The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1856

THE DAYS NEWS

Last night the friends and admirers of Mr. J. R.
Jeffery, the newly-elected member for Lime street

THE

Ward, entertained him at a grand banquet, in
Lucas's Repository, Great Charlotte street. The
occasion drew together a large number of the
Liberal electors of the town—men who dispise all
kinds of shuffling in a public functionary, most of
whom, by their votes on the Ist Nov. last, gave prac-
tical effect to their feelings and principles, as a
portie'n of the municipal constituency of Liver-
pool. Of course, the hero of the evening was Mr .
Jeffery, and they who heard his straightforward
and manly speech, must be convinced that, for
once, the remarkable saying of Mr. Layard, now
grown into an adage—" the right man in the
place"—has been effected, when Mr. Jeffery was
sent into the Town Council as the representa-
tive of the Electors of Lime Street Ward.
The sight was a gratifying one. It showed that
the days of prodigality in the Town Council are
numbered, and that as time and opportunity offers,
the various Constituencies will take good care not
to send to the Council Chamber any persons but
those whose previous anticedents stamp them as
belonging to the order of " Progress," who detest
jobbing on the smallest scale, and who, irrespec-
tive of creed or party, will advocate and
support those plans only which are calculated
to advance the good old town, as the first maritime
port of the world, extend her trade and commerce,
and render her people prosperous and happy.
" Union is strength," and never was the truth of this
trite saying more triumphantly verified than in
the election of Mr. Jeffery. The banquet of last
night has served to unite more closely in the
bonds of union the Liberal Electors of Liver-
pool. To all the other wards we would now
say—Behold what has taken place in the
stronghold of our municipal prodigal sons.
take courage, fight with zeal and determination the

battle of Lime-street Ward iu your respective dis-

triets. Choose good men and true ; tliose whose
business habits and intimate knowledge .of your
local interests and wants, combined with rectitude
of purpose and public honesty, are above sus-
picion, and send them to the Council Chamber as
your representatives The earnest strivings of the
most humble can do something, and he who
strikes but a single blow, contributes less or more
to the common cause, and renders some service to
society at large by giving a helping hand in
cleansing the Augean stable of the corporation,
and discarding from among its members all
who support a "clique" for party and political
purposes.
Among the other local topics and occurrences of
the day, to which we would draw our readers'
attention, are the meeting of the Toxteth Local
Board of Health, and the annual meeting of the
ratepayers at the Old Swan. It will be observed
that notwithstanding all that has taken place,
and that has been said and done respecting the
supply of gas, complaints are still made on this
head. Mr. Dansie complained that, in the Grove
Park district, the gas was not kept at half the
pressure it should be. At the Old Swan meeting,
steps were ordered to be taken to repair. Derby
lane, which, from the statements put forth, has
been in a most dangerous condition for some time
past.

- Id addition to the loss of Le Lyonnais, already
alluded' to, we now record particulars of the
melancholy wreck of a steamer on Lake Superior,
and loss of fifty lives. The details of the disaster
in question are heartrending in the extreme,
which, with other accidents of a fatal character,
will be found recorded in other parts of the paper.
Connected with the annals of crime, we have to
remark that the author of the Croydon tragedy
has surrendered himself to justice, confessed the
crime, and palliates the heinous character of his
murderous attack, by insinuating that Mrs. Belton
was a person equally as bad as himself. The
unfortunate woman still lies in a hopeless state,
and there is not any chance of her recovery. In
fact, the case seems to be similar in its character
and results to that of Cope, for which Marley now
lies under sentence of death. With respect to the
murder of Mr. Little, up to the present time, we
believe that the murderer is still at large, and the
public, who were, for some days after the discovery
of the murderer's weapons, buoyant with the hope
that they would be traced ere long to the perpe

trators, have again become depressed and despon-
dent. So many days have now passed without an
arrest being made, it is naturally feared that the
authorities must have been hitherto on a wrong
track, or totally at fault in their operations How.
ever this may be, it is not the less true that their

