The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-13 00:00:00

THE MOUNT-PLEASANT NUNNERY

adjourned,

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is 2s this,

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rrobably no other question that affects the rateplyers more,
that the proposed regulation of the sub-committee is
kine a chord that will vibrate throughout all the manufac.

.
there be an inadequacy of dock accommodation the
difficulty is not to be remedied by giving nearly all to the sail-
ing vessels, and only a very little to a limited class of steamers.
Besides, the very proposed regulation carries on the face of it
gross injustice and partiality—favouring the class of steamers
t the voyages of which are shorter than the golden number of
s five weeks.

turinz ells
If

.oio such disability to some, nor the favouring of class
interests, could advantage Liverpool as a port. Who would
keep a steam vessel waiting idle for five weeks if there was
another port in the whole kingdom that would furnish accom-
modation ? The result of the proposed measure would be to
reduce Liverpool to the level of inferior ports, by driving
steam vessels to seek for graving-dock accommodation else-
But before this is quite submitted to I predict there
nsiderable confusion and agitation in all quarters, and
counter influence brought to bear; and I do hope that other
counsels way prevail, and that common justice may avert any
one-sided legislation detrimental to the interests of another
class.
No doubt the graving-dock accommodation may have been
and was interfered with during the last two years by the wants
of the transport steamers in the service of the Government.
But it must not be overlooked that there was an accommoda-
tion, not to steam ship owners,
,but to the Government, under
peculiar exigencies of the country.—Yours, very obediently, .
CHARLES 111‘Ivian.
Mr. Gregson stated, that it was the intention of the
harbour-masters committee, to ask the steamship asso-
ciatioi, and the shipowners' asscciation. to send each a
deputation to meet the committee next Wednesday. The
committee also intended to invite Mr. Rankin, Mr.
Brocklebank, and Mr. M'lver, so that they might hear
both sides of the question.
Mr. Gladstone : Well, I am sure I wish you well out of
it. (Laughter.)
This concluded the general business.

where
will be co

THE CONVICT PALMER.

The Borough Engineer reported the building in Mount-
pleasant, belonging to the sisters of mercy, was six inches
inside the proper limit, instead of being an encroachment on
the street.
Mr. Beckwith : Who said it was an encroachment on the
street 2

The Engineer : It was reported so by --, a surveyor of
Liverpool.
Mr. Godfrey : Then it ought to go forth to the public that
the building is not an encroachment on the street.
The routine business was then transacted, and the meeting

LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL AND

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

A special meeting of the above society was held on
Wednesday evening, at the Royal Institution, for the pur-
pose of considering the propriety of memorialising the
Royal Institute of British Architects, on the subject of the
difference between the government and Sir Charles Barry,
on professional remuneration. Mr. S. Huggins, president,
in the chair. After some discussi9n, the following resola-

tions were put, and carried unanimously :
That, after due consideration of the correspondence, printed
by order of the House of Commons, on the difference between
Sir Charles Barry and the government, as to the rate of
remuneration for that gentleman's services, as architect of the
new palace at Westminster, this meeting is of opinion that the
grounds upon which is bused the refusal of the rate of pay-
-1 "fished by long custom, of 5 per cent., to be
untenable, and completely met by Sir Charles
owner, is Barry, when he argues, " That the unusual extent and im.

portauce of the wo!

the customary re

,her for increasing than

ouneration of the architect,
inasmuch as his responsibilities are more than proportionably
increased, and the demands upon his taste, skill, and judg-
ment, far greater, than in works of less magnitude and

