The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-31 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY.

OPENING OF THE

(Before J. K. BLAIR, Esq.)
ACTION FOR THE RECOVERY OP A LOST £5O NOTE.
An action was brought by Thomas Rice, cattle dealer,
staying at 6, Salisbury-terrace, Old Swan, for the re-
'covery of a Bank of England note for £5O, lost by him
on the 17th of November, 1859, and found a few days
afterwards by the defendant, Bernard M'Camley, a
labourer, residing with Mr. Holt, publican, 4, Sir
• Thomas's-buildings. Mr. Yates appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. R. G. Williams, of London, for, the
'defendant. It appears that on the 17th of November
last,the plaintiff, a man named Bannon, and several other
perstsas were drinking in Holt's house, where they re-
mained until a late hour, and became rather intoxicated.
The plaintiff and Bannon, who is also a cattle dealer,
transacted some business previously. In the course of
the evening complainant treated the whole of the per-
sons present to glasses each, tendering a £5 note in
payment. Witnesses deposed having seen other notes
in his bag, as well as a number of bank cheques.
Bannon saw among other notes two for £5O. Between
eleven and twelve o'clock Bannon accompanied the
.plaintiff as far as Hatton-garden, where the latter took
,a cab and drove home. Next morning he missed the
'note in question. He proceeded to the public-house,
and enquired of Holt whether he had left anything
there the night before, not mentioning, however, from
motives of delicacy, the fact that he had lost the note.
'On the following Sunday, the defendant found in the
yard connecting the house with a public alley at the back
a £5O note on the Bank of England, endorsed, according
to his statement, with the names of two gentlemen. He
left it in Holt's possession for two or three days, and
-ultimately advertised it on three occasions in the columns
'of the Mercury. About a fortnight after the loss, the
plaintiff's attention was called to the advertisement, and
be forthwith proceeded to the public-house, procured
an interview with the defendant, and arranged to pro-
duce the number and the names on the note in a few
days afterwards. He then sent a list of the names to
the defendant, who, however, refused to produce the
tote, saying he would himself compare the names. It
qPpears that he had, in the interim, lodged the note at
the bank, receiving twenty pounds in change, of which
handed three or four pounds to his landlord, Holt,
111 payment, it was said, for board and lodgings. The
ether portion was spent for clothes and other things.
Plaintiff called again, and was told that the names on
the note were not the same as those which he had sup-
plied ; and it was denied most positively that the
plaintiff's initials were on it at all. Defendant led the
plaintiff to believe that the note was still in his posses-
sion unchanged, and he continued to promise that he
'Would immediately give it up on the production of the
correct number and names. The list of names had been
mislaid. Some time in July a detective accompanied the
plaintiff to the lodgings of the defendant, who repeated
the same story, still refusing to produce the note.—On
cross-examination by Mr. Yates, the defendant said that
be was induced to change the note in consequence of his
'poverty. Had the right owner, he said, applied for the
mote, and proved his ownership, he would have been
unable to meet his demand.—Mr. R. G. Williams con-
tended, on the part of the defendant, that, in the first
place, the case had not been made out, inasmuch as the
'ownership of the note had not been proved either to the
defendant or to the satisfaction of the Court; secondly,
that the defendant had, under the circumstances, acted
In the proper manner ; and lastly, that the evidence
wanted the Court in giving him judgment.--His
Rorreskr, in giving judgment, commented at some length
on the defendant's conduct in the matter. remarking
tlse.s he would have been acting cue part of the
honest tam if, when he found that the note wet
.claimed, he had produced and compared it in the
presence of the plaintiff ; or had .told him that
:he had lodged the note and changed it at the
bank, instead of refusing, as he did, to produce it
at all, or informing the plaintiff as to where it was. It
did not follow because the plaintiff did not state his loss
',ll the morning following his first visit to the public
house, that he had not lost the note ; and he (his
Xfonour) could not less than believe that the defendant
way perfectly conscious at the time that the plaintiff was
the owner. Farther than that, he found that within
two or three days he hastened to change the note, and
expend the money.—Judgment for the plaintiff.—Mr.
fates enquired if his Honour would empower him to
mover the money.—His gonour said they must settle
/*t matter among themselves, and remarked to the
Pleinte that in this easel, he ought to have resisted
temptation.
111 E ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS COMPANY (LIMITED)
V. CHARLES SEAMAN. —lt may be recollected that some
time ago ,%be above company brought an action of
ejectment -against Mr. Charles Seaman, one of their
tenants, and that his Honour (Mr. Blair) found that an
alleged agreement .as to Mr. Seaman being considered a
weekly tenant was wit properly substantiated. Yester-
day Mr,. Aspinall, barrister, appeared before his Honour
on behalf of the company, and applied for a trial before
special pry. Mr. Deighton, barrister, on behalf of
lir. Seaman, opposed the application. Ws Honour,
after hearing the parties, said he could not legally grant
the application. It was then proposed to enter into the
Zaerits of the case before his Honour, on whose recom-
raendation, however, the matter was withdrawn, the
case being, we believe, privately settled.

G. F. Train, Esq.

LIVERPOOL• POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

('biefore Mr. RAFFLES.)

A WILD YOUNG MAN.

