The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-27 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIM

BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB.

The first match of the season of this highly respectable
club took place yesterday, under most favourable cir-
mimstances. The day was peculiarly fine and warm, even
for midsummer, and although the water was quite smooth,
yet there was sufficient breeze to puff along the boats in
good style. The members of the club had provided the
Satellite steamer to accompany the yachts, and the atten-
tion of the committee and the secretary; Mr. Whitham
Scott, to all present, was remarkably urbane. The corn
pany was large and respectable, and the day was one of
ur alloyed pleasure. The breeze that sprung up at the
starting of the boats died away after three o'clock, and
from that to the finish of the tune it was certainly " plain
sailing;" but the best seamanship was exhibited through-
nut 'the contest, and the utmost gratification Was mani-
fested by the large company of ladies and gentlemen on
board the accompanying steamer, on board of which an
excellent band added much to the pleasures of the day.
Mr. Morrish, of the Merchants' Dining Itooms, had the
care of the refreshment department, and it i 43 only neces-
sary to state the fact, to proVe that nothing could
possibly be better supplied, and that his arrangements
were duly appreciated. The sport was excellent, but it
was stated to us that the winning boat (excellently
managed and manned as she was), had some
slight advantage over her competitor, the Electric,
inasmuch as the successful boat had what is called
a "drop keel" which enabled her to go two or three
points nearer the wind than the other craft. Be this as
it may, the handling of all the boats was excellent, and
proved that the club had arrived as near as possible to
perfection, in the modelling and skilful sailing of their
yachts. The following were the entries for the first match
of the season :

CUP, VALUE TWENTY POUNDS.
Course:—From Birkenhead ferry round a flag boat
stationed off Eastham, thence round a flag boat
stationed off the Dingle, back round the Eastham flag
boat, thence back round the Dingle flag boat, returning
direct to Birkenhead ferry, passing between the shore
and flag boat moored off the club house, leaving the last
mentioned flag boat on starboard hand. All other
marks and flag boats to be left on the port hand.
Time—Three minutes per ton for yachts under two
tons ; one minute and a half per ton for yachts above
two tons, up to five tons. One Minute over.
Station. Owner's Name. Yacht's Name.
1 T. Brassey, jun. Spray of the Ocean
2 A. 80wer......... Spray
3 T. Wilkinson.... Glide
4 T. U. Bowen .... Zephyr
5 W. C. Wrenshall Jilt
o T. Wilkinson ... Electric
7 Mr. Suthberry... White Squall

The start was effected in good style at 2.22 and all got
off well, the Spray taking the lead, f glowed by the
Electric, the Spray of the Ocean, White Squall, Zephyr,
and another yacht, called the Spirit, not set down iu the
printed bill. The Jilt was well up, and the Glide in going
out dipped her jib, which delayed her for some time, yet she
overhauled the other boats in good style on the upward
course to the Eastham flag boat. On the first round the
Electric got half a mile to windward, but she was tackled
by the Spray, and that craft got ahead, and it may be
said that from this to the finish, the whole race, which
was an exciting one, lay between the Spray and the
Electric. The following is the timing of the boats at all
the stations :—Ea,stham flag, first round—

Glyde.
Jilt
Zephyr
Electric
Spray
Spray of the Ocean
White Squall

H. H. s.
.2 56 0
3 0 45
.3 0 0
2 58 0
2 56 30
. 55
.2 55 48
2 56 10

The wind died off after the boats got round the flag, and
the following three boats only timed at the Dingle flag

round-: H. H. 5.
5pray...................... 52 40
Electric 4 55 0
Glyde 5 5 10
The race after this lay between the S ray and the Electric,
and the time was as follows :—second time at Eastham

H. M. S

Spray
Electric
Second time at Dingle thg boat

5 19 55
5 26 30

B. B. S

Spray
Electric
The run home was timed as follows

,6 27 0
.6 30 15

Spray.

ii. M. s.
.6 52 30
.6 56 0

Electric
This concluded the day's sport
The Commodore, Haigh, Esq., then went on board
the steamer and presented Mr. Bower, the successful
competitor, with the splendid cup, amid prolonged cheer-
ing. He congratulated the winner and the club generally,
and said the club was in a prosperous and promising
condition, and he trusted the support shown that day to
it would stimulate to renewed exertions. Mr. Haigh
then, in highly complimentary.terins, presented the cup
to Mr. Bower, and that gentleman returned thanks in
brief but appropriate terms, and having asked the ladies
to toast "Success to his gallant little craft," he gave his
able crew a bumper of the same wine out of the same cup,
and the day's proceedings terminated at nearly eight
o'clock, to the entire satisfaction of all who had the good
fortune to be present.