exertions have been most assiduous and untiring,
and we trust they may, ere long, be rewarded with
success. It may be mentioned, as a reason why
the murderer did not take any of the numerous
small notes which were piled upon the table, that
it is the habit of the station masters along the line
to stamp every note they receive with the name of
the station and the date. These marks the per-
petrator of the crime would have at once seen, and
his wretched instinct must have suggested that
they would afford means of detection if he pos
sessed himself of any of the notes ; otherwise, as
they were, for the most part, for one pound only,
he would most probably have carried them away.
Archdeacon Denison's case is not yet ended.
Two bishops, Exeter and Bangor, of the church,
have spoken out upon the subject, and have ad
dressed letters to their clergy, in which they dispute
the validity of the judgment of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, denouncing the treatment to which the
Archdeacon has been subjected, and argue with a
keenness, bordering upon vehemence, that his
doctrines are not repugnant to the thirty-nine
articles, and, therefore, that his condemnation
and sentence are unmerited and unjust. From
what we learn, the Court of Queen's Bench, and
both Houses of Convocation will be called upon
to pronounce an opinion on the questionable
theology of the Archdeacon. ,As the case now
stands, it is melancholy to contemplate it. The
church, as a church, is unable to define her own
doctrines, and is obliged to have recourse to the
Queen's Bench, a secular court, to decide a vital
point of faith, inasmuch as it is impossible to
exclude from the investigation the spiritual branch
of the question. Can it be possible that the great
founder of Christianity—he who, upwards of
eighteen hundred years ago, went forth teaching
and preaching to the humble and simple multitudes
of the land of Palestine, along the shores of
Galilee, and by the banks of the Jordan,
the faith which was to lead to salvation,
and point to glory : that divine teacher
who desired little children to come unto him and
be blessed, as the emblems of the simplicity of
the doctrines ha sought to inculcate—could have
intended that they should only be comprehended
by lay judicial tribunals ? It is a sad state of
affairs, and we hope that the Church will rise, and
at once extricate herself from the difficulty in
which she is placed—a difficulty that tends to
rend her in twain at no distant day.

Respecting the Southampton Election, there is
nothing new. From what we see stated in the Lon-
don journals, Mr. James has actually resigned the
contest, feeling that the current of public opinion is
too strong against him. Nevertheless, it is rumoured
that the Mayor is determined to contest the borough
against Mr. Wegneulin. Mr. James' friends, how-
ever, are quietly watching the issue of events, and
calculating upon the likelihood of Mr. Andrews
chances, should he come forward in the stead of
Mr. James.

William Pierce and James Burgess, accused of the
great Gold Dust Robbery, was again brought before
the Lord Mayor of London, at, the Mansion house,
yesterday. Further evidence was produced, and
the case again adjourned to thisday.
The Continental news is rather significant. A
confimation of the rumour of an insurrection in
Sicily has been confirmed, but the accounts
received do not add anything additional to the
telegraphic despatches which we published yester
day.

The Neufchatel dispute still occupies the
attention of the European Governments. It is
said that the tone of observation, in reference to
the matter, is more conciliatory at Berlin than was
the speech from the throne, and with the view of
enlisting the good offices of France, it seems that
the Prussian Ambassador at Paris, Count Hatz-
feldt, now in Berlin, is about to return to his post
withinstructions to remove apprehensions of
Prussia doing anything unnecessarily to endanger
the peace of Europe, and that she trusts entirely

to the good will and the mediation of France. On
the other hand, the Swiss authorities are not much
disposed to settle the matter, and the Federal
Council have again refused to release the pri-
soners