William Alexander, apparently about 20 years of age, was
Olarged under the following circumstances :---Police-officer
98 build that about sight o'cl‘ek the previous evening he was
flaunt-pleasant,when he observed the prisoner rush at,
mid knock several persons down; alter a severe struggle he
succeeded in arresting him, but with much difficulty he got
along Mou
him to the station-house. Ann Jones, servant in the employ
Mount
.pleasant,
• Mr. Aiken, said she was passing . pleasant,
'When she saw a crowd, and, on going towards it, she gota
tremendous blow on the aye, which felled her to the ground
Mid stunned her much ; she could not tell who struck her, as
'the blow was so sudden. Mr. Jones, a bridewell-keeper, said
he was at the place last evening, When he saw the prisoner
'nn.d another person fighting, and he inter ferred, when the
other man got away. The prisoner, who was "roaring mad"
1433. the effects of drink, ran at every one he saw, and
knocked down several persons. A young luau who was
husing, said he saw the prisoner knock dOWII a woman, #nd
ell he made at him, bat witness stepped out of the way,
and
the Prisoner struck the young woman (Anne Jones) now
Present a violent blow in the eye. The prisoner, in
answer
1M the charge, said he was only defending himself from
everal persons who attacked him. Mr. Ralles fined him £`>,
or three rnoutke imprisonment,
a, THE TWO PORTERS.
JcsePh Forshew, iS porter, was charged with stealing
-t,
50 gallons of liquid perter from one of the dock quays. It
appeared that the prisoner wasaia the employment of Messrs.
r•ckford & Co. for the last five years, as a carter. On Wed-
:eBday he was engaged in carting casks of porter from the
Traf "••••r to the Waterloo Dock, and that, in consequence of
fio 445`• happened, a watch was set on him, and he was
tnething Ma. -
°baerved to draw two s--.-111ons of porter from a cask, put it into
-`zing it in his cart, when he was
jar, and was in the act of pu... "-.lm Messrs. Pickford's
Ig‘ver,
4._into custody. A gentleman 1,- • rn was very co-
`4ted that pilfering porter and ale from cask
1404 -- could to
, and although they did everything they posiiblj, - •
P:revent it, yet they suffered, and had frequent claims blade
barge, when Mr. Raffles said the case was one of the clearest
h oad ever seen. The prisoner then said, " Well, then, I only
rk two quarts of it." Mr. Raffles : You had no business to
ontke two drops of it. I hope this will be a warning to you and
in the employment, for I shall punish all persons who
t: of such thefts severely. You must go to gaol for
Months, with hard labour. The gentleman from Pickford's
;bankedtc his worship, and trusted his decision would have the
"'led effect on the carters.

" THE LIQUOR," AND ITS CONSEQUENWCESYoung
William Smith, a coach-maker, was charged by m.
Ivitn having stolen a suit of black clothes, his property. It
appeared that the parties lodged together in a house in Wilton-
it4st, and that the prisoner.was on a "batter" of drink for
ire days past. Having spent all his money, he cried loudly,
hamlet's mother, " The drink, the drink ; " but no
;:hl34its" coming, either, from the vasty deep or the public-
lee bag, he had recourse to a stratagem, and, having laid
dishonest hands on the " sables" of Mr. Young, be coined
'"eni into silver by a process only known to benevolent people,
eolledl'uneles." The prisoner entered one of these "mints "
VIII a bundle, which contained the goods and chattels of Mr.
'344, and, by a magical operation, which was conducted by
.tnith left the emporium in a
7 Young man behind the counter, who used a pen as a wand, Mr.
feW minutes, with some ten shil-
i,Ln_ gs in silver, the cloth having produced that metal by the
,_i:aensmutation already alluded to. This silver very soon under-
Went another process, for it was " melted " in a space called
orss:ate
the° time," and spirituous liquors procured instead. This was
7a,ouim sent the
of the case as proved before Mr. Rages, and his
prisoner to gaol for three months, with hard
°
THE
ATTEMPTED MURDER ON BOARD AN AMERICAN
SHlP-
taliTiliry Lawson, the sailor who stood remanded on a charge of
The (IF! attempted to murder Charles Wallace, was brought up.
ails of this case were published a fell' days ago. The
leaveetui,tan was still in the Northern Hospital, and not able to
agsna re ut he is More easy than he was. The prisoner was
ruandesa.

FIRST STREET RAILWAY IN EUROPE•
GRAND BANQUET YESTERDAY.

Yesterday a grand banquet was given by Mr. George
Francis Train, to inaugurate the opening of the first
Street Railway in Europe, at Birkenhead.
The carriages, which are exceedingly beautiful, were
constructed from the plans, and under the immediate
superintendence, of Mr. Andrew Palles, the engineer,
and differ entirely from any omnibus or railway convey-
ance we have ever seen. They are wide, high and airy,
with a platform at each end raised two steps from the
ground, with sliding doors, and affording ample facility
for ingress and egress.
The entire length is twenty-four feet, and is capable
of comfortably sitting twenty-two persons,inside ; at the
same time affording a space of four, feet for the con-
venience of the conductor to pass through and collect
the fare, which is done whilst in motion, or, in case of
necessity, of permitting a large %umber of persons to

stand.
At each end is a powerful break, acting simultaneously
on the four wheels, under the control of both driver and
conductor, and capable of bringing the carriage to a full
stop within a distance of a few feet.
They are also furnished with bells at either end, by
which the driver and conductor can communicate with
one another. Two of the carriages are constructed to
carry outside passengers, and are painted blue and white,
ornamented with the Royal arms and those of Birkenhead,
whilst two others are painted yellow, similarly ornamented,
but without outside seats—the latter being exceedingly
light and elegant looking.
The interiors are fitted with cushions of crimson plush,
and blinds, in exquisite taste, and quite regardless of
cost.
The road is well and solidly laid, and of such a form
and gunge as to offer little or no obstruction to other
vehicles, but, on the contrary, reduces most materially
the draft of those who may choose to make use of it—an
advantage soon discovered and appreciated by teamsters
with heavy loads. Three months haVe scarcely elapsed
since permission to lay the rails was granted by the
Commissioners, and in that short time the iron has been
manufactured, the carriages built, the line laid down,
and the streets put in good order—a feat which is highly
creditable to Mr. Train and the skill and energy of Mr.
Palles, to whom has been entrusted the entire charge of
the work, and to whose activity we are indebted for the
rapid completion of this—the first street-railway in
Europe.
A large number of invitations had been sent to mem-
bers of Parliament, authors, editors, engineers, bankers,
and merchants, throughout the Kingdom. At the
appointed hour and place, some five or six hundred gen-
tlemen sat down to a most elegant defamer given by
Mr. Train on the occasion.
Mr. G. P. TRAIN, after taking the chair, read letters
of apology from at least a hundred eminent persons,
accompanying, most of the names with some humorous
observation which kept the audience in uproarious good
humour. The following were some of the letters
received by Mr. Train :

