The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-10 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. 3. R. Thum)
AN ATinSi WHO WOULD NOrTesiFg.grtinnu.s—tillginra.
Rogers Yeoinatis, an altiSt, IlTh-street,s
sought to recover A 4 i6s. tindet the' following citcum-
; stances from Mr. James M'Coubteyf of the Masonic
Arms, Mersey-street. Mr.. Gray appeared far the defen-
dant: It appeared that the defendant beeatie a Meiner
of a " portrait club" established for the benefit,of the
poor by the plaintiff: ThO amount of the subscriptions
Was 2s. 6d. per wee '. I 1 phi() four half-crowns, and
ordered a portrait of the wife of his yoitth at the price
of £2 12s. 6d. The portrait was in dole fink' accom-
plished, and inspected by the fair original and a female
friend, who pronounced the likeness, as far as the face
was concerned, all that they desired. However, a
few altefaticms and additions might enhance its value.
A gold brooil for the breast would add to its beauty ;
and if the gold chafn vete a little more "goldy," why,
then, it would-be all the better: Then, again, the
artist had forgotten that Mrs. MO., had a beautiful
pair of arms and hands. Would Mr. Yeomans just
paint two pretty hands, and a pair of arms, the prettier
the better? Of course—Mr. Yeomans is a very
obliging artist. So a few touches of the crayon pencil
made the "gold more goldy," and produced the
"brooch for the breast," a tiny pair of hands, and a
pretty pair of arms. In a few days Mrs. M:C. and
female; and sea-going friends, paid a second visit to the
artist, Who' putt into the fair original's original hands a
bill et pareiWars. Of course, eztra . trouble involved
extra ottienie,; and the bill, instead of being £2 12s. 6d.,
amounted to Lb bk. Thtt.reqbn' "a change passed o'er
the face of things,'l ithd anibbXst tlibse things the
portrait. All the beautifail tench& had vanished, in
the opinion of the original. The tacky pf repre-
senting a lovely young face, appeared to be ai took fifty
years of age, and there was nothing correct abou'i either
the brooch, the hands, or the arms. The defendant
stated that he was willing to pay £lO 10s. for
his wife's portrait, but then it must be a very
goad likeness, and not a caricature. Mr. Yeomans
said that he was always true to nature, and evoked
another sentence to the effect that he never flattered.
4n ObVsidetation of eertain things, however, he lowered
fp' eS. Ten shillings having been paid
into can't, the bblanVed =Whited to £4 15g, Mr. Gray
thought it might fie' degYatle to adjourn the case, in
order to have the portrait eithibtted court for the
benefit of his Honour and those A4ho'clO. n'ot love' to• see
beauty libelled. The case was according,ly adjouvned
until Friday, at two o'clock.

gtgALING IRON BOLTS.—Yesterday two lads, named
Patrick Callaghan and Richard Jones, both well-known
thieVes in Liverpool, were taken before Mr. Younghus-
&fide at file fiqtlienliead Police-court, charged with
sleeting. a' quantity of bolts from the Birkenhead
Theatr& They Were detected in the act of selling the
pluitdef to' a maiiiVe-efote.dealet" named Prior ; and the
evidence of their glint being ebeelneive, they were com-
mitted for trial at the sessionVs
YOUNG IN YEARS, OLD 0 Ciiiiiil-eshn ahte-bodied
man, of about twenty-one or twenty...two' years of age,
was brought before the County Magisttaies; Court,
yesterday, on a charge of sleeping in an out-building in
Knotty Ash. His name was Edward Dowd. His his,
tory is rather curious, and he evidently knows more of
ICirlsclale gaol than the workshop. He spends a good
deal of his time in Liverpool, visiting other towns
obeasionailly. He hae long been an acquainance of the
i-,shilty, pblio6;, and has been convicted at the County
Megistrate' Couit on two: occasions for assaulting con-
stables, °nee for" sleeping in (*diereses( =Ed placed six or
seven times in the stock's far drimkennesss In the
present instance, in defetAts of payment of 40s. and caste,
he was sent to gaol for a month With liaiir. labiouse
MERCANTILE MARINE SERVICE ASSOtifATIOSI.—It
will be remembered that a short time ago the menibeirs
of this association suggested to government, that many
later mariners would willingly volunteer their services
in drilling, and taking command of the 'Naval Reserve
k arab; prothled amongst other conditions, that those
thus fenders ig Ithatild take some rank and degree, as in
the I:,toyar istaiV. We believe that a reply was received
frost/ gevieiiiitinti extressing' their thanks, with their
appreset/ of the gdeialfeatures of tire plan; bat stating,
at the same third, thd theie Were many details which it
would be necessary to' eblisider - and adjust, and when
these were settled, a more definite` reply would he given.