importance.
That as the great difficulties which the architect has to
cantend with, in the practice of his art, lie chiefly in the
necessity of forming out of a multitude of diverse features,
designed for distinct utilitarian purposes—one consistent
artistic whole—we consider that his task becomes more
arduous, in proportion to the importance and multiformity of
the edifice, and even in proportion to the expenditure, when
that is incurred for the production of an elaborate style of
decoration. And we deem it obvious, to the common sense
of mankind, that the practitioner in no profession can be better
entitled to his accustomed fees than the competent architect,
to whom a building, however costly, is entirely indebted for
its practical and artistic value, and without whose aid it must
be but a lifeless mass of constructed lumber.
That, in the opinion of this meeting, this reasoning will
especially apply to the new palace at Westminster, an edifice
designed to serve practical and complex purposes of great
national importance, and to display qualities which shall aid in
refining and elevating the public taste.
That the refusal, by the Government, of the customary rate
of remuneration to the architect of this work, appears to us to
ignore the professional rank which we claim for the practice of
architecture, to be inconsistent with the paternal and fostering
care which a popular Government should extend to the grow-
ing appreciation of architecture among the people, which must
inevitably be impeded by any depreciation of its claims in so
high a quarter, and, if persisted in, be calculated directly and
seriously to injure the profession at large.
That the earnest attention of the Royal Institute of British
Architects, as the chartered representatives of the profession
generally, be invited to this subject, with a request that they
will take such steps as may seem to them advisable, to assert
and maintain the duo claims of the profession, as some move-
ment on their part cannot altogether fail of effect; since, if it
do not succeed in inducing the Government to reconsider the
case, it will yet stand as a protest of the profession against the
reduction of professional charges, whilst, on the contrary,
silence with respect to it on the part of the Royal Institute of
British Architects might be misconstrued into acquiescence in
its jutica.—Signed, on behalf of the Society,
SAMUEL HUGGING, President.

CRANMER WESLEYAN CHAPEL AND

SCHOOLS

Yesterday the foundation stones of these buildings,
which are in course of erection at the extreme north end
of Vauxhall-road, near Boundary-street, were laid with
all the ceremonies usually observed on such occasions.
The morning, unfortunately, was not favourable for any
Out-door display, the rain falling heavily and incessantly
up to noon; but not Withstanding this drawback, the
numbers of ladies and gentlemen who attended to honour

and grace the ceremony by their presence were.
large. Crowds of people from the immediate neighbour
hood were also attracted to the spot, and observed
throughout the whole proceedings the utmost propriety
of conduct.
After the children of the schools of the North Shore
Mill, who marched in procession with flags and banners
to the grotind, had been Marshalled, the 737th hymn
was given out by the Rev. Mr. Chettle, and was sung by
all present. The 19th and 132nd psalms were then read
by the Rev. Mr. Pearson, and prayer having been
offered up by the Rev. Mr. Harvard,
Mr. James Radford read cdpies of the documents con-
nected with the schools, and then presented the silver
trowel, which bore au appropriate inscription corn.
numerative of the event, to Mr. John Robinson Kay, of
Bury, to whom was accorded the honour of laying the
stone. The foundation stone of the chapel was laid
With a like ceremony by Mr. Joseph Leather, the trowel
having been presented •to him for that purpose by Mr.
R. S'eaci.
Mr. Leather expressed his acknowledgments for the
honour that had been conferred upon him, and his
gratification in taking part in so meritorious and useful
at work as that which they had assembled to inaugurate.
He detailed the history of the undertakin3 in which
they were embarking 4 and in acknowledging the
assistance which they had received from churchmen and
dissenters, expressed a confident hope that they would
still continue to receive a generous support from the
Christian public until their Ask had been fully com-
pleted. The ceremony of the day having been thus
satisfactorily performed, the children sung the national
anthem, after which the ladies and gentlemen present
proceeded to the spacious schoolroom of the North Shore
Mill, where an excellent luncheon was provided for
their refreshment. The company numbered more
than 200 persons.
The chair was occupied by the Rev. 11.1 r. Chettle, who,
as soon as the repast had been partaken of, proceeded
to congratulate them on the occasion which had then
assembled them together. He observed, that it was
thirty years since ati additional Methodist chapel was
opened in Liverpool. During that time, the population
had increased from 160,000 to nearly 400,000. The
Establishment of the country had created 31 churches
in the town in that period; the Roman Catholics hal
raised six establishments; the Independents three; the
Baptists two I but they (the Wesleyan Methodists), had
not built one additional chapel, unless, indeed, they
might speak of the small chapel in Aigburth-street,
Windsor. They had now, however, roused themselves
from their slumbers, and had commenced a course of
action honourable and useful in its character. He
rejoiced that they had at length taken this attitude, and
he was sure the effort would be every way worthy the
Christian church of which the were professing and
faithful members. (Hear, hear.y ) With regard to the
educational part of the scheme he observed, that it was
gratifying that, in a period connected with their church's
history of trouble and conflict, they had been permitted
to see arise the noble institution in Westminster for the
religious training of the schoolmasters and school-
mistresses who were to occupy an important position in
their economy ; and he rejoiced at this, another effort
which they were now about to make to Preserve the
pure Gospel in connection with sound religious and
intellec`ual education. (Applause.)
Mr. J. Robinson Kay then briefly addressed the as-
sembly, and in the course of his observations, congratu-
lated them on the fact, that at the last examination,
the male students of the institution at Westminster
took away more prizes than any other training establish-
ment in the kingdom. (Applause.).
• The Rev. V. M. White followed, and urged that
Christians should now make up their minds to two
things—first, to hold no compromise with that which
was in itself essentially wrong, and secondly, being
agreed upon such things as were in themselves essentially,
right, not to be divided by what was trifling and unim-
portant. The rev. gentleman then proceeded to consider
the dangers which had beset Christianity from the
earliest times, and cautioned his hearers against that
danger which was the character of the present age—
that species of infidelity which unfortunately was
preached even from one of the pulpits of the town, and
couched in an assault upon God's
elusion, the rev. 4-