Balmoral, August 20th, 1660.
have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of yopr
letter of the rth instant, together with its enclosures, which
I have not faded to lay before her Majesty the Queen and the
Prince Consort. lam commanded to inform you, in reply,
that it will not be in the power of his Royal Highness to accept
Your invitation to be present at a banquet at Birkenhead, upon
the 30th of August, for the celebration of the opening of a
street railway in that town. I ant also necessarily prevented
from accepting your oblig nv ing imitation.---I have the honour
to be, sir, your most obedient and but4ble servant,
p. B. PHIPPS.

. -
The DuKE of WELLINGTON presents his complinients to Mr.
Train, and regrets that he is unable to avail himself of Mr.
Train's kind invitation.
StratlitieltLoye, Aug. 22, 1860.

The MIKE of So), cilsrr presents his compliments to Mr.
Train, and regrets that public business will prevent his waiting
ou him at Birkenhead on the 30th instant.
21st August, 1860.

The Bnneo of CHESTER very much regrets thst his engage-
ments prevent him having the pleasure of aeee44
14,14. F.
Train's invitation to the Celebration of the Opening (4. ire
Birkenhead Street Railway, on Thursday. the .30th inst.
August 23, 1860.

The BISHOP of ST. ASAPH IS very sorry that it will not be in
his power to be present on August 30th, at the Inauguration
of the First Street Railway in Europe, and begs to present his
thanks to Mr. Train for his invitation.

Downing-street, 22nd August, IgBo.
Sin,—Lord PALMERSTON desires me to say, that he much
regrets that his engagements will not permit of his accepting,
your invitation to attend at the Inauguration of the Street
Itiiiiway at Birkenhead.---I remain, sir, your obedient servant,
C. G. BABRINOTON.
G. F. Train, Esq.

Lord DEL 4WARI2 presents his compliments to Mr. Train,
and regrets exceedingly that the great distance at which he
must be from Liverpool on the 30th instant will prevent hill
from having the honour and great pleasure of attending the
Inauguration Festival of the Street Railway on that day.
Lord Delawarr is much Uttered by ➢fr. Train's kind invi-
tation, and begs to offer his best wishes for the success of this
great undertaking.
Buckhurst Park, Tunbridge Wells, 20th Aug., IS6O.

The LORD PROVOST of GLAsoow has the honour of receiving
'Mr. George Francis Train's invitation to be present at the
Opening of the Street Railway at Birkenhead, on Thursday
the 30th August current, which he regrets very much his
offzei&l ditties prevent him accepting.
24th August, 1860.

Lieutenant-GeneralBir Fa/WARD CUST presents his compli-
ments to Mr. George Francis Train, and in acknowledging his
obliging invitation for Thursday Are 30th inst., and states that
he will be absent from Birkenhead ail tbet day.
Leasowe Castle, Birkenhead, August 21, 140,

Vice-Admiral GRENFELL presents Ins compliments to Mr.
Train, and regrets that a severe domestic loss deprives him of
the pleasure of accepting Mr. Train's invitation for the 30th
instant.
Brazilian Consulate-General, Liverpool,
2nd august, 1860.

Sir STAFFORD NORTI,ICOTE presents his compliments to Mr.
Train, and much regrets that it will not be in his power to
attend the digenner at Birkenhead on the 20th instant.
Pynes, Exeter, August 24, 1860.

SIR ROBERT GERARD regrets it will not be in his power to
avail himself of Mr. G. F. Train's very kind invitation to a
dGettner at Birkenhead, on the 30th of August.
Gorswood, August 22, 1860.

ThP 111Avole presents his compliments to Mr. Train, awl begs
to thank him for his politeinvitation to be present at a dejettuer
to Inaugurate the Opening of the Street Railway at Birkenhead,
which, however, he is sorry he is obliged to decline.
Town-hall, Liverpool, August 23, 1860.

Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORS presents his compliments, and regrets
very much indeed not being able to accept Mr. Train's kind
invitation to be present to assist at the Inauguration of the
first Street Railway in Europe—a subject in which lie rakes
great interest, having witnessed the complete success of street
railways in the United States.
Mr. Bramley-,Moore begs to thank Mr. Train, and repeats
his regret, and unavoidable absence alone prevents him being
present on such an interesting occasion.
Cieirard's Cross, Bucks, Aug. 26, 1860.

Capenoch, Thornhill, N. 8., 27th Aug., 1860.
Mr. R.egEtasolc GLADSTONE presents his compliments to
Mr. George Francis Tain, and much rerets that, owing to his
absence from home, her be prevented from availing him
self of the kind invitation he Vas received for the 30th instant.
He desires, however, to offer the expression of his best wishes
for the success of the Street Railway .t Birkenhead, in the
hove that the principle may be rapidly extencied elsew4ere.
George Francis Train, Esq.

