The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

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_omen. appeared for the defendant. English composition, arithmetic, and geography; nor, in
aaplainant asked for a postponement of the case the seeond section, unless he have twenty five marks
the arrival of the City of Manchester, on board cf each for English reading and dictation, arithmetic, and gee-
s all his witnesses were. In reply to Mr. Wy_ graphy. No prize will be awarded to a candidate in the lit
-.e complainant said the reason why he did not section who has less than 200 marks, nor in the 2nd section
bring the' ease forward before the pr. sent time was, he to any candidate who has less than 120 marks; and the prizes
he was sick for some time, and be lacked money to come of the 3rd elass will be awarded to the three candidates who
from Northamptonshire in another instance, and the have the highest number of marks in the let section, and to
defendant was, absent on the other occasions. Mr, the six candidates who have the highest number of marks in
Wybergh said, the time had lapsed for the complainant the 2nd section: The second class of prizes will be awarded
bringing the charge. The complainant asked if he could after an examination, conducted in the following manner. Each
bring a civil action against the defendant for the injuries candidate may analyse and parse, in writing, a passage of
he bad inflicted on him ? and, being answered in the English, or paraphrase a passage from verse into prose; or
repeat, with proper expression, fifty lines from Goldsmith's
" 'Praveller," selected by the examiner. (The whole poem
A POLICEMAN REFUSING TO TAKE A RUFFTIN IN must, in that case, be committed to memory.) He may
CHARGE,—A young man who gave his name as John work decimal fractions, and the usual rules in the mensuration
Gibson, and decently attired, was charged with of plane surfaces and solids ; answer, in writing, questions on
having assaulted Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley, on the London the geography of the British islands and empire ; answer ques.
road, on Christmas day. Police constable 711 said he tions on the simple mechanical powers (lever, wheel, and axis,
took the prisoner in charge about half past eleven pulley, wedge, screw), and the theory of heat. The highest
o'clock. Mrs. Berkeley said, as I and my husband were excellence in this class will be denoted by 300 marks. No
IToing op the London road last night, the prisoner came candidate can be successful unless he has 75 marks, at least,
tip to me and struck me in the face without the least for the exercises on the English language (parsing, paraphrasing,
provocation. We were returning from Mr. Jones's and recitation.) Every successful candidate must have, at
silversmith, of Castle street, where we are implOyed, least, 200 marks ; but it is not necessary that the candidates
and where we always spend the Christmas day. He should have marks on each subject; and it is recom-
also struck my husband. The husband corroborated the mended to candidates that they should strive for excellence
statement, and said, when I went up the prisoner struck in a few subjects rather than for general but shallow
me twice, and knocked me clown. • I shouted for a information in many. The six candidates possessing the
policeman and then he ran away, and I ran after him highest number of marks above 200 will receive prizes.
I met a policeman, and told hlm what be had done, and In the first class any candidate may be examined orally and by
all he said was, "is that all," and would not take him written questions, on Paley's Natural Theology. He may,
In charge. I then saw 711, and he did take him. Mr. also, be in like manner exatninel in the History of England,
'Mansfield : Were you bleeding ? Witness : My wife since the accession of Eizabcth. He may write his thoughts
'was. Mr. Mansfield : Did she get that wound in her on any of the following subjects, viz.: On the best mode of
face (a large cut in her nose) ? Witness : She did. Mr educating a boy born in this country of parents supported by
Mansfield : Who was the officer No. 711 : I believe it manual labour; or, on the best course of self education for a
was 660 (Thomson). Mr Mansfield : This conduct young man of the working class, after leaving the daily school;
should be reported to Major Greig. When a policeman or, on the comparative cost in money of self education, and of
sees that an assault has been committed, particular*, if habits of self indulgence; or, on household economy, as, for
There is blood, he is justified in apprehending the example, the selection of a house, as respects the healthiness of
Offender. The defendant, in his defence, charged the the site, its drainage, msthod of warming and ventilation,
female complainant with being drunk, and assaulting arrangements for the comfort and morality of the family.
him, and did not think that he had struck the man at Also on the best modes of preventing the spread cf
all. Mr Mansfield said he never beard of more ruffianly contagious disease in a household, and of disinfecting
'conduct, and should inflict a fine of £lO, anl, in default a house which has been visited by such a malady
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with hard labour. Mechanics ; " questions on tho history, theory, and
A. FFMA LE IN DIFFICULTIES. - Ellen Forcett, a construction of the steam engine ; questions ,on chemistry,
respectable woman, living in Renshaw street, was charged especially in its applications to manufacture and agriculture
with-assaulting police constable No. 3, at an early hour 400 marks will denote the hi,
that morning. From the statement of the officer it No candidate can be successful who dc
appeared that he seeing several persons coming out of I for the English exercises (i.e., Palev