tleman defended the institution of

bliath, and protest

Addresses were also delivered by the Rev. Mr. West
and other gentlemen.,
which the company
separated.
As to the character of the undertaking on which the
Wesleyan body of Liverpool have now entered, it will be
best understood from the subjoined circular, which has
been issued by them:—
" The population of the North end of Liverpool has
during the last few years rapidly increased, and large
manufactories now occupy places that recently were
green fields. The provision for the religions wants of the
people has not been at all commensurate with the growth
of the population. The Wesleyans have long desired to
extend the means of education, and increase the places of
religious worship at that part of the town. The steps
they have taken were, first, about three years ago, to
open a room in Medley-street as a Sunday school and for
evening preaching ; this was soon inconveniently crowded.
At the commencement cif last year they obtained for a
limited period the use of the large room at the North
Shore Mills ; here in a few weeks they gathered 220
children in a week-day school, about 300 in the Sunday
school, and have now a congregation on the Sabbath Day
of 400 people. Encouraged by the success of these
efforts the Wesleyans feel imperatively urged to attempt,
on their part, to provide more adequately for the religious
instruction of the young, and the preaching of the Gospel
to the masses of the people. They now propose to build
a neat and commodious chapel to seat 800 persons, with
a gallery for 250 children. Convenient class-rooms will be
placed underneath the chapel, and the whole made in
every way comfortable. Also to erect school premises
for 700 children ; one room for 210 infants—another as an
industrial school for 140 senior girls—and a third for a
mixed school for 350 boys and girls. There will be a
covered as well as open play grounds, and a master's house.
For this purpose, they have purchased a plot of land,
measuring about 2,200 yards, fronting Tauxhall-road and
Cranmer-street, and Boundary-street. Plans, and an
elevation of chaste Gothic design, have been furnished by
James Wilson, Esq., F.S.A., Architect, of Bath; and a
plan of the schools has been submitted to the Committee
of Council for Education, with a view to secure from them
a grant towards the erection of the schools, which it is
intended to place under government inspection, and their
lordships have been pleased to grant £1,779. A subscrip-
tion has been opened, which has met with a liberal
response, not only from the Wesleyan community, but
also from Christians of other denominations, who are
desirous to promote education, based on religious prin-
ciples. The promises already amount to about £5,500,
and the cost is expected to be about £9,000. The entire
premises are to be free from debt This noble object com-
mends itself to Christian consideration and support ; an
active band of collectors has been organised, and they are
meeting with kind encouragement. The committee wish
at once to carry out their plans, believing that with the
blessing of Almighty God, they are calculated to improve
the social and moral character of that populous but neg-
lected locality, to give religious training as well as sound
secular education to the young, and to promote the exten-
sion of true religion."