Mr. F. HAmaTox regrets that he is unable to accept Mr.
Train's very kind invitation to the (*elute,- given on the 30th
instant. Mr. Hamilton begs to offer his best wishes for the
success of the undertaking, which has been carried out with
so much energy by Mr. Train.
'Tile Dingle, Aug. 22.

Mx. GEORf.iE Aa.r.t.y. presents his compliments to Mr. Train,
and regrets that another engagement for Thursday, the 30th
to
of August, will prevent him peigg present at the dejettiter,
which he has done him the honour ,to invite
Anlield House, August 21, 18GO.

Exchange and Discount Bank, Liverpool, August 28.
Sin,—The uncertainty of my nephew's return has prevented
ive sooner acknowledging your invitation for the 30th instant,
to celebrate the Opening of the First Street Railway in the
country. He has just got back, and I hope to be able to join
your festive pa.i.ty on so interesting an occasion ' • at all events,
you have my best wishes for your success in this important
movement, which, I trust, widl prove as useful to the public
as it ought to be lucrative to yourself.-,4 am, &c.,
George F. Train, Esq. CsABLEB MOZLEY.

Poor-Law Board, Whitehall, 22nd August, 1860.
Six,—Mr. VILLIERS requests me to express his
th regret that his
engagements at London will prevent him having e pleasure
91 being present at the dejetimer ma the 30th inst., to Inaugu-
rate the Opening of the Street Railway at Birkenhead.—l am,
your obedient servant, JOHN THORNLEY.
George G. T}lµ, Esq.

Bank of Eagland, 21st August, ISCO.
Mr DEAR SIR,-4 have just Teceivedi yolzr kind invitation to
be present at the Banquet to be given on the 00th instant, to
Inaugurate the Opening of the first Street Railway in Europe.
I much regret to say I shall not be able to be with you on that
auspicious day, for believe me, it would be a source of immense
gratification to me if it were onLy to hear your own fervid and
impag,ioned address to the man who
ou most sincerely every
who will be assembled to
witness your siVntti triumph. I w
success in this' great undertaking ; and if energy of pm pose,
y
and inflexible determinatisn eau overcome difficulties, I firmly
believe the project could not' be in better bands. Accept my
warmest thanks for your kindues4 and believe me to be, pay
dear sir, yours very sincerely, " WELSR.
George Francis Train, Esq.

Bank of London, Threadneedle-street, City, E.C•
Dolt
5m....4
thank
_o2u4th August, 1860.
my ... .._v. 7 very much for your kind invi-
tation for the ;sum. m .30rry I shall not be able to join your
Party at Railway.Birkenhead. Th,
.Tarinks all° for the framed engraving
o f your Street i
sii pp
d,3thee
,a
eventuallyy
n necessity c afoa 1:
ii
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togo:' ewef is tsiouei3o.irrka
ladypsentoen iai
aoe
power,ionugs ,
of our Lonclon carriages are smashed'up
acansdesc.e'ltaililY along
mMaanye:h”C titne abon
tke cattle converted into cat's meat. " Mors
arrive,iannt and thus
eww obviateho ,
somean d
est commuoi il--.Faith-
: fully vont!, M. Alfiaistin.m., Jun.
G. P. Train, Esq.
s omnibus." " Peace

presents his compliments
The EDITOR .1-)f " O-NrcertsA WthatEhEr W ill not be able to avail him-
to Mr. Train, and rep,- to the Banquet at Liverpool, on
Tyi.,,tll honoup.
self of his kind invitatiou.. ^ell to his plan.
Thursday next, but he wisileP Z,C., August 23, 1860.
"Once a Week" Office, 1-401a6
eel
The CHAIRMAN gave the laii" 7
Air, " God save the Quen."
The CHAIRMAN next
Royal Family. 'nuovste, and gave a
The CHAIRMAN then begged to 1..„. who was at
gave Prince Albert and the
separate toast to the Prince of raio,__ll.4
present making himself so favourably lin"
America. North
• f Magistrate
The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Chief
the United States."
Mr. W. K. WHITTEMORE, who was gr-
eeted Wit h
said
hearty cheering, rose to respond to the toast. ge
Mr. Train had drawn very largely upon the liberty
which existed on both sides of the Atlantic in calling
upon him to respond to the toast. He was exceed-
ingly gratified, as he was sure every American present
would be, by the ready and hearty manner in which
the toast had been proposed and responded to. (1.104 d
cheers.) He had not lived amongst Englishmen seven
years without having learned great, and valuable, and
glorious Lessons. He had learned a lesson which could
only be well learned by mingling amongst each other,
and it was this :—.That although water flowed between
them, blood was stronger than water. (Great cheering)
It would take more than the limed Atlantic to quo
the interests and mutual feelings
twhhaitChobr to sunderoundthetwo peoples together (cheers). They
were told that Americans were boasters. (Laughter
and applause
So they were,-(renewed lenghier)—
lustof their boasting was that they
commonbe-
alicgstry with the English people.
be-
longed g
endo t
t the o
a
(Great applause.) If .4.lxeriei. 2.nd Americans did any-
thing wurt4 bogitin 70.,1.4 tell Znglishinen

that they ought to be proud of it as well as the
Americans. (Loud cheers.) It was not exclusively
the Americans who did the act : it was the race that did