ghest excellence in✓this class.
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w►to appParecl for the defendant, mows-
the policeman had annoyed the parties by making a
Noise like a cat, and thea insulted them by asking if the
s a beer house, upon which she went up to
.om to see his number, and accidently knocked off his
hat, upon which she was taken into custody, and
threatencd by the constable. Two witnesses were
called to prove this, but Mr. Mansfield being of opinion
that the female had acted very violently and indiscreetly
and dismissed the ca,e.

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position in this clag

Six priz

I will be distributed in

this first class, but three of them will only be attainable by can=
didates who have more than 300 marks, No candidate will
obtain any prize in this first class who has loss than 250 marks.
Any candidate may propose to be examined in any of the
above classes, in mathematics, or in any department of
natural science not named, by giving notice to the
examiners one month before the day of examination, of
the nature and extent of his acquirements, in order that
an examination paper may be prepared to test his know-
ledge. He will have credit for any marks thus gained.
The prizes in these three classes will be determined in the
following manner :—The council recommend the directors
of the several institutions to take steps to have the in-
struction in their evening classes regulated, so as to pre-
pare their pupils for the examination, especially by ac'
customing them to written exercises. They also suggest

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MORE STABBING.—Mary Newhall was committed to
take her trial at the sessions for having stabbed Anthony
Kirby, a shopkeeper in Henry Edward Street. It ap-
peared that there was a dispute about some flour, when
the prisoner, who was very violent, seized a knife and
inflicted a severe wound on the complainant's hand.
AN EXPENSIVE LARK.—On Wednesday evening, four
lads. (two of whom, Thotnas and Beaumont, were taken
into custody), entered the confectioner's shop kept ;by
Mr. Leadhon in Park Lane, and commenced eating sun-
dry pies and ice cakes, for which they refused to pay
when asked, and then commenced assaulting two
females, and likewise the owner. They were each fined
'wenty shillings and costs.

that, in the month of May, 1857, a preliminary examina-
tion should bo held in each institution of all pupils
desirous to become candidates ; and each pupil should,
after such examination be advised as to the class in which
he should enter his name. -[Then follow directions as to
notices, &c.] The examination will be conducted by one
or more impartial persons selected by the council• It will
be partly oral, but chiefly by means of written answers to
printed questions, which will he put before each candidate.
The candidates will answer these questions without any
assistance from books or from each other, and will
therefore write them in the presence of the examiners.
When the answers are finished they will be sealed up and
sent to some gentleman unknown to the parties, who will
assign marks to each paper. As soon as this is done, the
successful candidates will be declared. The prizes will
be distributed publicly. All candidates who have
150 marks in any class will receive certificates
of merit, in which the nature and extent of their
acquirements will, in -each case, be accurately set forth.
The chief employers of labour in the district have declared
that they will attach much value to these certificates as
proofs of meritorious exertion, correct life, and mental
capacity, in giving employment or promotion. It is hoped
they will become a means of promoting the commercial
advancement of successful candidates. The number and
money value of the prizes are to be—in the Ist class six
prizes of 45 value each ; in the 2nd class, six of £4 ; and
in the 3rd class, Ist section, three of 43; second section,
six of 41 each in value. A medal and a special certificate
are also to be awarded to any candidate who obtains the
whole 'lithe marks required to denote the highest merit in
any class. Separate prizes are to be awarded for skill in art,
viz.:—l. Drawing of form from models and diagrams, on
the method proposed by Mr. Butler Williams. 2. Map and
plan drawing, for surveyors of land, &c. 3. Mechanical
drawings, including machinery, tools, and working draw-
ings of buildings, carpenter's, mason's work, excavations,
&c. 4. Architectural drawings. 5. Industrial designs
for all the trades of the district. 6. Drawings of the
human figure. Special arrangements will be made fur the
examination of the progress of pupils in the several
schools of design, and for testing their ability ; and a
prize will be awarded under each of the above six heads.
The examination will take place in Burnley, in 1857,
probably in July or August.