Up to the present time, however, no fuither c'ominuni-
cation has been received.
THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS AND Tits! ,fir
THE
Costurrrme.-The usual monthly meeting of the CO2II-:
mittee of the Licensed Victuallers' Association was held
Vester4sty, in the board-room of the Institution, West
Derby-road. Mr. 11. Lumb was called to the chair.
The' other''neenthers present were MeSsrs. M. War-
ei, W. Coviard, T. Calderbank, C. Batten, H.
drnyy, I. Thornton', 3. Tartalck, D. Oriliy, W. Crane,
an'd j• Atkirrson.--sThe minutes of the last meeting
were read' and .oiliffini'ecli aftet which, at the request of
Mr. Atkinson, the secretary toad a correspondence which
had taken place between Itirtereif and Mr. M,Gpwan,
the clerk to the Watch Committee, relative to an order
which that committee had issued to the puha, for their
guidance in' cases of infringemeet of 'the 41st‘clanse of
the t'ac't of Parliament, for the Management of Refresh-
ment-roe-as' altd Wine Licenses, which had recently
come into opetirdait Troy that it appeared, that on
the 10th of July last, the ebmmittee had applied for a
copy of the order issued to are police, at that time
stating that the trade' was anxious to net in harmony
with the police in the matter, and, if it was itirisithed to
the association, they would see that the trade tiod a
copy of it as a cis filar. After much writing, and
Revoral interviews with Mr. M‘Gowan, the chief con-
stable; and other parties, and up to the 21st of last
IS:mitts nothing further was heard of the application,
when a letter, signed by Mr. M`Gowan, stating that the
Watch Comtnittee did not feel themselves at liberty or
justified in giving the information to the association.
—Mr. Atkinson observed that the licensed victuallers,
who were more under the control of the police than any
other class of the community, were always anxious to act
in unison and harmony with the authorities,' and hence
the " application had been made to the Watch Corn-
mitte:e",, Who had, however, without giving an"; r,easo,n,
refused to let them have it, and thus acted in w7lat.u.?
and all must feel to be a narrow-minded spirit, a.nu
in the most illiberal notatseer in not complying with a
reasonable request, when it Weer done with a view of
assisting in carrying out the law. These sentiments
were acquiesced in by the committee, vehieli separated'
after transacting the usual routine business.
A LITTLE " MILL " AT TRANMERE, AND 11's
RESELTS.—Mere is a large green in front of Tranmere
Hotel, which has a rather disagreeable notoriety, from
the frequency with which the inhabitants of that locality
of the town exercise themselves, in what they term
"the manly art of self-defence"—namely, knocking,
bruising, biting, and kicking each other until they
Can neither see, stand, or walk. On Monday a
small exhibition of this description was got up,
and two fellows entered upon the green "to fight it
out ;" and after bruising each other for a short time, to
the gratification of about two hundred spectators, Mr.