S. B. LOWE IN REPLY Tr) " MACNA.UGHT
ON INSPIRATION."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERNI TIMES.
Sir,—l am sorry to learn from the Courier of to-day
that Mr. Lowe will only reply to anonymous writers
whose letters may appear in the columns of that paper ;
and as the Courier will not insert any letters unfavourable
to Mr. L., he is pretty safe from the attacks of criticism.
Anything more absurd than his refusing to answer cor-
respondents, except through a particular paper, I cannot
conceive. And although he (Mr. L.) positively stated
some time ago that he would not answer any such
communications, he has replied to one letter of
Verax," on the ground that he was an excep-
tion. Why he is an exception, and why Mr. Lowe
has not followed it up, surpasses my comprehen-
sion to understand. The truth is, I fancy, he has
had enough of " Verax" already, whose arguments seem
(as we say in slang phraseology) to have " doubled him
up " completely, and hence, no doubt, his silence. The
editor of the Courier appears to be in Mr. Lowe's secret,
and it is probable, therefore, that Mr, L. is also in the
editor's confidence. If Mr. Lowe expects by his subter-
fuge in the Courier, to ride off and escape the disgrace of
his defeat in his encounter with " Verax," he is much
mistaken ; but even if he does escape " Verax," he has, at
all events, a Unitarian hanging on the skirts of his gown
in your impression of to-day. Mr. L. puts me ih mind of
Dr. M'Neile, when he had the encounter with Dr. Eden's
gardener, and came off second best :—feeling that he was
worsted, he blandly remarked, " what a beautiful thing
discussion is."
There is another letter in the Courier of this day, which
is only worth alluding to in order to shew what ridiculous
conclusions some people can arrive at. Instead of sia•'nin,
himself " Verb. Sap.," it should have been " Verd. Sat.
This worthy judges Mr. Macnaught's allies by the papers
which they write. I would ask, does " Verb. Sap."
himself so act in his every day life? Does he catechise
every one with whom he does business as to what their
religious, political, and social opinions are before he has
anything to do with them? If he does so, I pity hire. I
presume that Mr. Macnaught's supporters go to the papers
alluded to, without any regard to the religious persuasions of
their editors, and simply because they are the daily papers,
whose columns are freely open to both parties. But Mr.
Lowe and others have written in the Unitarian and Papis-
tical papers, ergo (according to " Verb. Sap's" logic) Mr.
Lowo and his supporters are Unitarians and Papists.
But if " Verb. Sap.' prefers it, I will give him another
touch of logic. Mr. Lowe writes in a paper, whose editor
is a Wesleyan Methodist, ergo Mr. Lowe is a Wesleyan
Methodist. I would advise Mr. " Verb, Sap." to digest
these crude thoughts, coming, however, from
A LOVER OF FAIR PLAY.
Liverpool, 25th June, 1856.

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE MIDDLESEX
HOUSE OF CORRECTION.

