The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-27 00:00:00

A NEW STEAM ENGINE.

Anything connected with, or appertaining to, the
improvement of the steam engine must necessarily be of
interest to all classes of the community, as its import-
ance is dilly appreciated by all from the great advantages
which this country has, derived from the application
of steam power. On Saturday we were invited to
inspect a new steam engine, which has been invented
and patented by Mr. Thomas Blakely, and which was
exhibited at No. 12, Mount Pleasant. Those who
have been accustomed to see steam engines, with all
their beautiful, but to the general observer complicated,
machinery, and the large amount of space they of neces-
sity occupy, will at once be struck with the appearance
of this new invention. The one we saw at work, for
the first time, was an eight horse-power engine, and is
so constructed that it occupies only a few feet, and does
not weigh over a few hundred weight. For many years
engineers and others have devoted much time and
attention to constructing machines that will transmit
rotary motion obtained by the force of steam. on a
piston affixed to a horizontal shaft, and thus do
away with the complications, cost, and friction
of the engines at present in use. Hitherto such
attempts, have been failures, and the up and down, or
backward and forward, motion, has been transformed
into rotary, by the assistance of universal weights—
such as flywheels—but from the invention of this new
engine, all these difficulties have been overcome, and, as
far as we could see, successfully, for its working was
easy, quiet, speedy, and exact; the weight attached to
it by a rope having been raised and lowered at any speed,
and could be stopped at any minute ; and, as the inventor
assured us, with a considerable saving of fuel. Of course
we are not in a position to give a practical opinion upon
such an invention, but, from the success which attended
its first trial, we should certainly. recommend all practical
men, especially those who are interested in the econo-
mization of space and fuel, to pay a visit of inspection► to
this newly invented rotary steam-engine, where Mr.
Thomas Blakely, engineer and patentee, will be delighted
to give all necessary information and fully explain its
details.

PRIVATE VIEW OF THE EXHIBITION
OF THE SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS,
BOLD STREET.

The private view of the Exhibition -prepared by the
Liverpool Society of Fine Arts, Bold-street, took place
on Saturday. The weather cleampd up as if in compli-
ment to them, and, notwithstanding the foot-races at
Birkenhead, the rooms were tolerably well filled by those
who are supposed to take some interest in art.
It is a great pity that in matters of art, as well as in
everything else, the age is so fast; if it be not a general
mistake ; but, in order to precede the opening of the
Academy Exhibition in Post-office-place, and to avoid
the Review of Volunteers at Knowsley, the private view
of this Exhibition has been offered before the Exhibition
was ready. Something similar to this took place last
year. We are quite aware of the depraved taste for
green currants and other unusualities; but a private
view of a gallery of pictures, while the step-ladders used
to hang them still remain in the room—when the num-
bers have not been put upon half the pictures, and
of the numbers placed nearly one half are wrong—.
while the catalogue, far from complete, and what
is professedly prepared has great omissions, and
mistakes, is very far from satisfactory. Under these
circumstances, we cannot, in common justice, go into
details in our report, but must reserve them for a future
opportunity. The general aspect of the Exhibition
would manifest a larger number of pictures than there
were last year; but the small room at the top of
the flight of stairs in the first division of the gallery has
been closed, and the stairs have been removed, which
may account for a number of pictures on screens, on the
backs of seats, and on the ground—in most perilous
places, and not very convenient to the visitors. We are
not able to say that we see any improvement on last
year in the works exhibited. There are not quite so many
foreign pictures perhaps: But there is tire " Norwegian
Fiord," by Lea, so like the last that we took it for a
duplicate ; several imitations by Becker and others ;
some more pretty little studies of children, by Boser ;
some candlelights, by Von Schendel; an elaborately
painted and powerful photographic " View of Malaga,"
by Bossuet ; a " Death of Gustavus Adolphus," by
GeseJlschap. Mr. Cross, who obtained a prize of £2OO
in Westminster Hall for " Richard Coeur de Lion Par-
doning Bertram de Gourdon," has sent his " Death of
Thomas a'Beckett ; Mr. O'Neil his "Sailor Volunteer-
ing to take a Rope on Shore from a Wreck ;" and Mr.
Solomons his picture of " Drowned, Drowned," sug-
gested by Thomas Hood's affecting little poem, "One
more unfortunate." The two latter excited much atten-
tion in London ; but we apprehend they are not likely
to be in so much favour here. The other historical and
poetical efforts we must reserve until we can make .our-
selves better acquainted with them, and find out to
whom we are to attribute them. There are a number of
clever works of a lea pretentious description to which
,his reservation must also apply.

THE LIME-STREET SUPPER ROOMS.