it. (Applause.) It was their common ancestry which
should make one nation proud of the deeds of the
other; the greatness of America was the reflection of
the hearts and minds of those who first went from
England to that country and peopled it. (Hear, hear,
and cheers). How the Americans had upheld the
struggle they must look upon the page of history to
learn. The Americans did boast,—and they would hold
him recreant to his country who denied it,—that they
were the greatest country on the face of the earth. He
loved his native land,—God bless it !—but he said of
America that if the people did anything entitled to credit,
the English ought to be equally proud. The Americans
were but a transplantation from the old stook, and they
had shown the English that they could walk up to the
mark. (Great cheering.). That day was a glorious one.
It commemorated a glorious event : the ntroCu ;don of
a system which was established in the United States,
and which he was sure would succeed here. He was
sure it would succeed, because the sache energy which
had ensured its success in the States would deal with it
here ; and there" was no such word as "Can't " in the
Anglo-Saxon dictionary. (Cheers.) The distance between
the two countries was being rapidly diminished by the
power of steam, which had reduced the ocean almost to
a river, and the peoples were taking advantage of each
others improvements. The Americans took the English
laws and institutions right away. across the Atlantic, and
they were returning something in the way of interest by
giving England the horse railway. (Cheers.) Let the
English people accept them; and in conclusion he would
say, what he knew would please many present, they
would pay. (Great applause and laughter,)
The CHAIRMAN gave "The Monarchs of Europe,"
coupling with the toast the names of all the consuls
present—the consuls Nugens, for Belgium; and Prangi,
for Bremen.
The CHAIRMAN, in giving " The Press," after " The
Monarchs of Europe," said he considered this was the
natural order, and denounced the old-fashioned process
of putting The Press—the most influential power of the
day—at the end of the toasts.
The editor of the Melbourne Argus, Australia; Mr.
Wilson ; Mr. Whitty, Daily Post ; Mr. Pliny Miles,
Mr. Bean, Mr. Sherlock; Mr. Fox, Manchester; Mr.
Mansfield, Dublin Mail;. Mr. Dignan, Chronicle, &c.,
ale.. rissponded warmly to the toast.
The CHAIRMAN gave " The Army and Navy," which
was replied to by Lieutenant Hookey and another.
The CHAIRMAN called for a bumper to " The Com-
missioners of Birkenhead," to which Mr. Laird replied.
The next toast from the chair was, "The Corpora-
tions of the Kingdom," which was responded to by
Messrs. John Stewart, Bromley, Manchester ; Mr.
Kinalian, Mr. Daman, and Mr. Hodges (Chairman of
the Marylebone Vestry).'
From the chair was then given, " The Commerce of
the Mersey," to which Mr. T. M. Mackay, Mr. 11.
Littledale, and Mr. Laird, eloquently and elaborately
responded. -4. • .*
The Engineers *bre:proposed, and replied to.
In reply to the toast of his health, which was pro-
posed by Mr. Laird, Mr. TRAIN said :—Unaccus-
tomed as I am to public speaking, overwhelmed
by the Warmth of your greeting, don't be surprised if,
with the national timidity of my character—so peculiar
to my countrymen—my knees shake, and my tongue
cleaves to the roof of my mouth, in rising on this
(30th of) August occasion to tell you how proud I am
to throw back upon you as many kind and honest words
of friendship as you have showered upon me. Having
been called upon so unexpectedly, being totally unpre-
pared, and naturally'bashful, you must be generous in
your judgment should I break down while addressing
yoa. Want of confidence is a great drawback to a public
speaker, and an unassuming disposition almost fatal.
Possessing, as you are aware, these unfortunate attributes,
with all possible humility I beg the indulgence of this
most noble audience of distinguished men during the few
minutes which are allotted to me in acknowledging the
toast. One would have supposed that a really good thing
in this live age of competition would have been at once
adopted ; but I assure you Banyan's pursuit of know-
ledge under difficulties was nothing to my endeavour to
introduce late the old world one of the greatest luxuries
of the new. Ailen are true to their instincts good or bad.
The sacred fire bums to a greater- or less degree in us all.
When the instinct of travel got boid of me I was not
contented till I had looked in at the windows of all the
nations. When the instinct of learning languages pos-
sessed me, I was not satisfied till I could order a biftek
in many countries. Then came the instinct to write
letters—to make books—to represent Young America on
ChristianoNi lidm po autl ss e . in
friends.thisE d 4 e
alwtviaoeyi
her national anniversary, and during some years I have
areo
t directing te
h ea
tguroreuea creatures
beenodfi sginusststicinowci'tiactng
ing
policy, our passions are modulated, and actions goveroed
by interest or fear. We are wonderfully alike in feeling,
seeing, hearing, talking, with similar hopes and similar
eears---Lord Brougham feels the same sensation in sit-
ting down upon a pin as would the lowest menial of
Exeter of us excessively virtuous until we are
tempted. History states if he bad only felt five minutes
before as he did five minutes after, he would net have
done,it. Solomon was a moral Hotnceopath in practice,
but an Allopath in theory. That Uriah story in our day
would have damaged David's chances for the presiOncy.
The world commenced with a bad lot, if the captain of the
ark was the only one worth saving for seed. When I
found there we no more contracts to make for the
Italian army, I er
left France and went to America last
year, to look after the extensive domain, near an Atlan-
tic city, of one of the royal families of Europe. The
first thing I saw in Boston were Street Railways. They
met sue everywhere-7eStreet Railways in New York,
Street Railways in Baltimore, Street RailWaYs in 'Cin.
cinnati, Street Railways in Philadelphia, Street Eail-
ways in St. Louis, and Street Railways in Chicago.
Why are they not in Europe ? I asked myself,
but could give no answer. One reason was every,
body was occupied—nobody had time and nobody
money. Observation has taught me that the
higher you go in life—socially, financially, commer-
ekelly, and politically—the shorter people are. Every-
