The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-17 00:00:00

" THE BEE AND THE MAN.".

Such was the title of a lecture delivered last evening,
at Hope-hall, by James Samuelson, Dq. How appro-
priate the designation of the lecture, we are not pre-
pared to day;. but this we can say, that all writers,
sacred and miindate; hate resorted to that many-legged
bipennated thing (the bee), to remind man of his duty,
not only to himself, but his fellow's. Xatttre is inex-
haustible, and yet its great masterpiece--nian----is the
only one of its glorious productions that (in too
many instances, alas !) abuses its gifts. That mast
splendid, of all poetic vagabonds, (we speak of him. as a
vagabond in the law sense, not having any fixed place of
abode), Lord Byron, has said—how truly ? "Man being
reasonable, mtist get drunk !" But we can safely say, in
opposition; quoting from the moralist,

HOW doth the little busy bee intsprotm each shilling hour?

And we shall back the moralist, in a comparative point,
if man had only the knack to recognise his truth. But,
unfortunately, people will recognise anything except
that which they ought Ah, but if we would only take
a lesson frm the bees, or the ants, or the grasshoppers,
or the crickets, or even from the cuckoo, would we not
not learn something and be a trifle the wiser therefor ?
Mr. Samuelson appears to be one of nature's mightiest
handiworks—a man who knowns his own dignity
and preserves it ; and tries, in a manner the most
persuasive, to make others feel as he himself feels.
As .a lecturer, he possesses the primary qualities that
contribute to Mass. Grave in manner, which imparts
that carriage so necessary, without presumptive fluency
of speech, without attempt at high flowing oratory,
which frequently render speakers ridiculous, clear articu-
lation—one of the most essential points in a public
speaker,—and a sweet cadence. As to the matter of
the lecture of last evening,,it was full of the essenee of
poetic feeling. , some people say they were born never
to be of any use, either, to themselves or any one else ;
" Stuff and nonsense," saith somebody—true, every man
cannot be a Watt, or a Stephenson, or a Napoleon, nor
a Plutarch, but every man, if he only took a lesson
from the bee, is capable of leaving a honeycomb, be
the same more or less, behind him, for the benefit of his
successors. The "Bee" does that, and is man less than
the bee in greatness ?
The chair was taken at the lecture of yesterday even-
ing at half-past seven, by William Brown, Esq., who
in brief terms introduced the lecturer.. The audience
was most respectable. If we were to judge from the
repeated applause bestowed on Mr. SainuelsOn during
his interesting discourse, we should say his success was
complete, and he deserved it. The lecturer gave an
interesting history of the valuable insect, physically and
socially, and illustrated his discourse with diagrams.
He drew a contrast between the bee and the man, which,
if followed up, would prove profitable to the boasted
wisdom of the latter. His peroration was admirable,
and a hearty vote of thanks was awarded to him, and
also to the chairman. The proceeds were for the funds
of the Kirkelale Industrial Schools.

FATAL COLLISION ON THE LONDON
AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.-
EIGHT LIVES LOST.

. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock,
,an
accident, attended with a serious loss of life
took place near the Atherstone station on the
Trent Valley line, 102 miles from London. From
informatiOn obtained at Euston Station, it appears
that ' at the time above mentioned the mail
train from: Scotland came into collision . with
a cattle , train which was being shunted at
the 'Atherstone station. The result as regards
the drovers who were in the cattle train was
most- calamitous, seven of them being killed on
the spOt and one or two others injured. The.l
fireman of the mail train was killed, and two
Post-office guards sustained some injury; but the
engine-driver and all the passengers of the mail
train escaped unhurt. Fortunately the number of
of passengers was small. The engine attached to
the mail train was thrown by the shock down an.
embankment. Both the bp and the down lines
were blocked for some time ; but' they were.
speedily cleared, and the mail train with all the
passengers and two guards who were hurt reached
London at a quarter to ten yesterday morning. The
Irish mail train Was somewhat delayed by the.
accident, but it arrived at Euston-station soon
after ten. The other trains all arrived in due
time, and there will be no further interruption of
the traffic.