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UR. MANSFIELD AND THE DOCK COMMITTEE

At the police court yesterday, Messrs. Fanworth and
Jardine, were summoned for having caused an obstruc-
tion on the quay, by'having 200 deals there, which had
been delivered from the " Sea Lion." The clerk from
the firm attended, and explained that they had taken
away more deals of another sort, which had been passed
on the 21st, and therefore were not liable. The case was
adjourned for witnesses to prove that such was the case,
and Mr. Mansfield made the following observation in
reference to the firms in the timber trade. He said,
while on this subject, I wish to correct an erroneous
impression that has been made to the public in conse-'
%pence of what has been said in another place. A
statement has been male, that the fines I inflict ma the
timber trade, is only Five Shillings and cos's, at the-
south end of the town. I believe that all the timber
trade know that such a statement is utterly false.:
What could have been the inducement for the gentle-
man to make such a statement, it is not necessary
now for me to enquire into. Sufficient for me
to know is, that it is utterly false. There is
another statement made in the same place, but
on a previous occasion, some gentlemen of the dock
committee waited on me, in reference to inflicting these
fines for obstructions on the quay. Thera were more
gentlemen connected with the trade who waited upon
me, and from what they said, knowing that they bad
greater experience in what was g ting on than I could
have, not being engaged in business, and when the mat-
ter was laid beore me, I took it into consideration, and
I increased the scale of fines for the obstructions of
timber at the docks. A gentleman of the dock committee
insinuated that I said in reply to that deputation, that "
would not be interfered with," I can only say I did
not state any thing of the sort, and the insinuation of
that gentleman is not correct. The business was then
proceeded with.

CRINOLINE.—A sudden inroad of police, ending in seizure
of crinoline petticoats, took place last. week at the shops
of several marchandes de modes at Brussels. A person
who had taken out a patent for these monstrous requisites
for toilettes tapageuses complained to the authorities of
numerous piracies. An order was therefore issued to the
police to seize and confiscate the same. The order was
obeyed amidst the shouts of laughter of those who
witnessed this novel razzia ; shouts rendered more Homeric
by the agents expressing fears that the winds would carry
them off their legs whilst holding on to their captives.
FOREIGN BILLS GF EXCHANGE.—The following corres-
pondence has taken place between a mercantile firm in
Glasgow and the stamp authorities on the question of
stamp duties chargeable on bills payable at sight and on
presentation :—(Copy.)----" Glasgow, December 13, 1856.
To the Honourable the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes,
London.—Hon, Sire,—Being uncertain as to the proper
interpretation of the existing Stamp Act with reference to
foreign hills of exchange payable at sight' or 'on presen-
tation,' I beg respectfully to enquire whether such bills
merely require the adhibition of a penny stamp, as in the
care of bills payable on demand,' or if they are to be
regarded within the meaning of the act as payable other-
wise than on demand,' and chargeable with the higher
duties of the latter class of bills ? Accoroing to mercantile
usage here, bills payable at sight' or on presentation,'
like bills payable on demand, are presented directly for
payment without the intervention of 'days of grace.' This
being the case, they only differ from bills payable on demand
in the form of expression, the term of payment being the
same in both.'!—(Reply.)—" Somerset House, December
22, 1856.—Sir,—In answer to the question submitted in
your letter of the 13th instant, I am directed to state that
the board hold that there is a distinction between bills at
sight and those payable on presentation, the former being,
in their opinion, liable to the ar' valorem duty, but the latter
only to the penny stamp, applicable to an inland draft paya-
ble to the bearer or order on demand.—l am, &c., THOMAS
KEOGH."

ADMI3SION TO THE PARIS BOURSE. —An Imperial decree,
dated the 17th, having definitively sanctioned the levying
of payment for admission to the Bourse—which is to be If.
par person for the Bourse for money transactions, and Ooc.
for that of merchandise ; or annual subscriptions of Isof.
for the former, and of 75f. for the latter. The prefect of
the Seine has just published a series of regulations to be
observed fn- carrying the measure into effect. Turnstiles
are to be constructed at the corners of the railings for the
admiisiou of persona paying, enl special entrances are to
be reserved for subscribers. special entrances, which are
to be gratuitous, are to be formed for the Tribunal of Com-
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