The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-04 00:00:00

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During the sitting— of the County Court, yesterday, Mr.
Grocott took occasion, on the part of the' solicitors practising
there, to convcy to_his Honor, the judge, their happy, wishes
for the New Year, and to express their respect for him, and
their sense of the manner in which he conducted the business
of the court. His Honor declared his thankfulness, re-
marking that during the past year over 15,000 cases had
been disposed of, ,so that the court could hardly be said to
have much idle time. He added that it gave him high
gratification to bear testimony to the character of the pro-
fessional men practising in that court, and out of the
number who continually appeared before him, there were
rare exceptions where he had to express any condemnation
of a solicitot's conduct as regarded a client, and none what-
ever as regarded himself personally.
CLIFIST3IAS PLAys.--Although juvenile theatrical per-
formances, o common at schools at the present season,
disarm criticism, yet there are some that cannot be passed
without a notice. Amongst the productions of the present
" festive season" were two performances by the pupils of
the. -Catholic Institute, Hope-street, 'on 'Wednesday, and
last evening, at the pretty theatre, Clayton-ball. The
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pieces selected were " Slaclieth" and." Pa;II Pry," of the
latter we may at once say it was ably sustained throughout,
of Macbeth we have this to add : If careful study, correct
reading, excellent judgment, and impesing action on the
part of the several performers, constitute the ingredients of
a good play, then indeed, except in the truly professional

" good Ones,"" we could not wish to have witnessed a better
generally enacted drama. The Rev. Mr. Nugent, the
principal of the school, has taken unusual pains with the
young gentlemen intrusted to his care, and for the last five
years he has bad performances, which have now approxi-
mated to perfection. It would be invidious to particularise
the name of any young gentleman—all performed their
several portions to perfection, and were applauded to the
echo by brilliantly crowed houses.

Dr. Scoresby, so well known as one of the most eminent
of the Arctic navigators. is now in this town, having come
from his residence in Devonshire for the purpose of pre-
paring for his voyage to Australia. The public a-e already
aware that—impelled by his love for science, but still more
by an ardent desire to render lasting service by determining
the magnetic laws which influence the action of the compass
in the southern hemisphere, as well as in the voyage thither
—Dr. Scoresby has been long seeking such an opportunity
as is now afforded by the Liverpool and Australian Naviga-
tion Company, who have placed at his disposal an entire
state-roomin theßoyal Charter for the voyage to Melbourne.
The ship-owners association Lave furnished the
.means for
his return, and the admiralty have felt so ranch interest in
the success of his voyage that they will supply him with the
best instruments, as well as charts, belonging to their depart-
ment, to enable him to make his observations. Dr. Scoresby
visited the Royal Charter on Wednesday, and expressed
hiinself in the highest terms of satisfaction at having at
last met with a ship in every way adapted to his object.
He dwelt particularly on the wooden masts, the situation
of the wheel, and the compass aloft, independent of those
k corrected in the usual way. The Dr. having repre-
to' the company that in order to render his obsarva-
►mplete, it was most important that he should
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WEST DEEIC GUARDIANS, Meeting on Wednesday
At the previous meeting, a child, deaf and dumb, had
made a complaint that she had not received proper
attention or sufficient food at the Deaf and Dumb In sti-
tution. The Chairman and the Rev. Mr. Moore were
requested to inquire into the subject, and they reported
that the institution were perfectly willing to have the
case inquired into, but they believed that there was no
truth in the statements,- and the charges made by the
girl were not substantiated.
LIVERPOOL CnEwnsTs' ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of this
society was held last evening at the Royal Institution, the
president, Mr. Abraham, in the chair. Messrs. Tiernan
and J. F. Smith were elected members. The secretary
announced donations to the museum of 62 fine specimens of
theproducts of Price's patent candle company's manufactures
from E.' F. Wilson, Esq., and two specimens of manna from
Messrs. Raimes and Co. The thanks of the meeting were
passed to the donors for their valuable contributions. Mr.
Mercer then delivered a lecture on " photography,"
dwelling more particularly on the chemistry of the collodion
process, and the decompositions which take place in its
different stages. The lecture was illustrated by a number
'of diagrams and experiments, and at its conclusion a vote
of thanks was given to Mr. Mercer for his instinctive
lecture.

PIGEON Eln-ooTrNa.—Oa Wednesday and yesterday an
interesting match'at pigeon shooting came off at Bootle for
401., when a number of the " cracks " from all parts of
England contended for the prize, including Mr. Webb, from
London ; Mr. Thomas, of Birmingham ; Mr. Wood, from
Manchester, &c., &c. It was arranged that there should
be four prizes, viz., 201., 81., 41, and 31. The match com-
menced shortly after noon on ednesday, their being 40
competitors, with seven birds each to shoot at. After
some excellent shooting, the contest closed for the day,
the competitors having had only two shots each. The
match was resumed yesterday, when there was again some
splendid skill displayed, several of the competitors killing
almost every bird shot at. The first ties having been gone
through, it was found that " Young Sloper," of Rochdale,
Mr. James Williams of Bury, Mr. Donald of Whitehaven,
and Mr. Wood of Manchester, had each killed every bird,
and consequently remained in to contend amongst them-
selves for the head prize, but after a short consultation
amongst the parties, they agreed to divide the whole
amount of the money equally, and the match therefore
terminated. There was an immense concourse of specta-
tors on the field during both days, and the matches excited
much interest. The sports took place in. Mr. Musker's
field, near Miller's Bridge.

RUPERT HOUSE, EvxxvroN:--On the_Wednesday before.

Christmas day, the pupils of the schools of this
ment, assembled for their Christmas exercises. The whole
length of the school was laid open for the pupils and the
visitors, the clergy, and the examiners. The pupils were'
thoroughly examined in reading and parsing grammar,,
arithmetic, French, geography, history, and chronology,
and answered in so clear, intelligent, and exceedingly satis-
factory a manner as to reflect credit on their religious
instructors and themselves. The needlework was also
carefully inspected,
in which department the young ladies

had also acquitted themselves in a manner highly'satis-
factory to their parents and friends. The first ribbon was
awarded to Miss J. Collins ; the second ribbon to Miss
Redmond, and the third, or accessit ribbon, to Miss E.
The prizes (being only the little prizes) to
ss Glover, Miss Simpson, and Miss B;cker-

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