The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-01 00:00:00

MR. SPURGEON'S CONTINENTAL TOUR.

Mr. Spurgeon, since his return, has done his best to
disgust the public, and to prove himself an irreverent
fool. He gives a lecture on his continental tour ; but,
before he begins, £l,OOO must be collected. "Two-
pence more, and up goes the donkey." Only £960
appeared in the hat ; but surely that is a good pike to
pay for one of Mr. Spurgeon's lectures. We cannot
follow in the profane jokes he made. When a minister
of the Baptist denomination tells " his unbaptised
brethren" that if they fall through the platform they
will be in the baptistery,—and that he shall be happy
to immerse them in the way of business,—we are more
shocked than amused. When be talks of the Virgin
Mary smoking a pipe—or unnecessarily alludes to
certain " indecent articles " he saw in an Antwerp
shop—we can only excuse him on the plea
of absolute idiocy. Of course he ascribes the
existence of these " indecent articles " to the
Roman Catholic religion—as if there were no Holywell-
street in London. Perhaps the calibre of the fellow's
mind cannot be better estimated than from his final
remark : he told his hearers that if they went on the
Continent their brains (supposing them to have brains)
would grow out on both sides of their heads. This was
considered a joke, and produced much laughter. Verily,
we have not much to say for our civilisation, when
2,000 persons can be got together to grin (and to sub-
scribe £960) at the mingled blasphemy and blockheadism
of Spurgeon.—Piz/mouth Mail.

THE CHILD MURDER IN GLASOOW.-011 Monday
the murderer INl'Fadyen was examined before the sheriff,
and committed to stand his trial for the murder of the
Y motive for murder-
ing of his clothes.
child Shields. M‘Fadyen appears quite indifferent about
ihnigs ptobseitioorbiiladndwsataatetso that his ois
possession
The prisoner is to be examined by two medical gentle-
men for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not his
mind is in an aberrated condition.—Glasgow Herald.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER.
—On Sunday, a petty officer was sent from 11.111.5.
Impregnable, with about 200 boys belonging to that
ship to the Breakwater. The party landed at the western
and proceeded to the eastern end, the boys evidently very
much enjoying the run on this wonderful structure. On
arriving at the east end, several of the boys began to
climb up the beacon, and in so doing, one of them named
Davis, unfortunately fell with such force to the Break-
water that he was killed on the spot.
MURDER BY POISON.—The modern poisoner has dis-
carded the rough agencies of his earlier brethren. He
treats you secundum artent, and gives you the benefit of
the latest discoveries in toxicology. He considers yours
circumstances—your little peculiarities of constitution—
your babas, and then passes his arm under your own,
and, with soft expressions of sympathy and commisera-
tion, blandly edges you into your grave. Ile knows
that the business in hand is a ticklish one. He is play-
ing a game of chess—with poisons and antidotes for his
pieces—against Mr. Herapath of Brietol, and Dr. Alfred
Guy's Hospital, for his adversaries, pod must
Taylor, of
give them check-mate, or stale-mate at the least, .under
very sharp penalties ire case of defeat. The two gentle-
men named are 811ppm4
,k 9 possess some skill at the
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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE LOCK-OUT AT BENNETT'S IRON
FOUNDRY.