From Vienna, we learn that the Emperor and
Empress were at Venice. The Augsburg Post
Zeitung, an Ultramontane organ, says that the
Jewish writers for the Vienna press have so
demoralised the Catholic population of the city,
that, out of nearly half a million of inhabitants,
" not more than 50,000 confessed at Easter,
.and
received the sacrament." The Concordat has
given such offence to the nation, that the above-
mentioned paper will perhaps a year hence have
to announce that not even 50,000 persons have
properly observed the Easter holidays. Although
money is plentiful, the improvement on the Vienna
Exchange has not kept pace with that which has
taken place in Paris and London. Vast quantities
of snow have fallen, but still all the mails from the
west of Europe have been received.
Madrid advices state that the authorities have
thought proper to apologise to the persons arrested
a short time since at the Prince's Cafe. Among
the number was the learned M. Ramon de Eche-
varria, who most certainly could not be classed as
a conspirator or seditious person. Sometimes the
agents of the powers that govern overstep their
instructions, and this was the case in the present

instance

At the present day there is no question of more
importance to society, nor any which appears to
receive greater attention, or more frequent and
searching discussions, than that of public educa
tion. This is as it should be. We, therefore,
gladly hail any advance which is made to extend
and improve existing systems, convinced that, no
matter however feeble the attempt which may be
made, some good must result, and the cause of
civilisation be promoted thereby. On Wednesday
there was a meeting of a number of very influential
gentlemen at the Adelphi Hotel, the object of
which was to hear addresses from J. Colquhoun,
Esq., and the Rev. Mr. Rhyle, on the question
of education, in connection with the Church
of England. At this meeting two important
points engaged the attention of the chief
speakers—the religious element, and the
proposition of " a rate in aid," or, in other words,
local assessment, for the support of our elementary
schools. All the speakers deplored the inefficiency
of our present schemes of public instruction, and
manifested a strong, nay, ardent desire to lend
their aid and support to any plan which could be
devised to effect a removal of the deficencies and
defeats complained of. We reiterate our previously
expressed opinion, that national education, to be
worth the name, must be good, universal, and
permanent. Now we demur to the opinions enun-
ciated by Mr, Colquhoun and others, at the Adelphi
Hotel, on Wednesday, viz., that education cannot
come under the first of the elements enunciated
above, unless that the minds of children are
saturated with the peculiar religious dogmas of this
or that church. To do so is to instruct in creeds,
but it is not teaching religion. A portion of the
community whose religious scruples we may
respect, but whose short-sightedness we must
deplore, have held aloof from all Government
schemes, which de not make their grand element
that of religious instruction. The B.ble, we con-
tend, should not be made a common school book.
It contains in its pages truths too solemn, treats
of subjects too awful, but at the same time, sublime,
in their character, to allow of placing it on a
parallel with Murray's Reader, Enfield's Speaker,
Thompson's Geography, Euclid's Elements, Brydge's
Algebra, &c. We hold that its contents are too
sacred to be thus made a sort of pastime for tha
giddy and volatile dispositions of young scholars.
Nevertheless, each and all should know, and be
taught to feel, the glorious and consolatory truths
which it contains, but that we would do without
making it a common school book, Again, we
strongly object to the inculcation of creeds and
liturgies at schools. Such is the work of the
parent and religious pastor. The school teacher has
no right to interfere on such debateable ground.
His duty ends in the formation of moral habits,
and, above all, awe and veneration Ibr the Great
Founder of the universe—the father of us all,—the
development of those bodily and mental powers and
faculties with which man is endowed. To do so,