body ;cogs hard-up. Finance—like wind, wave,
and weather--,pep in eyclee. Rothschild's bills meet
about once in forty years ; and when file yank of Eng-
land is in a tight place, they get an extension from the
government. Then it was that I sold myself to an idea.
The more I reflected, the firmer was my conviction.
Some bankers joined me, but only for London, Paris,
and St. Petersburgh. Never mind--the instinct got
,complete control, and out I came, arriving in the Mer-
sey in October last. While waiting for a friend at the
Birkenhead railway. eta ion, I entertained the cabman
about what I was going to do at Birkenhead. Then camethe tug of action. I argued—l explained—l reasoned—
but to little purpose. Pamphlets, letters, engravings, I
threw by the thousand. Knowing that the tongue and pen
were the battering-rams of good or evil—knowing that
thinking men were persecuted, and enquiring minds
thumb-screwed in every age, I stuck by the ship. I
went to Paris. The Emperor was too bu with the
armies. I came to England—london was too con
egyative. Liverpool seemed asleep. Time .pressed-e-
-weeks ttlew past-7-months were going, and money too,
when instinct again pointed to Birkenhead—practical
men met me in a practical way. I showed them my
cards. Will you take all risk ? Yes. Will you pay
all legal damages against the commissioners ? yes.
Will you take up the rails in case of being a public
nuisance? Yes. Will you repave the street at your
own expense—pay for lighting and watching the road
during said works? Yes. Well, you know, Mr. Train,
we are business men, representing a business community,
—what security will you give, we don't know you
personally ? Anything you like, gentlemen—say the
rails, the timber, the material on thel gi °end. No, that
won t aneweF. Arhat then Three tinnsand pounds.
" Three thousand ducat4-7well'!" All right—you shall
have it in sovereigns or consols, and, to-day, if you say
so. Hedged in with conditions,bound down with
legal ties, I went at it without one word of actual sym-
pathy or encouragement. I knew that it was a natural
law that prejudice could not be removed by preaching
against it. I knew that the only way to dislodge a bad
thing was by proposing a better. I knew that round
tables always looked oblong to the short-sighted. I
knew that majorities don't always rule—that bankers
to have more faith iu advancing on two good names
than on gold dust, and thought, up to the recent panic there
was nothing lik4 leather ! I knew that t was called fast
but have not yet discovered why there is Mor' dignity
in dulness thad in vivacity, more dignity in 'going slow
than moving fast. Is the owl any wiser than the
eagle ? Iu what respect is the donkey or the mule
superior to the race-horse ? I have long believed that
the hare was making the second journey when the tor-
toise" passed him daring his siesta ! Observing these
things, I' remembered that a little chink lets in a great
light. Where there is a will, there's a way. So I kept
my own counsel, and amused myself by noticing the
shrugs and winks of the doubters, and in listening to the
sneers of the sceptics. I was not aware before this that
there were so many infidels in this Christian country.
During this Pilgrim's Progress, I think it proper to
state, I have had enough good advice poured upon me
to lime swamped a dozen such projects ; but knowingthat it was a great natural law, thata man was not' a
prophet in his own country, or with his own kindred,.
or among his own friends,—firmly believing that the
good advice of one's friends is perfectly suicidal to his
success—l made up my mind to accomplish whatever I
undertook, one of the most serious of my man faults
being the Herculean idea I had of my own. y ability !
My speeches are sometimes called Gas, therehimsinuat-
ing that they were both ltiMinons and exhilarating !
The modesty of assumption is better than the egotism
of humility. Few practice humility to their inferiors.
Men are humble for two reasons—one, the fear of ridi-
cule, which paralyses their energies ; the other, the
praise of having men say, "There is a clever man ; see
how modest and retiring he is." Nov take the modesty
of assnMption. The Man who assumes a position with-
ant capacitY to supppit will fall, through the un-
charitableness of the world. But your ha
in the fire
and you will get burnt. Walk off St. Pads, and the
Newtonian law will bring you dawn. Step out of the
Great Eastern and you sink. So he who puts on airs
must take them off again. Water won't run up hill. It
is a singular fact that if you run your spring-cart over a
rough road, that all the small potatoes will go to the
bottom ! A man is either a diamond or not a diamond.
If a diamond, the more he comes in contact with clever
men, the more polished and valuable he becomes. If a
PRbble,h,e will Waste awe Y with the action of the intellec-
tual fide. I believe -;*, 4
estiny, but it roust be backed
up by Patience,rieverande, and Pluck. 1 believe in
a star, but It must be endorsed 'by Yeah,' Hope, and
Energy. I knew the better the invention, the more
severe the opposition----that this was not opposed for its
impracticability, but for its practicability. Providence,
Napeleqn observed, was always ou the side of the
strongest battalions ; and I also remembered of the old
lady saying, when her horse ran away down the bill, that
she put her trust in Providence till the breeching broke,
and then she thought it time to take care of herself.
Cromwell, you remember, had the same idea about the
powder. I knew the road to success was Macadamised
With the bones of unsuccessful men, and yet success is
not always the test of merit. A. man's mind must be
in proportion to his zeal,. As one fact was better 'than
one 'hundred analogies, I built this road (and the Com-
missioners say I have done it well—they are all present,
ask them), most people looking upon me as a harmless
lunatic, growing saner and saner, however, as I Prq"
-reseed towards completion.
-res Rumours'7 every day came
out--another omnibus hrolte-7-another horse fell On the
rails—another carriage wheel, wrenched
off. Then 'stories of injunctions, proaecutions; manda-
muses, but what of • that, a re i
g-Ment of bayonets,
a battery of rifled cannon, would nut lav e deterred
me, 'bad *.Teq 11,ilvfaYs ; livAce
these Lilliputian popguns, revolvers, and muskets of
opposition were only •pepper and mustard to my roast
beef, 19.4ny,1 heal nothing of the noble army of mar.

