Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

very much interested is what they had seen. After a few
words from Mr. Anderson the party separated. We cannot
omit to notice a number of drawings which were exhibited
t.
as the productions of the children. They drew forth much
admiration from the ladies and gentlemen present, and
certainly reflect great credit on the youthful executors;
During the course of the day a number of prizes were
distributed among the deserving children. This year th
pupil-teachers' prize was awarded to Wilberforce Williarasd
for the diligent and conscientious manner is which he b°
discharged his duties.
MAItKETS' COMMITTEE.—This committee met yesterdaYs
in the Town-hall, and the members present were—Messrs.
Johnson (in the chair), Woodruff, Ridley, Haydeekt
Haughton, Shimmin, and Holden. The sub-committeef
appointed to take into consideration the practicability e
making the Gill-street market into a wholesale market'
reported that there was not ground there sufficient for this
.
purpose. A letter had been received from-Mr. Be',Dr
drawing attention to the brutal, practise of plucking ru",3
alive, at St. John's Market. M. Hutchison confer
with Mr. Booth, but the latter gentleman could not nial:e
any definite statement. One man; however, was since
caught in the practise, against whom steps are being take°
for prosecution. Mr. Grose, 21, Salisbury-street, acknew"
ledged the receipt of a summons" from the committee, te,
attend at their next meeting. Ile said, not having solicited
an interview with the, committee, and having no business
to transact with them, there certainly must be some mistake.
Mr. Ridley said, he had been told by authority, which he
considered good, that Mr. Grose had been in the habit f
visiting Mr. Luya, in St. John's-market, assisting him in
keeping the books, and had been mixed up with him in the
market. He, therefore), thought that they should not Pass
by this matter with a silent vote, and he moved that it be
entered on the proceedings. Mr. Woodruff said, he thonet
Mr. Grose would have been very glad to attend the corn-
mittee, and give any explanation in his power. He was
surprised that such a letter should have been received front
Mr. Grose. It was agreed that the matter should be
entered on the proceedings. Mr. Bally, auditor, was called
in, and he entered into, a long explanation of the new,
system of book-keeping adopted in the markets for the la
s'
three months, and suggested some further improvements'
Mr Hutchison, superintendent of St. John's-market, gave
as his opinion that the system was no improvement 03
the old one. Mr. Stonehouse,.superintendent of St. Martin's,
said he agreed with the system in its entirety, and he co'
sidered it a most.excellent one. The check was more rem'
plete and less labour entailed. It was agreed that tal,
system be continued for the present. Mr. Shimmin moved
that a special committed be appointed to take into consider'''.
tion the following motion, of which he had given notice•
'tThat a plan be prepared of all the markets, silo/il
thereon the number of each shop, stall, and table, such
numbering to be consecutive. And that rent rolls be Mal
by the surveyor ; and that such rent rolls also show what
the real value of each shop, stall, and table is. That sail
rent roll be handed to the treasurer and duplicate copies
thereof be sent to the different superintendents. That tbe,
several collectors be made responsible for the amount
b
rents to be received in their own departments.' That sue,
rent roll be posted weekly, in the treasurer's office, and
produced at the meetings or this committee. That eae;
collector do furnish quarterly, a list or schedule of default
made by parties in payment of theirrent; as, also, the nunlbeo
of shops, stalls, and tables which have remained unle','
He said, if a committee were granted him, he would undel:f
take to establish such a system, with the co-operation ,
the committee, as would defy any man, however dishones;
to rob the corporation of one, shilling. Mr. lielde
seconded the motion. Mr: Woodruff suggested that a
should be a committee of the whole members and to st
daily. This was agreed to,.and Mr. Shimmin was allelic'
a week to draw up his plans. This concluded the busines6.

MR. C. GAVAN DUFFY.—We, on Saturday, cop
_sced:
paragraph respecting this gentleman from the Belfast
In a subsequent issue that paper corrects its former sta,tiej;
ment. It says : We have been given to understand that:o
paragraph announcing that gentleman's speedy arriciun,
this country. is incorrect, and that he has no present inte.4
tion of so doing. We also learn that the office he resign:,
was President of the Board of Land and Works, bavaiv
attached to it a salary of £2,000 a year, with a retiril
salary of £BOO, which latter, 'we believe, Mr. Duffy 9.°