THE SOUND Duns.—On Wednesday morning a return to
parliament was issued, of the number of vessels, specifying
the different nations and the aggregate tonnage of each flag
or nalion, which passed the Sound at Elsinore. from the
years 1845 to 1854 inclusive. The return for 1854 is as
follows :—British, 2,032 vessels; Danish, 1,898 ; Norwe-
gian, 3,328 ; Swedish, 2,583 ; Russian, 166; Prussian,
3,095 ; Austrian, 1 ; Mecklenburg, 873 ; Lubeck, 111 ;
Hamburg, 61 ; Bremen, 11; Oldenburg, 79 ; Hanoverian,
497 ; Dutch, 1,460 ; Belgian, 11 ; French, 81 ; Portuguese,
12 ; Italian, 22 ; United States, 46—total, 16,368. The
tonnage for 1854 is not specified.
LORD DALHOUSIE'S INDIAN ADMINISTEkTION. -On
Monday last was issued, in the form of a return to the
House of Commons, the copy of a minute of the Marquis of
Dalhousie, dated the 28th February, 1856, and addressed to
the India Board, reviewing his administration in India from
January 1848, to March, 1856. The minute is of great
length, extending to forty-five folio pages. The Marquis
enters into a minute recital of the measures which have been
taken for the prosecution of material improvements in India,
and refers to the progress that has been made towards the
removal of certain noted evils, such as Suttee, Thuggee,
female infanticide, &c. Accession of territory, political
changes, improvements in civil administration, e?
public works, and the general development of the resour.
of India are treated of in detail. "If the recital," he says
" should seem dry in itself, it may be hoped that the results
which it exhibits will not be thought by the honourable
court to be unprofitable or disappointing." The Marquis
concludes : —" One of the last, and not the least important,
measures which have emanated from the govern-
ment of India during the past years, has been a resolution
to require henceforth from the government of every presi-
dency, from each lieutenant-governor, and from the chief-

ucation

officer of every province, an annual report, narrating the
incidents that may have occurred during the year within
their several jurisdictions, and stating the progress that may
have been made, and all of moment that may have been
done, in each principal department of the civil and military
administration. My parting hope and prayer for India is,
that, in all time to come, these reports from the presidencies
and provinces under our rale may form in each successive
year, a happy record of peace, prosperity, and progress.

COUNTY v COURT.--ESTERDAI,

(BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCX, ESQUIRE, JUDGE.)

MITCHBLL V. WEBSTER—This was an action brought by
Thomas Mitchell to recover damages amounting to £lO, .
from Edward Webster, for an assault. The plaintiff, who
was in the employment of a baker in Litherland, was
about to pass through a field belonging to defendant at
that place, and had mounted the wall for the purpose
when the defendant, who was a man of very advanced
age, came up and told him he should not make a tho-
roughfare of that field. Some words followed, in the
course of which the plaintiff told the old man he was a
liar, upon which the former struck him two or three
times with a stick. The case had been heard in another
form before the county magistrates. Mr. Dodd appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. lime for the defendant. His
Honour said he thought it sufficient in this case to give a
verdict for ss. without costs.
MITCHELL V. ABBINETT.—The same party was plaintiff
in this case, and the same amount was claimed. Mr.
Dodd appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hime for the
defendant. It appeared that Mr. Henry Abbinett, the
defendant, came within sight of the parties in the
former action, as they were scuffling. The plaintiff,
Mitchell, ran away. Tile defendant in the second
action not having seen the beginning of the affair,
and only observing that a young man was struggling with
a very old man, ran after the former, caught him, and
struck him some blows. His Honour said probably most
other men would have done what the defendant did under
the circumstances, but still the defendant was not justi-
fied In point of law. The assault in fact was over at the
time defendant came up, and even a police-officer would
not then have been justified in doing more than obtaining
the names of the parties and reporting the charge, in
order that it might be investigated in the ordinary course.
_ .
on a police-officer

Even if the assault t

would not have been justified in point of law in acting as
defendant had done—still less a private individual. It
would have been well if Mr. Abbinett had been prudent
enough to consider how far he was justified in interfering,
although probably few men would have had prudence
enough to reflect under the circumstOces . He thought
the justice of the case would be satisfied bj giving a ver-
dict for 10s., without costs.
WALLACE V. Hossram..—The plaintiff in this Case
was Robert 'Wallace, wh had been mate of the ship
William Owen, and the defendant were the Messrs. T. and
B. Horsfall. The action was brought to recover the sum
of e5O for damages, alleged to have been s.istained by
the plaintiff in consequence of the Messrs. ITersfall, who
were owners of the vessel, having refused to give up the
plaintiff's certificate of competency, and certificate of
service. It appeared that the plaintiff had been engaged
as mate of the Messrs. Florsfall's vessel, and while he was
away on a voyage to the west coast of Africa, an order
made by. Mr. Baron Platt, was served upon the Messrs.
Horsfall, attaching whatever monies might be accruing to
the plaintiff in favour of a judgment creditor. On arriv-
ing again in Liverpool, the plaintiff claimed £23, balance
of wages due to dim. In consequence of the order served
on them, the Messrs. Horsfall refused to pay over the
balance. The plaintiff refused to sign the release of the
ship, and the detendants, therefore, refused to give up the
certificates. The order obtained by the judgment
creditor, rendered it imperative that it should be com-
plied with on the 19th of February, and the money due
to the plaintiff was paid into court by the Messrs.
Horsfall on that day. Subsequently, the order
made by Mr. Baron Platt, was found to be rendered
imperative by the recent Merchant Shipping Act,
which provides that seamen's wages shall not be
attached by an order from any court. The case was
brought under the notice of Mr. Baron Martin, who dis-
charged the order, and the money was received back by
the plaintiff on the 25th of April. Mr. Campbell appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Simpson for the defendants. It
was contended that the plaintiff was prevented from
making other engagements by the refusal of the certifi-
cates. His Honour stated, that he did not see at present
how anything more than nominal damages could be
recovered against the defendants. He said he would give
the case full consideration, and ieserved his judgment for
the present.