tyrs. Nothing so stimulates the passions :as opposition
—nothing so bracing to the system as cold water—
where would the engine go in Lime-street tunnel but
for the brakes ? How preserve Champagne in the bottle
without the corks ? It is the opposition wad upon the
sanguine powder that gives force to the carmen ball.
Peel floored protection, and Gladstone pummelled it after
it was down. Spurgeon has introduced free-trade into
the pulpit—Napoleon into diplomacy—Rowland Bill
into the Post-office—Rarey into horse-taming—Gari-
baldi into revolution—Fowler into phrenology—and
Birkenhead has to-day introduced free-trade into locomo-
tion. Is it popular ? Go and ask the labouring men
employed in making the road—in cutting the timber—in
casting the iron. Go and ask the navvies who have so
well earned my money, if street railways are not a
blessing to the community ? Satiated with commenda-
tion, censure was gratifying, more especially as the
rotten eggs of slander and dead cats of sarcasm are
always hurled at innovators, in every land. Week after
week I paid the workmen—fifty to eighty a day. Whet e
does the money come from ? asked one, Will it succeed ?
enquires another, Why make such liberal offers to the
commissioners ? Because I wanted despatch. Will it
pay ? says a third. Why interest yourself on that
subject ? I don't ask you for any money—the best
evidence that I think so is that I run all the risk.
Others seem astonished to see me patent the whole
principle. They should know that priority itself is a
freehold under the primogeniture laws of England,
and I am twelve mouths a-head. By the patent
laws of this country, the man who introduces an
invention into the kingdom is the inventor, and receives
full security—besides, my nationality guaranteed the
right—who ever heard of an American running any
risk in placing unbounded confidence in an Englishman's
sense of justice ? With priority—with money—with
the patent—with the knowledge—and having full confi-
dence in my engineer, Mr. Palles, who came endorsed
to me from Philadelphia—l never turned to the right
or the left. The result you see to-day. I knew that I
had the most profitable idea of this generation—and
little by little I could disarm prejudice—little by little
an acorn makes an oak sand by sand the insect •
makes the coral mountain—drop by drop the ocean
is created—stone by stone the pyramid of Cheops
was built —so argument on argument, word by
word, I have worked street railways into Birkenhead.
How rough and dull the diamond before you polish it.
The Australian shepherds were making pillows of the
Australian nuggets, ignorant of their value, when
Hargreaves saw it was Fold—yet so slow the mind,
so suspicious the people, it was sold in Lombard-street
for a pound less than its market value, for nearly two
years ! It was only the other day they •discovered that
a drum just half the size made the same noise. Only
a few years since,. McHenry invented the nose on the
ink bottle, and Appold the step to the carriage. Since
Noah's inebriation, each improvement in ship-building
has been sneered at. Where ignorance is so wise it
is folly to be blissful—Street Railways were howled
down when first proposed in America—councilmen held
back. Our ferry-boats are constructed, as I hope yours
will be next year, to allow carts and horses to drive on.
At the New Yotk pier one day a team of horses walked
on, as well-bred horses always do, and took their proper
place on the boat—then shortly afterwards a team of
sleek fat mules. The boat was delayed some minutes
before they were forced on board, and when embarked
they were smelling and snorting until they backed hard
up against the stern rail, under the belief that they had
still carried their point, but it so happened there was a
sanguine little party in the hold—au enthusiast, a fan-
atic—l mean the steam engine (for there is a certain
madness in liene4t energy), rapidly propelling the boat
over the river, and duly lauded horses aqd mules on
the Brooklyn side, the aforesaid conservative animals
walking away, with the conviction that they had
succeeded in retarding the progress of the boat!
I am glad the simile does not apply to this country,
although there are still many here who believe that
bricks cannot be made without straw. Some people
always strike when the iron is cold ; always doing the
wrong thing in the wrong plece—too late for battle, too
early for victory. In youth, men are held, radical,
liberal ; and in old age, timid, cautious, conservative—
the same applies to countries. Ripe fruit falls without
shaking the tree. Street railways were just ready for
importation when I went to America. Not wishing to
forget the seed time and have no harvest ; to neglect
the tide and lose the voyage, I determined to carry my
point. I have done so; but it has been 111)1141 work--
those who had ears would not hear, eyes would see not.
Some talked large but did nothing. Sympathy like sub-
scriptions to charities usually commences with pounds
and ends with shillings. Tears over the pall sometimes
end with laughter over the wake. As a rule, I never con-
tribute to charities without an express understanding that
it shall be reported in the newspapers! When you are in
Rome do as the Romans do, did not apply to the Isiah
Brigade I There are more slaves of fashion than of
passion. Man's memory is so defective it is almost
impossible to remember a kindness. Bums' idea about
seeing ourselves as others see us is simply absurd.
Others in this case thought me mad ; a member of
Parliament cautioned me against talking so strong,
urging that he did not dare to introduce me to his
friends, When the Irish committee, some dozen M.P.'s
Leaded by Mr. Cardwell, came to see my models, I told
them how I had 'been Crammed 'for the interview,
that I was told I must talk with great precision and
dignity ; I begged them to let me talk naturally first,
and then I would assume the dignity if they desired it.
Innovation is my creed; something new was wanted;
all were wedded to old forms. I obtained opinions
from intelligent men, and whenever they all concluded
that the whole thing. should be arranged one way,
I was sure to order it just the reverse. Here are some
of the innovations. The rail, the sleeper, the carriage
opening 'at each encl. The allies printed for drivers and
condactors ; bells on the harness, but no blindeti on the
bridles ; uniforms for the drivers and conductors ; large
horses ; new style of banquet card; Order of toasts intro-
ducing Prince of Wales, and placing the press where
they ought to be—up among the sovereigns. New
fashions come in hard. Holmes gives a beautiful simile
of removing old notions and implanting new. After
great exertion the stone that so long lay upon the
grassplot was lifted up, when, lo and behold! look
at the colony of frightened conservatives—lizards run-
ning here—spiders on this side—bugs and insects on
that—and all uncleeu things scattering to their holes,
slimy; dark and`cold," Thts; stone' Aqui 'taken away. A
year later the traveller passed, and, lo and behold the
change !—violets and delicate grasses and lovely flowers
had sprung up on all sides, happy in the sunlight.
Wishing to make sure that I alone had faith in what
I was doing, I spoke about raising some money. Like
Copperfield, trying to sleep with one eye open, found
it could not he' clone.' The "thing was untried. My
timber merchant stood with a sle4per in one hand, and
the bill in the other. The ironfounders the same.
One and all said—Your money or your life ! My highly
conservative solicitors looked on, it seemed to me, more
in sorrow than in anger, at what appeared to them a reck-
less speculation. The only live men in the whole peaty
seems to be the car-maker---Mr. Main. He had faith
The fact is, I did not want their assistance, for I had
thirty thousand peunds as a nest egg to begin with I
only wished to try them ! Said one of my banking friends,
Why don't you realise—sell out? Pray, what should
Ido with the money : Place it in the bank Not a
mite of it ? My idea of a banker is, that. he should lend
me money, net that§hgula legit hid} Money; The
modern banker always assumes the air of doing you a
great service by allowing you to draw out the mon.,
you have deposited with him. The public gives 'I
the
accommodation oftener than the banker, and when he
gives you a loan, the question whether it is his own
money or his customers depends entirely upon the
number of years he has been in business! Take care of
your pounds, the pence will take care of themselves.
Reverse the proverb—why not say as 4'2,14 Jobwas wealthy before the tall in hides 4eW grateful the
New Zealander shOuld feel for having. a Street Railway
car to take him home from London-bridge, after the
arduous duties of sketching the ruins of St. peal's. Street Railways are not a perishable article; and you
will oblige me, gentlemen, by circulating the report that
they don't pay ! You should have heard the deep feel-
ing of regret—the 'real lamentations on 'Change, When it
was reported that the car was off the track--that the curves
would not answer, and that the whole thing Was a dead
failure! Talk about going off the track ! Why, thought
While
W
that was one of the great in theirtavcalr, that
they eoald get and on Without' trouble !"
Liverpool was reporting I went to Birmingham, where
1 met some. live meri-e-two' days were ehough for them
to give me the grant ; then to Manchester, Where the
men were liver still—two hours did it; then to London,
where the Mary-le-bone committee settled the question
for Oxford-street in sixty minutes by the' cloCk.
Un4s,r then circumstances it is proper to state that
I have changed my politics—Radical at first, I am now
Conservative—Radical before dinner, Conservative after
—Radical before success, Conservative after gaining the
case. Believing that the Democratic party has got no
friends, and as the doctrine of averages is against
another Democratic President, I think I shall join the
other side. Self-preservation
,prompts 741t‘il to leave a
sinking ship. lyhen g; N eitagre•.as 'Ay ambition will
be to join the party that wins. Great enterprises
lisually fail, for two reasons—first, anxious to build them
up, for promoters make rash promises which they never
keep. Second, they do not consolidate as they go on.
Knowing these rocks, where so many have foAde._
ied, I
shall keep in mid-channel, and by dealitag on Ow square
with all, shall endeavour to. pr•event 'my 'little puppy
from heceming sorneho'dy else's dog.
Time last formal toast was " The British Volunteers,"
which was abundantly acknowledged ; and, after various
songs, &c., the companybroke up by singing the national
anthem.

