Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-23 00:00:00

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE

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Wednesday, being St. Matthew's day, the Lord Mayor,
Mr. Alderman Carter, and Mr. Alderman and Sheriff
Hale, accompanied by the governors of the royal hospi-
tals, Mr. W. Gilpin' the treasurer, &c., attended Divine
service at Christ Church, Newgate-street, where an
eloquent sermon was preached by the Rev. E. T.
Hudson, M.A, of Trinity Colege, Cambridge, Second
Master of St. Paul's School, and a former scholar of
Christ's Hospital, from Matthew, chap. x., verse 9,
" Follow me. After the sermon, the Lord Mayor, &c.,
proceeded to the great hall of Christ's Hospital, where
a numerous company had Assembled to heal- the annual
orations delivered by the senior scholars, under the
superintendence of the Head Master, the Rev. Dr.
Jacob.
We learn from the Morning Post, that a new and im-
portant movement in connection with the Church of
England has just been commenced, and is likely to be,
well supported. The whole metropolitan circuit is to be
divided into twenty districts, and it is proposed that an
incumbentsannu.a lf
t generaling asi n c meetingeoancshu tsee
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take
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to adopt measures for the tlefence of the Church against
attacks in and out of Parliament. Accordingly, where
practicable, it is proposed that an assooiation should be
formed in every parish, with the usual officers—the pre-
sident or chairman of each being appoiitzd by the
incumbent. In order to secure united action among
the several parochial associations, it is further pro-
posed that an annual general meeting should take
place of the several incumbents in each separate rural
deanery, for the purpose of appointing as consultees
sonic convenient number of laymen resident therein ; the
duty of such local or provincial consultees being to
attend, at such times as may be deemed advisable, for
the sake of joint advice and common consultation with
the clergy. By the rules of the association (which will
be submitted for the consideration of the bishops of the
United Church), the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Winchester, for
the metropolis ; and for the country, the bishops of the
several dioceses will be solicited to sanction annual
general meetings of the clergy for the purposes required.
The "Church Institution," which will be the title of
the new association_ , " will encourage social progress,
premising that such progress, to be salutary, must rest
upon sound religious principles."

COAIIESPPNDENCE,

(We do rot, hold ourselves, responsible for the opinions of

our correspondents.]

THE EARL OF DERBY AND ins IRISH ESTATE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES

Ra Fiatgaednictajol:PBtir:eitssisa'linrrisDu4hutbpo
lri ccelu,n.has
Sin,— . been. lavishing
its
inveterate philippics against. the Earl of Derby, for
the inflexibility
he has evinced in the orders he has
bourhood of the village of Doon, to have his estate in
is suidtoTtillie e
perty in the neigh-
that country cleared of a gang of assassins who, no
doubt, are carrying. oat the mandates of the Ribbon fra-
ternity, in the destruction of their fellow-creatures, as
has been -lately the case with regard to the unfortunate
man Crowe, who was only a few weeks ago,
in broad
open daylight, made the victim of one of them.
The determined step thus taken by his lordship, can-
not
not but commend itself to every right-minded man in
that country who has any respect for life and property;
and if the example thus set by the noble lord were gene-
rally acted upon in Ireland, it would soon have the
desired effect of bringing to nought a system which has
been the bane and curse of that fine, yet unfortunate
country. I refer to the Ribbon system, through whose
diabolical agency many a family has been violently be-
reaved of its parental head.
The improvements made by Lord Derby, and the
encouragement given to his tenantry in Ireland, carried
out as they have been by his excellent agent, have been
Such as to make the property at present comparatively
unremunerative to his. lordship. Yet, with all these
palpable verities staring them in the face, the tenants
seem to applaud and sympathise with the assassins. It
had been supposed that the famine and the pestilential
years of 1846 and 1847 would have had their influence
upon the minds of the Irish populace of the south and
the west, when a great superintending Providence
showered upon them the vials of his wrath. But no
sooner were these' fearful dispensations and visitations
removed, than they lapsed again
_ into their former guilt,
and the red hand of the murderer-and the assassin, com-
missioned by the Ribbon delegates, began again its
work of destruction.
As a landlord, Lord Derby has made his Irish pro-
nprty second to none in the kingdom for its extent ; and

