about 300 to 400 in
morning. and about 600 to 800 in the evening. Communi-
cants from 25 to 51. The day schools arc attended by some 60
boys, and about as many girls. The attendance at Sunday
school' in the morning, about 70; in the afternoon, 130. There
are 18 Sunday school teachers in regular attendance. The
district is visited by two clergymen and two Scripture readers,
and twelve district visitors. There are three weekly services
in the church, also two Bible classes, two lectures, and one
singing class weekly. A considerable ortio
free. The Sunday. collections average Pn of the church is
about 15s. in the morn-
ing (for the minister), and about 20s. in eveningthyweinne:lerfeheeln.
(forecoome
income,
church expenses). Though St. Matthew's 1
m.ta
a very remunerative sphere as to
vinced, as to usefulness, reward any effort bestowed upon it."
IV,--CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS CHURCH EXPENSES IN POOR
DISTRICTS.
The following grants have been made towards the payment
of church expenses, which are limited to cleaning, l'ghting,
heating, and attendants :-- £3o 0 0
To the Rev. W. Leveson, of St. Barnabas'
30 0 0
P. Heins, of St. Matthias'
ff *I Toxteth 3O 0 0
H. Postance, of Trinity.
9 f 20
3030 0 0
W. R. Hunt, of St. Columba's
0 0
" ',
Dr. Burton, St. Matthew's, Scotland-rd.
" ' Dr. Hume, of All Soul's
ff 9, 25 0 0
F. A. power, of St. Alban's
~ 9!
„ „ H. G. Vernon, of St. Stephen's
„ „ H. Baugh, of St. Mary Magdalene's
99 /9 It• Dandy. of St. Aidan's
T. Robinson, of St. Bartholomew' s
2, 9.
As the Couunittee attach great importance to the principle
that every congregation, however poor, should
contribute something towards the payment he exhorted to
of Church rchexpenses,
they have learned with much pleasure that theirsuggestion
on that point has been willingly attended to by the Incum-
bents.
To conclude—the committee trust hl hat the foregonsidoingered as account
of the operations of the society the
o c
affording any just ground for complaint that more has not
been already accomplished. Those only who are acquainted
with the anomalous character legally belonging to some of our
Churches and Ecclesiastical
vate interests connected with them, an form any idea of the
difficulty of introducing any new remedial agency. And yet,
in some of the worst of these districts, the work of a Home
Mission has been begun and is proceeding with such tokens of
the Divine blessing, as, notwitrhstanding the intemperance
vice, and irreligion still prevai mg, may humbly be hailed as
the dawn of a brighter and better day. Let us therefore'
thank God and take courage.
With a view of effectually sustaining and extending the
operations of the society, it is evident that the missionary
curates employed should be men who combine the qualifica-
tions required for pastoral visitingwith thepowteor
tohfeprweoarekhihingg
the Gospel in a simple and impressive manner
classes. It appears to the committee that the maximum of
remuneration fixed by the rules of the socieetiveriisntoiot a sufficient
I:, and after
recompense for the services of men of this d
full consideration of the subject they wouldunstnarunoanalc,mtle.yerreaettelnoongmEettnhhdee
to the members of the society
rules as would remedy.this defect.
to makTehseuac.
proper occasion for bringing forward
dthhisesqhueeesntion givenin due
notice of the alteration to be P
notices summoning the meeting.
ropose
Mr. ROUNTILWAITE the treasurer, then read a state-
ment of the accounts, '
from which it appeared that the
total receipts of the society had amounted to £1,463
18s. 11d.
Mr. Busittu. was then called upon. Tie said the
report was so extremely lengthy,
so extremely satisfactory,that I needed little to be said
and, taken altogether,
1
in relation to it. This society bad been formed as they
all knew, not to do anything, but rather to aid a system
which had already been established. As the report told
them, the great object of the society was to infuse new
where
and vigour into the parochial system. They soug
had
ht,
therefore, to strengthen that * it
machinery
become weak—to supplement it where it required ex-
tension, and to stimulate it where, from whatever cause,
it may have become obtuse. He thoac,rht a sounder
principle it would be difficult to conceive.
The society, he
thought, had accomplished, with small m eans,a vast amount
of good. The total expenditure of the year amounted only
to £1,175, and that amount had been divided under the
four principal heads for
Which the society had been
formed. The first object was to establish by grants
missionary curates ; secondly, an increase of church
accommodation ; thirdly,
ill-paid incumbents; an an increase of the income of
clf tributions to-
ourthly, con
to-
wards church expenses in poorer districts. Mr. Bushell,
in neat and effective terms, then went over the results
achieved under these respective heads, and said he
should like to know how so small a sum ss £1,175, by
any other means, could have been made to do so much
good. The position of Liverpool at the present time,
with its non-resident merchants, should not be over-
looked. The wants of the masses had to be supplied;
' and how were churches in districts which had perhaps
scarcely a single inhabitant of wealth, to be supported