SCARCITY OF AMERICAN SEAMEN.-IWellin to an
advertisement of Mr. John Costa, the American ship-
ping 4.
master, in our pages, it seems that there is at the
present time a great scarcity of American sailors in
Liverpool. We are informed that this is owing, in a
great measure, to the excessive crews which the present
emigration laws compel passenger ships to carry, and
drains the port of the already insufficient number of sea-
men available; and thus occurs the great difficulty of
procuring crews for other ships, especially as, at the pre-
sent time, when the arrivals of homeward bound Ameri-
can vessels are few and' far between. High wages
and other inducements have to be offered, and large
advances given, and although the latter persuasive
is only resorted to in times of great scarcity, as at
the present; for there can be no doubt thAt large_
advances' act injuriously for the sailor, for he benefits
nothing by them, beynond a night's excessive dehanch,
but, on the other hand, is more crippled ill taeans, and
has no'fauds to tall baclt nrn, to assist him on the other
side upon 144 arrival. ill fact, the only persons that
benefit by large advances are those, above all others,
into whose hands the increased amount should not fall.
We see that Mr. de Costa offers advance of wages of
from £2 10s. to £7. We presume that the lower rates
are for ordinary seamen, and the higher for the kuzerior
grades of the service. If thementf emigration lawsact injurious) i to American'` shipping in the matter
of shipment o crews, it must be remembered the trade
With America, which benefits Liverpool, should be glad to
see the:objectionable clauses repealed. We are informed
that exertions are being now made to WA about this
result, and we may mention that Mir. John Costa, who
is the larses; American shipping master ill J?:ierpool,
and who is consequently interested Wilicb in the matter,
has had an interview with the Emigration Commis-
sioners upon the subject, presenting at t)Aek aft
name time
most numerously signed and inAaential memorial from
the American 4'.oviris and nie,3teri frequenting the
pay t, praymF or tle. 3boAtim
of
the objectionable
ClalYA s\IIIC:14 net (:' injuriously to the interests of the
shipping community, and which benefit no one by their
continued adoption, but only lead to continued evasions,
frakuls, and duplicity,

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TIIE DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31; 1880.