-whe-re once the village of Doon, and the property sur-
rounding it, appeared wild and uncultivated, it now
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one of the bast of landlords and if there be reason to
complain at all, it must be admitted that the fault does
not rest with him, but with those who are the abettors
of the murderer. lam satisfied that when these incon-
trovertible truths are enunciated, and widely ventilated
through your influential journal, the English public
hi Lord Derby their warmest gratulations

for taking. so determined a step to crush the diabolical
of the prowling assassin.—l am, Sir, your obe-
AN ENEMY TO RIBBONISM.

September

1859

THE ENSUING

♦
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES,

I quite ag

T with your correspondent,

on the part of the Conservatives at the ensiling Munici-
pal Election on the Ist of November. The Conserva-
tives have so long held the reins of government in Cor-
poration matters, that they appear to have become
comparatively apathetic. They seem to think that
because they had a majority in the Council-chamber,
they need not pay much attention to the tactics of their
opponents. The consequence has been, that the Conser-
vatives have rested too much on their supposed superior
numerical strength ; until now when, having awakened
from their dream, they discover that they are in immi-
nent jeopardy, and that they must struggle for their
very existence as local leaders. Not so, however, the
Liberals. They have certainly of late years been work-
ing assiduously,—it may be under false prdences ; but
still the fact remains incontrovertible, that they hale a
large number of members in the Council—too large for
the perfect security of the Conservatives. The latter,
however, are now aware of their danger ; and I feel
the elections on the Ist of November will
s tke leaders in local

onvinced

reinstate the Constitu

,onal party

politics.
According to my calculation, the Town Council is now
constituted of 36 Conservatives and 28 Liberals, giving

a majority to the former of eight votes. On the 9th of
November, immediately after the appointment of Mayor,
eight aldermen, all Conservative, retire ; and thus the

party will be reauceu uy V II4GC,
posing, therefore, that the Conservatives, on the Ist of
November, hold their own, without any accession of
strength, and that the Liberals (ex neeessitat6 s ei) do
the same, both parties will, after the retirement of the
Conservative aldermen, be equal in numerical strength.
While parties are in this position, the election of alder-
f.irpQ nines_ and whichever side gains-that point, it

will be in the majority for three, and most probably for
seven, years at the very least. Every one will, at a
glance, see the critical nature Of affairs, and observe
that if by any mischance the Conservatives lose even eye
seat at the next election, they will be beaten on the
appointment of aldermen, and will consequently be
placed in a minority. This need not, and will not, I
trust, be the case. There are nine Liberal and seven
Conservative councillors who retire on the Ist of
November; the Radical party have determined to oppose
the re-election of many of the Conservative candidates,
and it will be the duty of the Conservatives to do the
same by the Liberals. The Liberals who retire are
Messrs. Stitt, Woodruff, Holden, Steains, Earle, Jeffery,
Mellor, Clint, and Anthony ; and the Conservatives are
Messrs. Shimmin, Charles Turner, James Holme,
Alexander Shand, W. P. Jeffreys, Tobin, and Robertson.
In my humble opinion, the services of some of the
Liberal councillors may be dispensed with, without seri-
ously curtailing the efficiency of the Town Council ; and
I would commend Messrs. Stitt, Woodruff, Holden,
Jeffery, and Mellor to the especial consideration of the
burgesses for their rejection. Everton Ward, from
which Mr. Stitt retires, I hope for ever, has hitherto
reeen a
hpisub warmestlic sup is
man, he -
been deemed the very stronghold of Conservatism, and
Mr. Stitt got into the council through the culpable negli-
gence of the Conservative party. Mr. Stitt has now,
admit that they are disappointed in him. He
got into the council under the delusion that he was a
good speechmaker, but his specimens of oratory have
foundhow however,
te
or ,
be run a
his
signal course
failure,—even ; and,, asv
degenerated into mere talkativeness—a qualification not
at all desirable for a public man. In his place might
readily be placed a better man, while, at the same time,
the electors Of Everton Ward would retrieve their cha-
racter as staunch Conservatives.
Mr. John Woodruff, a worthy enough man in his
dispensed with, of course with many thanks for kis past
wohaaym,
hbetter s suitede fro re theyo one
esi
llloerc t
wv ehsotsre stehravni
etehs e
mcio;hntc
bi e-
favours. When he entered the council, in 1856, it was
generally supposed that he was a Conservative, or pro-
bably his admission to the chamber would have been
rather doubtful ; but, as soon as he was elected, he
turned round, like a weather-cock, to •the Liberals ; he
deserves to be ousted for his pains.
Against Mr. Oliver Holden I have at present nothing
to say, further than that he is a Liberal, therefore should
he go. Has St. Paul's Ward forgotten the last contest
between Mr. John Clerk and Mr. Thomas Rigby ? and
domes it know that its disqualified Liberal representative
(Mr. Clerk) does not make his appearance in the Coun-
cil-chamber, because he would be subject to pains and
penalties ?
- But I am afraid I am trespassing too much upon your
space, and I will now conclude,—promising, however,
if you will permit me, to return to the subject. —1 am,
&c., TELEMACIILTS.

