Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-13 00:00:00

THE LATE BRIGADIER GENERAL NlCalb

General Neill, of the Madras Fusiliers, who is reP—t
by the telegraph to have been killed in the assault jai
Lucknow, was the son of the late Lieutenant-0010w;
Smith Neill, of Dalry,Ayrshire, N.B. He was bore ab°,ll,l
the year 1810, entered the Madras army in 1836, 11-•
served in the first Burmese war, during which he °gal;
the Adjutant-General's department. He subsegee%
was in command of the escort of the resident at NagPA°r
and on the breaking out of war with Turkey 10
volunteered fur active service, and held a cowl:o°4lT :he
Turkish Contingent. Returning to India, ht, the
most
'
command of the Ist European Fasilcers one Of the the
splendid regiments in the service, and as Sennof
mutinies broke out was entrusted with the camels of
of
brigade. He took part with Havelock in the caP:;rethe.
Cawupore, and our readers will remember hisl
air
General who forced the high caste Brahmins en ore
knees to wipe np the blood-stained floar of the Cali°_,}%ot
tragedy. lie was generally spoken of as one of the
able and promising officers in the Company's service.

Sots'
LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTABLISHMENT FO'-'O,ljOP
CLOTBING.—Number of boys clothed for week c
Saturday, November 7th, 543; corresponding wee
year, 339 ; increase, 204 boys. tide
The watch placed in French cabs to mark tued sieci
bare, it appears, proved a temptation to thieves, an telsa.
the establishment of the new system 59 have been 5 that
The robberies were effected with so much desteritLate
the vigilance of the drivers was in vain ; the 113'
made to pay 45f. for each watch stolen. wet.
Weeeneoce—(ln Sunday last, t'vo Sermens f the
I preached in Wtsley Chapel, Waterloo, on behalf °lid'
Foreign Missions of the Wesleyan Society ; in the nu,°:e the
by the Rev. Ebenezer E. Jenkins from Madras, and 1
sad
evening, by the Rey. Nevison Laraine of weeterino,
on Wedne3day evening, a public missionary ineetinersue,c
hell in the above chapel, for the formation of aeaferflter
auxilliary. The chair was taken by Mr. C Seaford,
`a:
and addresses were delivered by the Revs. E.3.°l'" Ala of
Sc et, T. Pennington, Leraiee, H. Herwee" day
Follows. The corections after the sermons on Sun ,0101-
Wednesday evening, amounted to the handsmee
£59 1..
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A WONDERFUL STATE OF EDUCATION.—The follow
f.°elof e,
epistle was received at the Birkenhead Po" '-‘4O m'"/
yesterday, having reference to the case of a mail
,Ecep.'49
assaulted three policemen and then made bin ee If
"November 9 iam write a fu lines to tell is the of fit,
bni filin with thri pliees at water bw and he ditlrn
it nei
he is woorkin now at king woork colyd talwr eu°i
,caln,
mold and is nem John Willsin and if n want eeaAte
look for it you must as for Jones is col him post°e't ig
login at Eliza,buth Jones treyddn and hi dici
Jcha Jones and if you want to have hie) you 0;4 9,e0
to look for him bee for Saderda mornin-e-4,.igeeete,°,e
send a later to Mrs Jones tiil ho chool for it ; craletl
treuddyn"—the envelope was addressed " t 136
burekned—Chester—chir"— and within a circle ie
tree
hand bottom corner, was the word "swife" 0001013
PRESENTATION TO N. SAQUL—At a -tioot bets*
me: ring of the Live-pool New Hebrew congreecesalsit.
last evening at their b:ard•room, Synagogue' the cvoto'
Hope-place. D. Davis, Esq , president, ill le ;eel+
Annonest those present were Messrs. J. Serolie Pape
quinos, B. Nelson, I). Davis, R. Moss, &c. joite The
professor of music, Bedford Street North, wag t.eeea
ettend far 'be purpose of aceep'ing a testimenkluoteleeftlo
chairman in a brief, but appropriate, speech lisle ettr
the professional services renderrel gratuito the e%ee of
SF.qni, and felt pleasu-e to express the thanks °is eiedeices'
tive, who, among themselves, have purchase'l !hat ser'bicli
plate as a recognition of that gentleman's in'sic litee
He then presented Mr. S with a silver Icrei, s;a;
is engraved this inscription Presented A• 04% in
by the Committee or the Liverpool New frehre," e3rriu. the
tion, as a merk of their esteem for his valuah'ileoie ft)'obr
gratuitously instructing and e mductieg c,, eb2r nest
eirseemtim of the New Synegogne. 51,),, in tei'
5617, 1857 " Mr. & qui returned thiu'rvieesgr"
speech, saying he would be glad to give his se
leieti
tonsly on any future occasion. ,r tho 00
sroßic SOCIETY. —The Lieerary Section ei ht iot
held its first meeting for the session last IV. A. °reef'
Grand Jury Room, Sr. George's ; gre.ieee aseeeel
in the chair. Among the donations stel:fle etut; Leveleff.,
ins been received, were—Preceelioge of e iett't
Architectural end Archeeet,gieel Seeiey!ical soeigal
Part 3, from the society ; Journal of the State of ele cast,
Vol. XX , Port 2 ; Annals of the Wars eeiward nirsl
Century, by Major-Geaeral the II m• gechapcie
D.C.L , from the author; Remarks on tutereeeti.
Seeicture of the Cotten Fibre, by Gilbert J.
the Goo 141°
from the author; The Quarterly Journal of „.; Steeeieft
S ,ciete, No. 52, Nov. 1, 1857, from the soeriVie ever" to
Mr. thereon was to have read the parr r°ettendlilelier
but as be was unaveieably prevented froillo reed a.cietf
gap was filled up by the Rev. Dr. Hunecew"of the sued bi
which be had prepared for a future meeting; ocesiViu wa!
During the delay in the night's peoceedinf,en, sod
this cireumstancs, an animated convern old Ben OA;
started by the chairman, took place on tr__ offseat:,oo
proverbs" peculiar to Lancashire, and it a' saute
eons"
a collection of such proverbs would
paper for as evening's entertainment.