The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-YESTERDAY EVENING.

LATEST BETTING•

METROPOLITAN.
3 to I agst Cannobie (taken)
Van Galen friendless.

DONCASTER RACES.—YESTERDAY.
TRIAL STAKES.
1 Bird in Bush 2
Three ran.
CHESTERFIELD PLATE.

Dresser..

Omar Pacha...l I GraculusEscuriens...2 I Gamekeeper... 3
Won by a head. Length between 2nd and 3rd.

Nine ran.
HOPEFUL STAKES.

Saunterer 1 Magnifier 2 I Marmion 2

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Eighteen ran.
SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM PLATE.
Graculus Escuriens

Ten ran.
DONCASTER HANDICAP.
Freddy scratched at 2.30.

ST. SILAS'S WORKING MENS' PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—
Monday evening, the Rev. S. Minton delivered in Hope-hall,
Hope-street, a lecture on " The present war, and the next,
considered in the light of prophecy." The admission was
by ticket, and the proceeds are to be devoted to the above
association, which owes its origin chiefly, we believe, to the
rev. lecturer. The attendance was numerous.

HOUSEBREAKING AT BIRKENHEAD.—WiIIiam Clarke, 29,
a cabinet maker, was charged with breaking into the shop
of William James Grimshaw, at Birkenhead, on the 2nd
of February, and stealing therein a quantity of butter,
cheese and ham. The case was fully sustained against the
prisoner, on the evidence of several ;,witnesses from Liver-
pool and Birkenhead, including two officers of the Liver-
pool detective force, and a verdict of Guilty was returned.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY. Week ending 29th
March, 1856.—Admitted : In-patients' 37 ; out-patients:
7 ; casuals during the week, 10. Discharged : In-patients.
cured, 10; relieved, and at own request, 9 ; made out
patients, 6 ; irregular, 1 ; dead, 4. Remain in the house, 167,
House visitors : Edward Gibbon and William Gregson,
Esqrs., Physician and surgeon for the ensuing week : Dr,
Dickenson and Mr. Stubbs. House surgeon : Mr. G. B.
Halford. Junior house surgeon : Mr. Cecil Webster.
Chaplain : Rev. H. J. Garrod, B.A. Robert Hutchison,
treasurer.

SUDDEN DEATLIS.—On Monday, several cases of sudden
deaths of children were reported to Mr. Blake, the coroner's
beadle, and among them was one of a child aged four
months, the offspring of deaf and dumb parents. The father
is a tailor, residing in Grafton-street, Park, and both father
and mother are stated to be persons of much intelligence,
and can read and write well.—John Stock, the master of a
flat on the Leeds canal, died on Sunday under the following
circumstances. On Friday night, the deceased, whilst in a
state of intoxication, fell into the canal, and, though got out
soon after, death ensued.—Dorothy Porthouse, the wife of a
sailor, residing in Leander-street, was found dead in bed on
Sunday morning.

THE IMPERIAL BIRTH.--The following is a translation
of a letter from the Emperor of France received by M.
Charles de Farjon, professor of the French language and of
mathematics, in this town, on the occasion of the birth of a
prince :—" Palace of the Tuileries, 28th March, 1856—
Monsieur,—The Emperor has received the verses you have
addressed to him on the occasion of the birth of his High-
ness the Prince Imperial. His Majesty has ordered that
his thanks should be sent to you for the expression of the
kind sentiments which they contain. In obedience to his
commands I have great pleasure in communicating the
above to you. Receive Monsieur, the assurance of my
highest esteem.—Alexander de Dolmas, Chief of the
Cabinet of the Emperor. To Monsieur Charles de Farjon,
Professor of the French Language, 27, Mount Pleasant,
Liverpool." The above letter is very complimentary to a
young man residing amongst us, and who has also received
a flattering acknowledgment to an address presented to bis
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, on the occasion
of his visit to Liverpool.
LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—TiIe adjourned
ordinary meeting of this society was held on Monday, in the
Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, Dr. Ihne in the chair.
Mr. John Grainger, A. 8., and Mr. John Towne Danson,
F.S.S., were elected ordinary members of the society. The
paper of the evening was "Upon the extraordinary and
abrupt changes of fortune of Jasper, Earl of Pembroke,
afterwards Duke of Bedford, in the 15th century," by Mr.
Richard Brooke, F.S.A. The paper, which was the merest
outline of the life of the remarkable man whose history it
sought to illustrate, was of a most interesting character, the
extraordinary changes which it mentioned as having taken
place in his fortunes going far to proving the justness of the
adage, that " truth is stranger than fiction." In prefacing
the paper, Mr. Brooke observed, that it was much to be
regretted that the lives of the many eminent men—states-
men, warriors, divines—which the 15th century had given
birth to in England, had never been written. Such a labour,
he considered, would amply repay the time which the anti-
quarian and historian might bestow on it. The chairman
and other gentlemen concurred in the opinion of Mr. Brooke,
and expressed a hope that this want in our historical liter-
ature would be soon filled up, now that the state papers
were being arranged, and about to be made more accessible
to the public. At the next meeting of the society a paper
on " Adulteration of Food," will be read by Mr. H. S.
Evans, F.C.S.

THEWELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL.-011 Monday a numerous
meeting of the subscribers to the " Wellington Testimonial"
was held in the'council chamber, at the Town Hall, in the
presidency of Mr. J. B. Lloyd, who opened the proceedings
by stating that, so long ago as 1854, he had presided over a
meeting, at which it had been resolved to erect, as a testi-
monial to the hero of Waterloo, a column, ard on that
resolution subscriptions had been supplied. The amount
was, however, insufficient for the purpose of erecting a
column of a suitable height, with a statue of the late duk2 to
surmount it, at a less expense than from £lO,OOO to £12,000.
The committee had therefore convened the present meeting
of subscribers, to discuss and decide what course should be
pursued. Mr. Moss stated that the amount subscribed was
£5,893 16s. Gd., and that of this sum the whole had been
collected, with the exception of £l6l ls., which, however,
was forthcoming, and which, added to the interest
(L 551 2s. Bd.) on the sum already realised, left
a fund of £6,275 10s. to be disposed of for the
purpose originally contemplated. A considerable discussion
ensued on the question of abandoning the original intention
of a column and adopting au equestrian statue as a more
suitable memorial to the late Duke of Wellington. This
deviation was objected to by Mr. C. Turner, who moved
" that an advertisement be issued for designs for a column
with a statue on the top, and that estimates of the cost,
separating the column from the statue, should accompany
the design." He objected to a deviation from the intention
of the original subscribers in their absence. The motion of
Mr. C. Turner was seconded by Mr. Arkle, and
a long discussion ensued, in the course of which
Messrs. Lawrence, W. Rathbone, R. C. Gardiner, and
other gentlemen spoke in favour of an equestrian statue.
Mr. James Aiken moved as an amendment that an eques-
trian statue be erected, and that the subscribers who did not
agree to such a diversion of the funds, should have their
money returned. The amendment was seconded by Mr.
Grant, but after a debate was lost, and Mr. C. Turner's
original motion carried.

Accounts have been received of the death of Sir:Charles
Hotharn, Governor of Victoria.

It is said that the Russians intend to build a large
fleet of commercial steamers at Nicolaieff.
PARISIAN ON DlTS.—Connt Orloff was asked the other
day, " Have you seea much of Paris since your arrival ?"
" No," he replies?, " I have seen but the salle du Congres et
des salles a manger."
The Univers, of Paris, gives the following as a copy of
the telegraphic message sent by the Pope, immediately
on receiving tile news from the Emperor of the birth of
an Imperial Prince, and which asked for the apostolic
blessing :—"I bless the Emperor, the Empress, the
Imperial Prince, and France."

The Moniteur of Friday announces a grand review
of troops by the Emperor, on Tuesday. It has always
been understood that the proclamation of peace would
be solemnized by a great military fete, and at the
Bourse, on Saturday, it was considered certain that peace
would be declared on or before the 31st. It is explained
by the Moniteur that the destination of the division of
infantry, ordered for immediate embarkation at Mar-
seilles, is not for the Crimea but Algeria. Conformably
to the report of a council of ministers, the King of
Prussia has decided that the present moment was not
favourable for the creation of a credit.mobilier in
Prussia.

SUICIDE By POISON.—On Wednesday, Mr. Wakley held
an inquest on the body of Thomas Ward, a meat sales-
man, who destroyed himself by poison on Saturday, at
Islington, in London. Deceased was of very intem-
perate habits, and came home with two women of the
town in a cab ; went into his kitchen, and in the scullery
drank off the contents of a phial which contained the
essential oil of almonds. Four other phials of a similar
poison were found on his person. He died in a quarter,
of an hour. None of the phials were labelled " poison,''
and the coroner, and medical men examined, remarked,
with emphasis, upon the dangerous laxity which permits
the easy sale and purchase of such deadly poisons. , Ver-
diet, "Destroyed himself whilst temporarily insane."
The Paris correspondent of the Times states, that
when the Plenipotentiaries repaired to the Tuileries,
immediately after the signature of the Treaty, the Ern-
peror remarked that the favourable result was in a great
measure owing to the conciliatory spirit, and the mode-
ration which marked the policy of England. The treaty
was the complete realisation of the speech of Lord
Clarendon in the House of Lords, and the peace was
one which carried with it no humiliation to Russia, and
did not compromise the dignity or independence of any
one ; it therefore had all the elements of durability and
solidity. The Plenipotentaries will resume their labours
on Wednesday, and will not separate yet for sonic time.
Other questions are pending, which it would not be
proper to leave without consideration.