Superintendent Haminond, of the Cheshire Constabu-
lary, who was riding past at the time, rushed in and
put a stop to the sport. This he did in the most
manful and determined manner. Without the slightest
assistance, he left his trap, and upon getting
near the Combatants he seized one, a fellow of the name
of Moore, by the neck, and dragged him through the
crowd and safely deposited him in the bridewell. ' Yes-
terday he was taken before the magistrates at Birken-
head, and fined £5 for assaulting the superintendent,
and in default of payment was committed to prison for
one month.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
--The annual meeting of this association was held last
night, in Hope-hall. The Rev. Mr. Power presided ;
and the Revds. Mr. Leslie, Hand, Oates, and Bardsley,
were among those on the platform. The chairman, in
opening the proceedings, briefly commented upon the
objects of the Institute, which were to promote a proper
degree of efficiency and fitness for their work amonte
the Sunday school teachers, and thus increase the
efficiency of the schools themselves. Mr. Richard,
Oates, secretary, then read the annual report, from
which it appeared that a number of meetings
had been held during the year, and various
useful addresses delivered to the members. It was
to be regretted that these meetings had not been more
largely attended; but this would probably be remedied
by ehanging.the locality, which was the plan to be pur-
sued this winter. The first of these lectures is to be
delivered on the 25th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Taylor,
in St. Mary's School, Edge-hill. The subject will be
" Prayer, Preparation, Perseverance."--The Rev. Dr:
Hume had been announced to deliver an address on
"The Liturgy as a guide in Sunday School Instruc-
tion," but in his absence the Rev. R. W. Hunt
delivered an address on the "Personal Piety of the
Sunday School Teacher." He noticed more partich-
larly the s rear importance of personal piety on the part
of those who endeavoured to impress young minds with
'a sense of the necessity of piety in themselves. He
referred to the powerful influence of example upon the
youthful mind ; if the pupils saw that the teacher's
heart was not in his work, they would be all the less
disposed to be convinced of the importance of
which, he
Mr. F. Norton next spoke on the teacher's aim, he
said; should be a worthy one, fixed and unswerving. In
order to obtain this fixedness of purpose continued and
fervent prayer was indispensable; the teacher should
himself have felt the truth of the glorious principles he
endeavours to impress upon his pupils. Ile also referred
to the object of the society, which hesaid was the improve-
ment of Sunday schools. The more the national schools
improved the more need was there for a corresponding im-
provement in the Sunday schools. The Rev. J. Bardsley,
addressed the meeting on the necessity of making Sunday
school instruction ca.techetical. The Rev. John Pockling-
ton also delivered an address, in the course of which he
pointed out the great influence which the teacher pos-
sessed out of school. The proceedings closed with
prayer.
PRIZE SHOOTING ON A LARGE SCALE AT HASTINGS.
The beautiful little valley near Hastings, known as
Ecclesbourne Glen, was, on Monday, the scene of a rifle
match, or rather a series of rifle matches, on a larger
scale. The contest was chiefly among the members of
the Cinque Ports corps, but others joined in the compe-
tition for some of the prizes. The first prize was a
Lancaster rifle, value 10 guineas, which was won by
Mr. Webb, who scored 15 points in ten shots at 200
and 300 yards. Lieutenant Crake and Messrs. Penhall
and Hildred gained 14 points each; and in shooting off
the tie for the second prize (a silver medal) and the third
prize (a bronze medal) Mr. Hildred won the second and
Mr. Benhall the third prize. A contest then took place
betwen twelve members of the Ist Company of Cinque
Ports Rifles (Hastings) and twelve members of the 3rd
'Company (Rye), ranges 200 and 300 yards, 10 shots at
each distance, when the Hastings Company proved vic-
torious, making 119 points to the Rye Company's 115.
A prize cup was also shot for, value 17 guineas, and a
second prize of five guineas, which, after a close contest
of four shots, at 300 and one at 400 yards, resulted in
Mr. Webb winning the cup and Mr. C. Brittenden the
guineas. The Countess of Waldegrave presented the
prizes. There was an immense assemblage of persons
to witness the sheeting.