At an early hour yesterday, Mr. Cawkwell, the
general manager of the London and North-Wes-
tern 14,ilway, left London for the purpose of
investigating the cause of the accident.

(BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
NUNEATON, Nov. 16.

The six o'clock limited mail express from Glas-
gothinagt
lavtafauslhl
usphetieidig, ih•aancii,nttoo:ar2dss-
Atgrotuwhceicatasottnt nleei trainga ht th,a I f- past two this morning. Ten
passengers, including the Duchess of Montrose,
are safe. The fireman was killed, and five `drovers
have been taken out of the broken cattle vans--
dead. The engine driver and guard were slightly
injured. The engine passed through two cattle
trucks, and buried itself in the steep embankment,
where, for a quarter of an hour, the hissing of
the steam pattially drowned the groans of the
dying cattle. The baggage van was stove over
a cattle truck, and rested at an angle of 45. None
of the other carriages were thrown off the rails.
The fault was at the station, where there was no
danger signal put, only a hand lamp when it was
too late to stop. The Glasgow train was up to
time. .

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.--The late
president of the Mutual Improvement Class in cornice-
don with the above excellent association (Mr. 11. J.
Silverlock), being about to leave England for a foreign
country, a meeting of the sdciety will take place this
evening in their rooins, when a valedictory address will
be presented. to Mr. Silverlock, for whom .the members
of the association entertain a very high regard and
esteem, no more cogent or convincing proof of which
could. be adduced than the.fact we have already.stated.
DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER—WORCESTER,
THURSDAY.—The great bell of our:Cathedral, so seldom
heard except to notify the departure of great personages,
has been tolling to-day the knell of the Right Rev.
Henry Pepys, D.D., Bishop of Worcester, who died at
Hartfehury Castle, in this county, Shortly before mid-
night on Tuesday. The event, which has been looked
Sr, for some weeks past, was not generally known.until
to=day: The bishop had been long in declining health,
and at the last confirmation in the, diocese the duties
were discharged by a substitute. His lordship Was born
in 1783, consequently was 77' yeafs of age. He was
consecrated. Bishop of Sodor and Man in 1840, and i.ii
1841 was translated to the see of • Worcester, on thehe
death of Bishop Carr. He was much beloved byt
clergy in the extensive diocese over which be presided
for nearly -twenty years.
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LONDON MONDAY POPULAR CONCERi --
inongst
the most successful-and-admirable iritisical'Perf(" ances
• given in the metropolis are the Monday Popular
Con-
certs, established by Mr. S. Arthiir Chappell,
which' Hall in
Place in the-imiliter months, in the St.,James h
the means of
Piccadilly. These concerts have been
number of introducing .to the public an immense nm take
clas-
sical works, both vocal and instrumental,- engaged hold
to English concert-goers, while the artistesfact,
so 'well'
the highest rank in their profession: I
t room in
that the vas .
• are these concerts appreciated,
filled to overflowing,
which theY take place is alwhaylfs entirely new
a guinea to a shilling.
though -the prices range from a
e Lemmens
when Miss Augusta Thompson
and Herr Becker,. Herr
The third season commenced on Monday
Sherrington were the vocalists,Herr Halle were the instru-
am.night last,
Ries, M. Schreurs,
Tohiecert, says—" The third season
iNlad
. mental performers.
eulo-
gistic notice of this concert,
was inaugurated most propitiously. The programme
and
Times, in a lengthy and 'enlo-
fi tclass, playing and singing
all of the first
performers,
and the audience that crowded St.
. their very 'bestw;asa
as
was. agreeable and interesting from end to •erul-4.he'
able to appreciate as. eager to
James'
his " Monday Populars" (as his concerts
Hall
lre understand that Mr. Chappell intends
metropolis), at the Philharmonic Hall,
• agmlnaguds:o
of
and we can confidently promise our
' in January net ;
readers alnusical treat of the most interesting and Intel,
lectual description. .
are styled in the me