children may be led out to view the works of na-
ture, and there learn the omnipotence and omni-
presence of their God. Every leaf, every flower ;
all things, animate and inanimate, contain within
them sermonising materials of great value. Yea,
more, when the lark ascends midway to heaven,
and there carols forth its song of praise, the young
and rising generation can be taught to see and hear
the mighty works of creation and Providence. The
sound of the gurgling brook,—the lowing of the
cattle,—the chirping notes of the feathered
tribe, give daily lessons, far more powerful,
far more effective, because far more lasting than all
the information imparted from books and lectures
unaccompanied with suitable objects of illustration.
The one addresses body, head and heart; the other
only calls into exercise the powers of attention and
1 memory. Taking this view of the matter, we object,
most determinedly, to the inculcation of any creed
or peculiar religious dogma in our schools for the
people ; and for the best of all possible reasons,
that we can train up good and virtuous citizens
without it. Every binding obligation of the ten
commandments can be enforced and instilled ;
habits of truth and honesty, and an aversion of all
those demoralising influences which degrade man
kind to, aye, and below, a level with the brute crea-
tion, can be formed, independent of catechisms, li-
turgies, or one-sided commentaries, on God's word.
Whilst, then, it is our wish that the youth of the
land should be educated in reality, and not sub-
jected to the theological treadmill—which is now
the order of the day—we do not, as we have already
stated, undervalue the importance of religious
teaching ; all we contend for, is that that is the
work of the parent and the pastor. In the home
circle, and in the house of prayer, should this first
of duties be discharged: Would that it were so,
and that all who call themselves parents, and all
who exercise the functions of a ministering priest
of the Gospel, were duly impressed with the im-
portance of their duty in this respect ; then,
indeed, might we hope to see, not a superficially
instructed people, but a race of educated beings ;
all of whom, from the peasant to the peer, would
not only know, but faithfully perform their re-
spective duties in society. Then would the
enticing schemes of some Lady Bountiful—
the deep and well laid plans of squires and
lords to exercise, in their respective districts,
authority bordering upon tyranny, soon dis-
appear. " Vestry cliques," and " town council
intrigues" would not again disturb the order of a
well regulated society. In a word, such an educa-
tion as we contemplate would secure us a generation
of patriots, philanthrophists, and Christians in the
true sense of the term. With regard to the
permanent support of a system of National
Education, Mr. Colquhoun spoke against levying a
rate. We would be slow to undervalue the
voluntary principle as applied to religious estab-
lishments, but we contend, notwithstanding the
statements of Mr Colquhoun, and that no less zeal-
ous educationist, Mr. Baines, of Leeds, voluntary-
ism, as applicable to National Education, has been
tried and found wanting. We could ourselves give
hundreds of instances, both here and in
the sister kingdom, in proof of our assertion,
but we leave it to that able statistician, Rev.
Dr. Hume, to dispel the ignorance which
many labour under upon this part of the
subject. Nothing but an educational rate will
meet the requirements of the present age and state
of society—that rate must be levied upon all, for
all are most deeply interested in the advantages
which it will secure. Not only must we support
schools, but build school-houses ; make our system a
permanent and integral portion of the Constitution,
And as the people pay the rate, so would we give
them a voice in its appropriation.Wn,etvoo.uelhelotuoida
great extent do away with the lordly orders of the
Committee of the Privy
Council on Education.
Their reasonable and practical suggestions we
should adopt—their lordly dictation we would
spurn and disregard. Practical me
guide the educational machine. Briefless
barristers and clerical drones, because they