On Wednesday, in the House of Correction, Coldbatl
square, Clorkenwell, a warder named Myddleton was
Stabbed, so that his life is in some danger. Myddleton,
it appears, had the custody of a prisoner named Graham,
who was attached to the work of cleaning the dormitory.
On Tuesday night Myddleton had to punish him, and he
did so by taking away a portion of his allowance of
bread. As the prisoner was known to be a desperate
character, having stabbed a man on a former occasion,
Myddleton was told to be on his guard against him. On
Wednesday, about twelve o'clock, Myddleton opened
the door of the dormitory, which be had no sooner done
than he was stabbed in the right cheek, just under the
eye, by Graham ; he fell back and called for assistance,
which was immediately at baud, and Graham was
secured. Myddleton was attended to by Mr. Wakefield,
the surgeon of the prison, who found one of the arteries
severed ; he succeeded in stopping the hicinmorhage,
and Myddleton was conveyed to his home in a cab. It
was not at first known how Graham had got possession
of the knife, but it was subsequently discovered that he
had broken open a box in which the warders kept their
---- knives and forks. He had torn off a piece of gas pipe
THE QUEEN IN IRELAND.—We believe we are correct in in the dormitory. with which he forced up the lid of the
stating that there is every probability of her Majesty box. To-day there will be a meeting of the visiting
visiting Ireland towards the latter end of August next, committee of the magistrates, when it will be decided
The occasion of the intended royal visit, so far as we can what shall be done with Graham.
learn, is a desire on the part of her Majesty to take leave ,_,., _ ------- -----
of the Irish Militia, prior to its disembodiment, in a grand
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.—The Mon teur publishes
military spectacle, on a scale surpassing anYihing that has
yet been attempted in this country. The Curragh, it is the text of a convention concluded un the 19th ult.,
understood, will be the scene of this display of our national between France and the kingdom of Saxony, for
arms ; and we further gather that, in order to give every mutually guaranteeing the copyright of authors and
possible effect to the royal review, the various regiments artists.
now stationed there will be reinforced by a battalion of IRELAND AND AMERICA.—A. "friendly address" from
the Scots Fusilier Guards, also by four troops of Horse the citizens of Dublin to those of New York is now in
Artillery, and several companies of Foot Artillery, now course of signature, and has alreat'y obtained the names
stationed in Dublin. The whole of the Irish Militia will, of the Lord Mayor and of several other influential per-
we are informed, be disbanded immediately afterwards ;
sons. It assures our 'Transatlantic friends that the Dublin
that is, early in the month of September. We may just
meniion th it, in anticipation of the Queen's visit, the citizens feel " deep regret that differences have arisen
Dublin Regiment of Artillery has been for some time past between the governments of the United States and of
actively employed in erecting a battery for the practice of Great Britain, which have been made a source of public
irritation."
b .
at corps.—Dublin Express.;

PRESTON SESSIONS,-YE6TERDAY

The annual general sessions was hell at Preston yesterday.
The Right Hon. M. T. Bttincs, M.P., presided. The fol-
lowing magistrates were present t—Messts. Therms II
Addison, R. A. Aspinall, Edward Ashworth, William
Ainsworth, P.. Ashton, J. Biirstow, R. Been, H. it
Brought. n, T., .R. BridiOn, M.i,r Bourne, Thomas L.
l3irley, Callow, J. &attend, Peter Catterall, Dr.
Holden, 1101 ert Heywool, John Hoyle, George Hargreaves,
W. A. Hutt ,n, P. Dawson, Rev. J. Jackson, Frederick
Kemp, John Eccles, James Eden, Henry A. Littledale, Rev.
Thomas Macreth, Rev. Thomas Mills, Rev. R. Moore,
Thomas Monck, Rev. H. L. Mordacque, J. Master,
R.
Newham,llet•ry Leigh Trafford, J. Thompson, William IL
Talbot, H. Pe :der, Wm. 0. Pilkington; William Preston,
J. Paley, Rev. J. 0. Parr, T. G. Parker, S.,mes Rowland,
Josiah Radcliffe, John Reason, Richard .Wild, James H.
Wrigley, William Winstanley, H. Slater, Spencer J. Steers,
William Robertson Sandbach, William A. F. Saunders,
and William Shaw.
Mr. Ashworth brought up the report of the committee
appointed to revise the table of fees to be taken by the
magistrates' clerks The report proposed considerable
reductions. It was agreed, after some conversation, i hat
the nye), t should be printed and circulated, for the conside-
ration of the magistrates, previous to the next sessions.
The report and statement of accounts referring to the-ex-
penditure of the county was laid before the court, with the
estimates for the ensuinz rates. The following is the
amount of the proposed rating to carry on the expenditure
of the county from the quarter ending the 31st May, 1856,
to the end of Febrhary, 1857