ortinr

Ante Myna.

RACING FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER
23 I Brecon
26 I Whitchaven
.7 I Walsall

Manchester Autumn
Belford ...............
Newmarket F.O .......

LATEST BETTING,
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
2520
to
ttg 11 1
against
tt RopitoolyineasaultaSrocvtri.dlegn(t()t.).
25 to 1 against Prioress(an (t).
30 to 1 against Clydesdale (t).
33 to 1 against Tiara.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
12 to 1 against Volta (/).

Owing to a press of important matter, we are compelled to
omit the programme of Manchester races to-day.

MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD.

Yesterday, at the weekly meeting. of this body, Mr.
Charles Turner, the chairman, presided ; i,nd the other
members present were—Mesz,rs. Bold, Littledale,
Rankin, Laird, Brocklebank, Segar, Ronnthwaite, An-
derson, Mondel, poult, Langton, Shand and Lcckett.

TAE 'WORKS' COMMZDTT EE

From the minutes of this co:mnittee, it appeared
that Messrs. Busby's request to place two additional
omnibuses on the dock railway, had been granted, sub-
ject to terms already fixed upon, and a rent-charge for
use of the rails.

The following tenders had also been accepted :—From
Mr. John Ball, to supply 210,000 cubic feet of Baltic
timber ; from Messrs. James Bland and Co., a supply of
spruce deals ; from Messrs. James Thornton and Son,
a quantity of screws ; and from Mr. John Bram-
mall, a supply of cast-steel files and blistered steel.
In reference to the application from Mr. Edward
Mills, surveyor of the Birkenhead Commissioners, for
accommodation for flats tarrying flagging, to go into
dock -whilst the Woodside basin was iseinc. fitted up,
the necessary officer had been instructed to find them
accommodation as far as possible.
Mr. BOULT supposed that the Baltic timber was
to go into that bottomless pit across the water. Would
any more be wanted ?
Mr. J.-B. HARTLET, the engineer, said he fancied they
should want More ; but it was all going to be buried in
the low water basin at Birkenhead.
The proceedings were confirmed.
THE WAREHOIISE COMMITTEE.
It appeared, amongst other matters of minor import-
ance, that this committee had received a letter from
Messrs. W. and H. Laird, requesting that the advance
in price per ton for loading coal be discontinued ; and
that a resolution bad been passed that the request be
complied with, and the former rate adopted.
Mr. SEGAR moved, and Mr. LITTLEDALE seconded,
the confirmation of the proceedings, which was agreed
to.

DISCHARGING