can sport an A.B. or an A.M. to their name,
should not be our Schools Inspectors. We would
make Education a fourth learned profes-
sion—the best ally of the other three—
and from that profession we would select
all our officers. Promotion should be from the
ranks. The humblest ♦illage teacher should be
taught that he has the power of advancing, step
by step, until he attains the highest pinnacle of
his calling—Minister of Education—and can be in a
position to address, in his official capacity, the
congregated wisdom of the nation, on the mental
and moral progress of the people.

MR. J. G. BALER.—Mr. Bales, who, for fourteen years,
creditably filled the important office of inspector of letter
carriers, at our General Post office, has resigned that situa-
tion, and purchased the Globe Hotel, Mersey street, which
he has fitted up in the first style as regards elegance and
comfort ; and, no doubt, his numerous friends will be as glad
to see him in his new position as they were in his former
one.

OASES-STREET SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—AS
usual, there was a numerous attendance last Saturday. and
the amateurs gave satisfaction. Miss Jessie Ham-
mond sang several appropriate songs, and was encored in
every one. T. B. Forwood, Esq., presided, and expressed
toe gratification he felt at being called upon to assist this
step in the sight direction. Thse concerts being so suc-
cessful and attracting, as they do, the working classes, for
whose benefit they were established, will be continued every
Saturday evening, at eight o'clock.

EMIGRATION FROM LIVECRPOOL.-Thirty emigrant vessels
have left Liverpool during the past month for all foreign
and colonial ports, with an aggregate number of 7,839
passenger?, 5,263 of whom were bound for the United
States, 1,798 for Victoria, 543 for Taminia, and 230 for
New Zealand. The steerage passengers may be thus classi-
fied :—To the United States : 1,292 English, 106 Scotch,
3,425 Irish, and 368 natives of other countries. To Vic' o-
ria : 1,122 English, 181 Scotch, 318 Irish, and 123 natives
of other countries. To Tasmania : 302 English, and 225
Scotch. To' New Zealand : All English.
We are glad to inform our operative readers, that a
lecture on " Oliver Cromwell," will be delivered by the
Rev. John Macnaught, on Thursday evening neat, at eight
o'clock, in the Everton National School Rooms, Mill-lane,
on behalf of St. Chrysostom's Working Man's Association

OLD CERISTMAS.—The annual visit of our antiquated and
valued friend approaches, and of course there will be many
festive gatherings to greet him. In many respects the oal
gentleman is fastidious as to his fare, but when any one
doubts on this point, the difficulty wiil be at once obviated
by Mr. Wilkie, of 19, Harrington-street, who is counted
the king of all "game" and " Boar's head pie" makers
The best judges of these delicacies, pronounce the articles L.
be of unequalled quality, and such as to command th,
highest praise from every class, and there are few who
have not tried these excellent viands. No doubt, one
sample of Mr. Wilkie's pies will convince every one of the
truth of the assertion.
LIVERPOOL YEAR BOOK FOR 1856.—A work under the
above title, is, we believe, about to be published in Liver-
pool ; which, in addition to the usual information given in
almanacks and diaries, will contain a carefully compiled
summary of the local events of the year, arranged under
their respective dato, and in an intelligible form. A variety
of original articles, bearing on local matters, will also be
given ; together with an analysis of the commerce of the
port of Liverpool—the latter to be executed by a gentleman
of great commercial knowledge and experience. The
editors and compilers of this work, Messrs. Lee and Night-
ingale, are gentlemen who have long been connected with
the press, aad whose talents and experience, justify the
expectation, that the work will be executed with ability
and accuracy. The intimate relations existing between
Manchester and Liverpool, will render this work almoet as
useful here as there. The publishers are Messrs. Benson and
Mallet, of Castle-street.—Manchester Weekly Ackediser.