enjoys.
FILIGIITFUL RAILWAY AcciDENT.—Betfeen three all,
four o'clock on Friday afternoon, an accident of f
frightful character occurred at the Stanningley statioufe
Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway, uk der
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William Shields, in the employ of Mr. John Penllr'
railway carrier, as agent for Armley, Bramley, and
ningly, got on a goos train going west, and in pass
oi
through the station of the last named village he leapel
He stumbled and fell between the platform and the tild
and before assistance could he rendered the carriages di
passed over him. He was killed on the -spot, his b° '
be ing shockingly mutilated.
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THE TAME BRIDGE MIIRDER.—A resumed inquiry 'the
this . horrible case was made on Friday afternoon, at ng
Tame Cross Inn, before Mr. Hinchliffe, coroner. A str° of
feeling against the prisoner cxisti round about the scea°os
the murder. He was not present, owing to the exectif.; it
with which he was hailed on the previous occasion. 'lop
at present lodged in Stafford jail, and exhibits a deep
consciousness of his position. The body of the unfortua,
woman was buried last Thursday, in the presence of a 11r2,4
number of spectators. Police.constable Allen (Woe
to having found Mrs. 'Worsey bleedin, from „nit,
throat and dead, on the previous SaCurday,'
a wound in the throat. The previous witne!s,,
were recalled, but nothing. additional was , elicirtic:ea"
The room having been cleared, the jury entire of
for a short time, and returned a verdict the
" Murder against William Worsey." On Saturday the
prisoner was brought up. before the magistrates at...,0
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West Bromwich Sessions. The evidence gone into "
a mere repetition of that which has already appeared in fid,
columns. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Watson, 5
on his being called upon to plead, he said that " it was ',"ely
moment of passion that the knife was thrown." Ultima', at
the prisoner was. formally committed to take his trial of
the ensuing Staffordshire Assizes for the wilful murder
his wife.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON A SCHOOL RAILWAY Exeunsio-_,O
Amongst the many Sunday schools which have had rail" 01,
excursions lately, were the Cavendish-street schools, in rev,
nection with the Independent Chapel, of which the
Joseph Parker is the minister. About 800 scholars Witt
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their teachers had an excursion on Friday, to, WortleY74,
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway. vk
their return in the evening, abuut half-past seven o'cloC
(the tickets having been collected at the Dunford-bridC
station shortly before) while the train was about 300 yar°:
beyond-the Newton (n,-...,:rjyukie)
class carriage came open (It is supposed that it had not Leo
_properly closed after collecting. the tickets), and a girl .1"„
As the:
train was proceeding
was standing with her back to it fell t the
station; 'the haenddoor
thereof aviSeeircso
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on upon 130
means of communicating with either driver or guaro!,-eir
otheioicupants could not make known the accident till to
et
arrival at the Ardwick station, Manchester, about a nutirt
before ei*ht 'o'clock. - Then information was immediately
given to Inspector Samuel Arrand ; and Mr. Charles id,Cr~1 -
ihe
one of the officers of the school, at ..once accompanied
inspector by train to the spot. They found the poor but
quite dead. No train had run over her ; but in falling out
of the, carriage backwards, the back of her head bad C:01
in violent contact with one of the sleepers on the line; The
it is supposed that death was the instant consequence.
deceased, Agnes Bancroft, was about sixteen years of age.
Manchester Guardian. At
THE EARL OF CARLISLE ANI) THE WAR IN ITALY. .00
the inauguration of the Saddleworth Mechanics' Institatile,
on Friday evening, the Right Hon. the Earl of Carlis,
Who presided, in opening the proceedings made the fofli°l,,
c of
ing allusions to the war now devastating the fertile plain
Italy :—" I need hardly remind this audience of the fay°, to
able, the enviable contrast which this meeting present' of
the scenes now hodrly being enacted on the continent. 5,
Europe, where the fairest regions, the most fertile Plaille
the brightest valleys lie exposed to the destructive ray he
of guilty and murderous war. Here we lie secure in toe
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et ar
sin,
whilst
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sheltering bosom of our placid bills ; there down d
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vest flourishes rejoicingly around us v
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the blood of slain thousands. Here 'the rienincr
bliAte
and trodden down the fair corn ears, the fresh Pas
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ture, the green rice-field, the rich groves
of mulberry txe;cri
as if to show the forcible contrast presented bet° ad
the gifts of the Creator and the homicidal instincts ao,
passions of man. Thankful should we be that these seen
of horror are saved us in these unpolluted shores, andi.' f's p,
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vently let us pray that the counsel of our rulers rally ue.te,
directed as not only to keep us from engaging in the strut()
bnt that we may be enabled, tinder the Divine guidance, d
be mediators and intercessors between the excited an
murderous passions that have been aronsed. At all events,.
let us endeavour to keep apart from the bloody encounteif
which so mars and mutilates not only the fair face
:nature, but the most glorious handiwork of God, and culti-
vating all our powers for their. loftiest purposes and the
highest uses, subserve, as far as -may be possible, the gre%
end of -our being, and show -our fidelity, in efforts like tbl
of to-day, to the sacred cause of progress."