The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-17 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES

Sir,—l do not know whether the churchwardens of St.
Chrysostom's Church may deem it needful to notice the letter
of your correspondent, who designates himself as a " Lover
Truth." Perhaps I may be permitted to observe, as one ou
of many who heard the sermon on which his strictures ar,

founded, that the correctness of the notes of that discourse, as
furnished to your paper by Messrs, Udwin and Eaton, can be

corroborated by very numerous witnesses, by whom the asser-

tions of your correspondent arc not likely to be regarded as

" proofs," in refutation of their own consciousness.
The question is simply one of evidence at its foundation,
Is the auomymous report in the Courier, or the one furnished

to yourselves by the churchwardens, the correct representation
Until this is decided in favour of Mr,

of the sermon ?

Macnaught's assailant, it is altogether beside the mark for the
latter to raise a discussion on fallibility or infallibility.
Hoping that tho "Lover of Truth" will show his sincerity
by its practice,—l remain, yours respectfully,

A HEARER

THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY

TO THE EDITOR OF THU NORTHERN TIMES

Sir,—l am not about to make any lengthened remarks on
the present critical state of our relations with the United
States. Whether Mr. Crampton be guilty or innocent of the

charges made against hiLn by the government of that country
matters liitle, but when our government was requested to
recall him, it was plainly their duty to do so, without making
any further enquiry than beyond the fact that he had become
unacceptable to the nation to which he had been accredited.

If any foreign representative in this country were to render
himself d'sagreeable, would there be any hesitation in
giving him his mittimus if he were not to withdraw when

requested ?
But the aristocracy would do well to rather sacrifice a
thousand Crampton's than plunge us into a war with America,
a strife which would endanger not only the existence of their
own order, but of the entire constitution—the Church, the
State, and the Throne. For with our docks half empty, our
mills closed, our population starving, our merchants bankrupt,
and society convulsed, such au eruption would of necessity be
inaugurated as the world has not witnessed since the great
French revolution, and by the crash of falling institutions, our
rulers would learn too late the result of their folly and

Let it then be clearly understood, that a war with Americ
implies a revolution and a new order of things at home.
16th June, 1856. QUASIMODO.

THE EYE AND ENR INFIRMARY,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—Will you afford me a brief space n your excellen
paper, for the purpose of calling public attention to a gross
violation of parental feeling, as well as ordinary bonevolence.

On last Wednesday my little boy, being only seven years
old, met with a serious accident in the following manner :
A number of boys were shooting arrows at a mark, one of
which entered my son's eye, wounded it severely, and, as I
fear, is likely to deprive him of sight. Knowing somewhat of
the delicate mechanism of the human e} e, and the necessity of
subjecting it, in such a doubtful, if, indeed, not fatal, condi-
tion, to the very best scientific skill procurable,—and
having heard frequent laudations of the skill and kindness
exhibited in " the Eye and Ear Institution" of this town, I
had my son immediately conveyed to this establishment, anti-
cipatir.g not only from prompt attention, but also a satisfactory
opinion, with regard to the probable or real result of the
accident.

Tudge of my surprise, as well as indignation, on being in
formed that nothing could be done in the case ; and th

assertion, mark you, was made without examining the wounded
eye—without even removing the bandage, or making the
slightest investigation of the extent of the injury.
True, indeed, I was taunted with having been there
before, which, although the statement had been true, should
not have prevented the appliances of optical in the
present instance ; but even this plea does not afford the
slightest shadow of excuse, inasmuch as it was my first
application, as most assuredly it will be my last.
I shall not trouble you with a detail of the conversation I
had with the " Knight of the Pestle and Mortar," the only
visible representative of " the Eye and Ear Institu!ion," and
who in pronouncing the immutable decision to do nothing in
the case, appropriately recommended a decoction of poppies—
I say appropriately —since science has become so extremely
lethargic and stupid at Mount Pleasant.
But be this as it may at Mount Pleasant, I felt in Mount
Misery, and although I deposited in the first instance my
contribution in their receiving box, I left with the fixed deter-
mination never again to solicit any attention at that In-

stitution.
Now, Mr. Editor, I am a poor and bard working man, and
as this institution is supported by the voluntary contributions
of the benevolent public, do you not think I have a right to
complain ? And should not some decisive measures be
adopted for compelling the practitioners of " the Eye and Ear
Institution" to perform their duty promptly, benevolently,
and well In such Institutions there should be men of
mature science as well as humanity, for without such the
public money is frittered away, or perverted from the humane
design of the contributors, and parties will go away, like
myself, exclaiming " it is an intolerable humbug !"—Your
obedient servant, A FATHER.
[At the very earnest request of the writer we give insertion
to the foregoing, not doubting, however, but that the matter
complained of is suaceptable of a satisfactory explanation.—
ED. N."T.]