DEATH BY DROWNING OF A DOCK GATEMAN, AND
FUNERAL YESTERDAY.-011 Friday night last, John Gregg,
dock gateman at the Sandon Dock, while 'taking soundings
before opening the gates, slipped and fell into the water,
and although prompt assistance was afforded, he was unable
to avail himself of it, and sank, When the body was
recovered about three hours afterwards, life of course was
extinct. The funeral took place yesterday, and was
attended by sixty of the dock gatemen, who preceded the
hearse in procession, walking two and two abreast. They
were all in their new uniform, and their fine appearance
and orderly deportment, exited general attention. The
relatives of the deceased occupied a mourning coach,
which was followed to the Necropolis by a large
number of the frfends of the deceased. After the service
had been read, the chaplain took advantage of the occa-
sion in impressing upon those in attendance the ur,
certainty of human life, as ins'aticed in the case before him,
and alluded in feeling terms, to the fact of the deceased
having, six months previously, been at the Necropolis,
selecting burial ground for his friends, little imagining at
the time that his remains would be the first to occnpy it.
The impressive remarks of the worthy chaplain were
listened to with profound attention by those present. We
may add, that the deceased has left a widow and two
children to lament his untimely end, and, as he was a very
useful servant, and met his death while in the discharge of
his duty, we hope the Dock Committee will take the case
of his widow and orphans, who, we believe, are left almost
unprovided for, into their consideration. Prior to his
appointment as dock gateman, deceased acted as messenger
at the Exchange Newsroom.
CATHERINE HAYES AT ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—The lovers
of melody, and they who feel an inclination to hear the
rival of the Swedish Nightingale, will have an opportunity
of doing so to-night. She sings at St. George's Hall,
where, we have no doubt, a large and fashionable audience
will assemble to greet the Irish Cantatrice. She who has
travelled in almost all parts of the world, and called down
the plaudits of the people of every clime through which she
passed. It is unnecessary for us to give a history of the
professional life of Miss Hayes, nor of the unparallelled
success which has attended her at every step she has taken.
Brother Johathan gave her a most flittering recTtion in
every State she visited. The golden lands of California
welcomed her to the shores of the Pacific, and the dark
races of the Sandwich Islands flocked to hear her warble in
that effective, happy, and pleasing style for which she is so
famous.. At Sydney, and at Melbourne, thousands flocked
to her concerts regardless of cost. The people of Bombay
and Calcutta heard and admired her great abilities, whilst
the citizens of Batavia did homage to her musical genius.
Having thus traversed the world over, she comes arson; ns
previous to another tour. The programme of to—night is of
the most recherche character, and such as will admit of
Miss Hayes giving full scope to her voice, which is so
extensive in compass, and so perfect both in its upper and
lower register. Besides, she is assisted by a most talente
troup of vocalists. who will render efficient aid. In a word,
we believe the concert will be a musical treat never surpassed,
and only equalled in Liverpool when Madle. Jenny Lind
visited Liverpool in her professional capacity.

REPRESENTATION IN SCOTLAND.—Dr. Begg has addressed
a letter to the " people of Scotland," in which he advccites
the expediency of getting for Scotland the English system
of forty shilling freehold votes in counties. He also urges
the adoption, from the same country, of the principle of
allowing a forty shilling freeholder in any burgh to have
the right of voting in the county where the burgh stands.
The rev, doctor thinks if these two propositions were carried
out, that there would be laid the foundation of unlimited
national improvement.
IMPORTANT TO BENEFIT SOCIETIES.—At the Insolvent
Debtors' Court, on Monday last, an insolvent was brought
up who had been treasurer to an Orldfellows' Lodge, and, as
such, owed the society £150; there was a sum of £B2 in
court, which they claimed, and the question argued was,
whether the society should take the whole, or only a divi-
dend with the other creditors. It was contended that the
society lent the money to the insolvent, taking 5 per cent.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips, held that the Ict gave all
friendly societies a preference, and made the rule absolute
for payment.

BUSINESS or THE HOUSE OF COMMON3.—From one of
Mr. Brotherton's annual returns, issued on Thursday, it
appears that, in the course of last session, 18 motions were
made that the " house no now adjourn." Of these,l3 were
withdrawn, and 5 negatived. For the adjournment of
debates, there were 21 motions, of which 4 were withdrawn,
and 17 negatived. That " the chairman do report pro-
gress," there were 29 motions, of which 11 were with-
drawn, 17 negatived, and 1 agreed to. That " the chair-
man do now leave the chair," there were 8 motions, of
which 2 were withdrawn, 2 negatived, and 4 agreed to.
That the house "will at its rising adjourn till Monday
next," or any future day; there were 8 divisions, of which
2 were withdrawn, 2 negatived, and 4 agreed to.
MORE PAUPER REmoVALs.—Last week, a young woman
named Sheals, arrived in Belfast by the Glasgow steamer,
having been sent over by the Edinburgh parochial authori-
ties, to whom she had applied for relief. The woman was
born in Ireland, but had resided for some time in Scotland.
Captain M'Bride, deputy harbour-master, with his usual
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