SUNDAY RECREATION

TO THE EDITOR OT THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—ln the absence of a specific denial from Dr.
Blakeney himself, I must still maintain that my former
letter was substantially correct. He either made use of the
assertion I therein indicated, or he did not, and in the
latter case, a simple contradiction is easily afforded, when I
will frankly acknowledge that I cannot have heard him
aright ; but, until this is done, I persevere in my former
statement ; nor can I consider the reverend doctor's quibble,
about not noticing anonymous correspondents, as anything
but a convenient loop-hole for escape from a dilemma. His
duty is plain, to combat untruth in whatever shape he
meets it, and when he is found shirking from that duty,
there is nothing unfair in arriving at the conclusion that
I
In con- there must be unfavourtble reasons for such a course.

With your correspondent,

" C. J. M'C's

." satisfaction

Grace the Archbishop of Cante

ury, I have not

the slightest desire to interfere On the contrary, I
cordially wish him and the establishment generally all joy
in being possessed of one who has recently become so

distinguished a prelate !

—one who has,

trough the witty

instrumentality of our friend Punch, for the

last few weeks,

afforded the country at large so much amusement and

ild be no e

astter to

ikes one to be the fact, that his
it of the bands is exactly

that of St. Peter, when his Master

By order of the Exe •utor3

On Dionday re/Et, the 16th instant, at One o'clock,
saleroom, Walmer-buildings, Water-st

61, FOUR SIXTY-I
itt\\ PARTS of the Ship I

0.m., 1038 tons late tonn,
and classed A I tor elev

with yello,

IXTY

,t the Brokers'

SHARES or

ears; copper rastened,

)URTHS

PARTS, c

SHARES or

)A WATTENBACH ;
teasttretnent; built at

en years; copper

&RES or

84 tons

1 for thirteen year.; copper fas

'and sheathed with yellow metal
r to CURRY & Co.. B okers for the Purchase and Sale of

Val 7, er-'

In consequence of the Death of one of the late Owners.
FOR SALE BY AUCTION, on Thursday, the
19th inst., at One o'clock, at the Broker's saleroom,
Wal,ner-buildings, Water-street, the Brig SARAH,
...41111"18-4 tons o.st., 179 tons :cm. Built at Gainsborough in
1847, and classed A 1 at L old's for 11 years ; is copper
fastened anJ sh..athed with yellow metal, carries a large cargo on a
light draft of water, bas lately undergone large repairs, and supplied
with new sa,ls, and only requires provisions to send her to sea.
Dimensions : length 82 Let 3-10ths, breadth 20 itet 6-10ths, depth
12 teat 6-laths. Now lying in King's dock.—Fur firther particulars
apply to' Messrs. Allen and Edwards; or to CURRY and CO
Brokers for the Porches(

,ale of Ship:

--1,4_.f FOB SALE BY AUCTION, on Thursday, the
4r •• 19th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' saleroom,
,14t_,, , VValmer-buildings, Water-street, if not previously
sr,A,..;:,;.:disposrd of by private treaty, the fine A 1 brig JANE
&NI) .ES Jill:R. 177 tons per register, built at Preston in 1842, and
then clasped A 1 for 12 ye .rs, and was continuer m 1854 for 4 years
A 1 ; at same time nro-ived large repair., and was re-sheathed with
yell;w metal ; earties 265 tons dead weight on a light draft of water.

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