Heads of Accounts for Amount Rate Amount of
which Rates are assessed required. per E. Rate.
and levied. £ s. d. d. E s. d.
GENERAL PURPOSES ...7,647 19 10 i 8,684 10 4
LUNATIC A SYLUiIS .... 1,245 15 7 1-16 1,085 11 3
NEW LUNATIC ASYLUMS,
LOAN ACCOUNT , 1,751 12 4 1-12 1,447 8 4
COUNTY BRIDGES .... --
GENERAL POLICE ...1,121 10 7 1-12 1,141 16 2
LOCAL POLICE—
North Lonsdale .... 615 10 11 1 599 19 7
South Lonsdale ... 240 2 1 --, 279 15 7
Garstang
Kirkham ..........1,179 11 d 2t., 1,154 811
Higher Blackburn _1,351 4 0 1 1-12 1,355 15 11
Lower Blackburn _1,142 16 0 14 1,169 17 1
Leyland • 759 18 7 1-,, 725 12 10
Bolton
Bury
Middleton
Oldham
Ashton-under-Lyne 1,016 10 11 21 1,034 6 7
Manchester ..6 1,806 14 8 1 3-16 1,780 4 4
Kirkdale . - 2,047 12 9
Ormskirk
Prescot. 2,012 7 6 2 2,007 11 6
Warrington 1,369 10 3 11 1,365 16 10
llousEs OF CORRECTION.
Preston and Kirkdale,4,ooB 2 9
Salford

HUNDRED BRIDGES.—
Lonsdalo

Amounderness .
81ackburn..........
Leyland .,
Salford
West Derby
*SALFORD SESSIONS --.

Chairman's Salary

?,- 3,737 2 6
t• 925 8 5

94 9 6 1.12 91 1 4
11 19 2 - --

232 16 1 4 290 6 8
61 9 7 1-12 69 2 1
289 12 7 1-24 308 9 6
322 15 7 1-12 310 12 8

The accounts were ordered to be printed and circulated.
Mr. Steers presented a Memorial from the inhabitants of
Widnes praying for an additional police constable to be
stationed there, and moved that the prayer be granted.
Captain Aspinall seconded the motion, which was carried.
Mr. H. lA. Trafford moved that a piece of land be taken,
not exceeding 450 square yards, at a rent not exceeding
2d. per yard, in the township of Pendlebary, and a lock-up
station house erected there at an expense of not more than
£4OO, to be paid out of the rates of the Manchester

division.
The motion was agreed.
Mr. Saunders moved that an additional policeman be
appointed for Arkhol me, in the district of Hornby.
Mr. Thompson opposed the motion, on the ground that
the district was not only a peaceful one, bat one decaying
in the number of inhabitants.
Several petitions were read for and against the motion,
andseveral gentlemen took part in the debate which followed.
The original motion was finally carried.
The police force of the Garstang division was increased,
on the motion of Mr. Catterall, by one man.
It was agreed that an inspector of police be appointed
for the South Lonsdale division, instead of a superintendent.
A pension of Is. 6d. a day was granted, on the recom-
mendation of the chief constable, to police constable
Henry Woodc Eck, out of the superannuation food,
upon his discharge upon the ground of ill-health,
which rendered him incapable of further duty. It was
agreed that in consequence of the Liverpool Standard
having ceased publication, county advertisements be inserted
in future in the Liverpool Mail.
On the recommendation of the Lancaster Finance Com-
mittee, it was agreed that Mr. James Clegg, inspector of
police, be appointed inspector of weights and measures for
the South Lonsdale Division, at a salary of £3O per annum,
vice Mr. George Armitage, resigned.
The Salford District Finance Committee recommended
that the salaries of the inspectors of weights and measures
in the Oldham Division, and Ash`on-under-Lyrae Division,
be respectively increased from £25, the precent salary, to
£4O per annum, they not appearing to have been sufficiently
remunerated, as shown by a statement which was produced
of the sums paid to the credit of the county rate from those
divisions since the appointment of the present inspectors, in

