The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-02 00:00:00

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIME

Sir,—lt is, I regret to say, necessary to trouble you with
a few words in reply to the letter signed " Verax," in your
paper ofThursday last, which came to hand on Saturday.
In the first place, then, let me call attention to the fact,
that the writer still thinks it prudent to wear his mask, and
thereby disentitles himself to all confidence.

Secondly, be it observed, that "Verax" has not withdrawn
one of the " false accusations" which he has made, and which,
although anonymous, I took the trouble of ptoving to be

untrue

Thirdly, " Verax" repeats the absurd clurge of want of
candour, wl►ich be has been so often challenged to bring in his
own name, and concerning which I repeat, or.ce for all, that if
he ventures to do so, I will prove that it is equally unaccount-
able with all his former charges, which have been refuted, but
never yet withdrawn. •

Fourthly, " Verax" denies that he is the author of the
letter signed " W.," but confesses to have written under the
title, "Save me from my friends." I wish him joy of the
exchange. Any one that has endured the pain of reading the
letters which have appeared on what is humourously called
" The Inspirational Controversy," is aware that the worst have
been those which have borne the signatures which be acknow-
ledges, and that the very best was that which, it appears, I was
mistaken in imputing to him. An apology is indeed due to
the amiable writer, " W.," for having confounded him with
" Verax." With his argument, of course, Ido not agree, but

the spirit which animates it commands respect.
Lastly,—The closing paragraph of" Vcrales" letter evidently
belongs to " the higher branches of mathematics," in which I
have avowed myself to be unable to cope with hint I shall
merely add that, when he has candidly confessed his error, in
making charges which he now knows to have been unfounded,
and refrains from alleging others equally untrue, under the
cover of a fictitious signature, the public will be better in-
clined to consider him a suitable representative of " the
gentlemen of Liverpool." Until he accedes to these terms
further correspondence is only waste of time and space.
Assuring you of the regret with which I have trespassed upon
your columns, in reply to my persevering assailants, and them
of my best wishes, in every point of view, I remain your
obedient servant, Josua B. LOWE.
Ist September, 1856.

TEMPERANCE

Mr. Hereorth has received the following letter on this
important movement :

Sir,—The committee of Kensington Band of Hope desire
me to thank you for the patronage of your mime, and to say
our fete of the llth inst. was most auspicious and happy, and
that we had more than 7,000 persons present, and that Mr. G.
Tarlton, superintendant of the T division of police, who, with
his men, were on duty on the occasion, writes me :

"I have no hesitation in saying, not only from my own
observation, but from the report of those under my command,
that although there were many thousands of persons present on
the llth inst., on the occasion of the great rural festival in the
grounds of Gore House, yet decorum and propriety of beha-
viour were not once violated."

A great feature this in the holidays of the people, and clearly
attributable to the sober and improved habits connected with
our temperance principles.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS IRVING WHITE, Secretary,
Aug. 22, 1856. 5, Church-street, Kensington.
L. Ileyworth, Esq., M.P.

STOCK IN TRADE EXEMPTION.—Among the acts of the
late session was one exempting stock in trade from being
rated to the poor rate. The exemption is to extend from
the Ist October next for one year.

DEFALCATION OF AN INCOME.TAX COLLECTOR.-011
Friday, the commissioners of income and property tax for
B'ackburn, after an investigation, suspended and arrested
Mr. W. B. Illingworth, the collector of the income and
property taxes for the borough. The defalcations of this
officer amount to upwards of £l,OOO. Ho was on the same
day lodged in Lancaster Castle. The sureties are ample,
and will almost cover the entire loss.

THE KING OF PRUSSIA has presented the Emperor of
Russia with a large medallion in gold, four inches in
diameter, on which figure the Russian and the Prussian
eagles. The edge of this medallion is formed of sixty
brilliants, and the colours of the eagles are represented
by precious stones. The value of the whole is estimated at
30,000 gold thalers. The Queen has sent to the Empress
the insignia of the order of the Swan. At the end of the
chain is a swan, the plumage of which is formed of bril-
liants. This present possesses a total value of 50,000 gold
thalers.

POLITICAL STAGNATION.—The once eventful 25th of
August has passed, and not a single objection has been
served to persons on the borough electoral list, by either the
liberal or the tory party; and only two new claims have
been put in. The revising barrister, therefore, will this
year have nothing to do when he pays us his annual visit--
a strange contrast, certainly, to the doings of former years.
A more remarkable proof of the total prostration of poll.
tical parties could not be found than the above fact
furnishes. How long this will last time only can reveal.—
.Hants Independent.

ALsor's WAX-WORK EXHIBITION, TEUTONIC-HALL,
--.
LIME-STREET. LIVERPOOL.—DOVE, THE MURDERER.—The
only correct likeness of this criminal is to be seen at the
above exhibition, and is placed by the side of Palmer. Both
these poisoners are full-length, and are acknowledged by all
to be perfect likenesses. They are surrounded by upwards
of 100 wax figures, large as life; together with 500 statues,
busts, casts of heads, &c,. &c. ; also a great tnumber of
1 Stereoscopic and other views. The proprietor begs to
that the likeness of Dove and Palmer are most pobsitive_ry
.
the only true ones taken. Palmer was modelletdthey M
Old
state
George Ewing, of London, during his trial
ba
Mr. John
Bailey; and a sketch of Dove was taken
1 for Mr.
Storey, of York, and afterwards modelled exp
L Open from
Allsop, by Mr. William Leland, of Liverpool.
ten, a.m., till ten, p.m. A quadrille
resys-My
Admission, Sixpence.
band in attendance. Observe the name of Allsop's Wax-
work on the two lamps over the entrance.