CAUTION TO YOUNG MEN.
On Saturday morning, before Mr. Houghton, at the
Police-court, Samuel Jones (a name which is supposed
to be a fictitious one), a fashionable-looking young
man, was placed in the dock, along with two costly-
dressed and fine looking females, named Caroline Jones
and Emma Henderson, charged with having assaulted
and robbed a flashy-looking female, named Fanny
Clifton, of her gold watch, gold chain, gold brooch,
and negligee, the previous night in Allen's Supper-rooms,
Lime-street. Mr. Bluck defended the prisoners. The
officer who had charge of the case having stated it, Mr.,
Bluck asked him what the prisoners said to the charge
when taken into custody, and he said they all denied it.
The complainant was then put into the box, when she
made all sorts of " faces," which.induced every one who
saw her to conclude that she had been imbibing some-
thing stronger than tea or coffee during the morning.
Mr. Bluck to the witness) : I ask yen, now,
.do you
persist in the charge against the young gentleman who
stands there. at the bar ? Witness I do—(fearful
grimaces)—so far as this, that he held me by the two
hands whilst the two ladies were robbing me.. She then
went on to state the case, and said about two o'C'hick
is
the morning I was in Allen's Sapper-rooms, Lime-street,
and had my watch, chain, and other things. The
watch was worth £3 or £4, the chain cost £6 10s.,
the drop chain £2 10s., but I 'do not remember
what the brooch cost. The prisoners stole them
all from me. (Here again she made all sorts of
contorted faces, as Mr. Bluck rose to examine her.)
—Mr, Block : Were you sober at the time ? Yes, as
sober as lam now. (Laughter.)—Mr. Bluck : And are
you sober now ? I got nothing from you—that is my
affair.—Mr. Block : Well, and it is mine too ; are you
sober now ? Well, I got nothing from you, at all events.
(Laughter.)—Mr. Bluck: When did you go to bed?
At about half-past three in the morning.—What time
did you get up this morning ? (Fearful faces again.)
Half-past ten. Had you any‘drink this morning ?
That's my affair and business.—" Mr. Bluck : And mine
too, for you must answer. Witness : I got none from
you.—Mr. Bluck : Come, answer, on your oath what
had you to drink this morning ? Well, if you wish to
know, I had a glass of bitter ale, and a bottle of soda-
water in it.—What did the female prisoners do to you ?
They insulted me when I was with a gentleman, who
has supported me for years past.—Mr. Bluck : What
are you ? What do you think ?—Mr. Bluck : Are you
not an unfortunate female on the streets ? Witness
(with another awful grimace) : Not now, but I was;
I am supported by a gentleman now. Do you
know the young man at the bar ? Yes ; I know
him to be knocking about Lime-street, a bully
for gay women. (Laughter.) She then weßt on to
say that the young man held her, whilst the females
took her things. • She admitted that there was a general
fight, and that the things were either lost or taken
during the row. The brooch was afterwards got on
the steps of the door.—Mr. Bluck again called the
officer, who said the young man followed the girls to
Hotham-street, and when there he was given into cus-
tody ; but several gentlemen stated that he (the young
man) had nothing to do in the transaction, except that
he interfered to quell the row that took place between
the females.—Mr. Bluck said after that there was an
end to the charge. He hoped it would be a warning to
him all the days of his life.—Mr. Houghton said if
young men attended such places as the Lime-street
supper-rooms, they must expect to get into such serapes
with such women. He hoped it would be a warning to
the young man for the rest of his life. He then dis-
charged all the prisoners.

SALUTING BY QUEEN'S TROOPS. The following ,
Order of the Day has been issued to the troops at Chat-
ham Garrison by Major-General Eyre, relative to the
respect to be shown by the troops to the officers and men
of volunteer corps :—" The Major-General desires that
all non-commissioned officers and soldiers salute officers
of Volunteers dressed in uniform. Guards are to get
under arms whenever armed parties of volunteers,
marching in usual* military order, approach their posts.
To armed parties commanded by officers, guards and
sentries are to present arms. Parties with side arms are
to be considered as armed parties."
DEATH OF THE EARL OF LAUDERDALE.--
We have to
record the death of the Earl of Lauderdale, which took
place at his seat, Thirlestane Castle, Berwickshire, on
the eighth earl, by the daughter and
Wednesday, in the 70th year of his age. The deceased
peer was son of
co-heir of Mr. Anthony Todd, secretary to the Post-
office, and was born in Wimpole-street, in 1784. He
succeded to the earldom on the death of his father, in
1839, and was. heritable Standard-bearer of Scotland,
aug Marshal of the Royal Household there ; he was
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