January, 1852.
Mr. H. A. Littledale proposed that an application be
made to the secretary at war for his sanction of the appro-
priation of the North Fort, at Liverpol, for the safe cus-
tody of the field guns, small arms, accoutrements, clothing,
and other stores, of the Lancashire militia artillery, when
not embodied, the county of Lancaster paying rent for such
accommodation. It was needful that they should provide a
place for the safe custody of the stores. It was found that
the cost of building would be very great. It seemed that
the land which Sir Duncan MtDougall considered requisite
would cost £3,300. From the experience the magistrates
had of building storehouses, they could not expect to get the
requisite starts completed under £7,000 or £B,OOO, so that,
in fact, Lll,OOO or £12,000 should be spent upon these
stores. Now, the North Fort was not occupied, and a por-
tion of it might well be devoted to that purpose. He had
had an interview with Mr. Monsell, clerk of the ordnance,
in London, and asked him whether, in case such an applica-
tion were made, the government would agree to it. Sir.
Monsell said of course he could not give an answer imme-
diately, without consulting Lord Hardinge, but, on an
application being made, he would give an answer imme-
diately. In the meantime, Mr. Monsell stated that he
thought it a very rational and proper application, such as
might be very fairly entertained, and that he was sure the
most unfavourable answer would be that the fort could only
be occupied t'mporarily.
Mr. Sandbach seconded the motion.
Mr. Ashworth hoped, if the application were not acceded
to, the magistrates would be very cautious about the
expenditure of building stores. Ue also thought the
government might lay aside a little of their routine and
red•tapery, and come forward to aid the county.
Mr. Mills stated, that in the west riding of Yorkshire, the
amount expended had been only £6,000.
The motion was finally carried.
The following motion stood on the paper For a
return of the name and number of the different lockups and
police stations in each division of the county, distinguishing
those which belong to the county, hundred, or division, from
those that are rented ; the cost of the site, buildings,
fittings, &c., of such as are the property of the county &c.,
as also the outlay, fittings, &c,, of such as are rented, with
the sum paid as rent for each per annum ; the terms on
which they are held, whether upon lease or otherwise, and
from whom taken; the number of men located in each
station house, the rent derived from such occupation, with
the annual cost of coals, water, and gas therein used "
The Rev. T. S. Mills, by whom the notice had been
given, withdrew the motion for the present, until the pass-
ing of the bill at present before parliament.
Mr. John Rosson, in the absence of Mr. Joseph Pollock,
proposed, that the committee of visitors of the Rainhill
Lunatic Asylum, be authorised to expend a sum not exceed-
ing £4OO, in providing farm buildings for the use of the
asylum.
A magistrate asked, if a sessions would never pass with-
out money being voted for Rainhill asylum.
Mr. Rosson said this would be the last application.
After a short conversation the motion was agreed to.
Mr. Slater proposed the following resolution :—" That
an offer c f the directors of the Town-hall, Haslingden, for
police station-house, lockups, and premises, with the use of
the large room for petty sessions, for the sum of £34 per
annum, be accepted, and the rent charged upon the police
rates of the division"
After some discussion the resolution was finally carried.
PROPOSED RESIGNATION OF THE REV. MR. CLAY, CHAPLAIN

TO THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
The following is the report of the visiting justices cf the
house of correeton of Preston :
The visiting justices beg to lay before the annual session
the following extract from their minutes, under date of
the 7th instant. _ . .

..... .._
Tbe. Rev. Mr. Clay, chaplain to the house of correction,
stated, that from failing health he was desirous to intimate the
probability of his being no longer able to perform his duty, to the
county's .ir his own satisfaction, and he therefore offered to put
at the disposal of the justices his resignation of office, to take
place at such a time as might be most convenient.
The visiting justices having received the above intimation,
and considering the long services of Mr. Clay, and the high
character which the prison has acquired and maintained, owing
in no small degree to that circumstance, feel unwilling to loose
such an officer ; they therefore agree to report the mutter to
the annual session, requesting that court's attention to the
question, whether by the appointment of an assistant chaplain,
under the provisions of statute 2 and 3 Vict. cap. 56, sec. 16,