The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-13 00:00:00

THE LOST CHILD FOUND.

On Monday last, about four o'clock in the afternoon. an
unusual crowd was collected at the foot of Warriston
Close, attracted by the wild behaviour of a respectable
middle aged gentleman, who was gazing with eager
interest on a portrait displayed in the window of Giles'
Photographic Gallery, exclaiming. in b -oken sentences,
with a strong accent which at once bespoke him
" ayont the Tay,—" Guid gracious I do my een
deceive me ? It maun be her—sae like her mither I
Far could thou come free ? It's jilt her—
my ain dochter I What are ye a' glourin' at ? Whar's
the man that's sellin' my ain flaita and blood ?—an' in
a Christrian kintra, tae !" • The shouts of the crowd and
loud declamation of the stranger, brought a young man
to the door to ascertain the cause of such an unusual dis-
turbance. and, imagining the gentleman was intoxicated,
he called out Mi. Giles to quell the threatened riot.
When that gentlenian appeared, some boys and flesher lads
called out, " There's the man that sells your dochfer "
The stranger rashed upon him, declaring that,picture he
would have, though it should cost him £lO. Alarmed
at the impetuosity of the man, he was invited in. when,
after a little time had elapsed, he burst into a flood of
tears—" Dear. dear, sirs—this is strange 1 Whar did ye
get yon picture ? Oh tak it oot o' the window! gie it
into my ain hand. I'll gie ony money for't." After
examining it minutely, he asked, in a subdued tone, how
it came into Mr. Giles' possession ; and was informed that
a young lady sat for it on Friday last, and not calling,
according to premise, it was put in the window as a e peci-
men. "It has been so ordained then that I may see her
yet; yeu%l be the means o' restoring her to me. Six years
ago I left Montrose, after my wife's death, to go to Ame-
rica, leaving Nelly with her grandmother. On my return,
I learned my pair mother was dead, and Nelly had left
hame to seek service in the Lothians. • Fruitless endea-
vours to discover her reireat have since been made; but
noo Providence maun hae directed me here, for this is jist
tier verra eel'. An' will y no sell't?'' Being informed that
portraits could only be given to, originals, the face of the
stranger became pale as ashes, until hope whispered--
"Nelly micht ea' hersel' yet, and glad him wi' a sweet
word as weel as her ain look," which was verified by the
identical Nelly stepping in for her picture, apologising for
not being punctual to her appointment; and great was her
surprise when she listened to the tale of the strange
gentleman who took away her portrait. But greater still
was Nelly's joy and happiness when she learned the strange
gentleman was in an adjoining inn, anxious to behold her,
when she, full of anxiety, rushed to the appointed place,
and in a few minutes was locked in a father's fond em-
brace.—The North Bviton.

' The Wellington o lington Mercury cnt,ies a report of the trial, a
•
' the Guelph assizes, of James M'G.rrie, a boy aged 14 years.
for the cruel murder of a boy aged nine years. in the township
of Garafraaa, on the 11th of CletCher lest. The prisoner was
found guilty, and Justice M`Lean sentenced him to he hanged.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner cut his victim's
throat with a piece of broken bottle.
A few days ago Mr. Henry Mayhew delivered a lecture
in the Brighton Athseneum on "The Oddities of London
Street Life." In the course of his lecture he introduced .
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his audience to the Punch and Judy man, who, he said, twe ri
was a dark, pleasant •looking 'man of about 50, who lerrnaEsTlNG Dtscovnarms.—During the Pagneeel been
disclosed to him (Mr. Mayhew) a few secrets of his pro- very interestieg discoveries have been made inn; ease r 'be
.fession. ' He was formerly a gentleman's footman ; but he Hurstpierpoint. The remains of a Roman ri. 0, esiolfti
adopted the business for "money gains." When first he brought to light on a commanding situatwot ree'''ol
took to it he cleared from -e'2 to £3 a week, he and
his "f ardner." He felt it somewhat derogatory to built Roman wall indicating the building of w feet 6104
Roman camp on Wolstanbury Bill, con-iaing 5,110 it et
come om a footman's place to such a career; but ' . , building, 60 14,50,
still" Punch and Judy was a trade," he said, which seem toform . a portion, to nave been au au ertic Less 4
In addition to thus, many tragmc e "
once took to catalyst be got rid of. If you enter any other way' ntr hob, elghir
situation, the boys would see you and cry out " There's as Samain ware, flue tiles of a hot vapou e.e...fl
Punch behind the' counter serving out the customers." glass, and nails, have also been discover" ,bi
„ sr. 10., (Laughter.) The performance had to be varied to suit Gazette.
tryol" 0° a
two classes of persons—the comic and the sentimental. Au, RICANS AT CGURT.—Our fellow coin Thor rat
The comic people liked hies to kick up all. the games he no moans averse to taking a look at royalty ear f. er'
could ; but to the sentimental he hail to perform ver
steadily, and leave out all the comic words and business. ministers. Not long since Judge Mason, our 1,7,rie5 dto
They would have no ghost, no coffin, and no devil, and
that's what he called spoiling the performance altogether. ; s c •
the Cou-t of France arrived in front of the Tout 1,01',1 (4
y bars sometimes cause no little embarrassment to
_ivet
eft
s x ycarriages containing. 'As regarded the earnings the showman said he couldaelt Vet e
know what to do with the whole of them, pn
se ... to
obtain five pounds for week's running, and had taken as thes' are' or ej
much as £2 lOs a day : but now 5s ,a day was the most them at once, saying, " Your Majesty,,bieg „550
,
that could be made, and that had to be divided between cans." . The Emperor, who knew SOrneopir Y
the " man in the frame" and the " drum and pipes." American character, smiled and bowed, and 'll terion' eel;
Sometime's they had short and long "pitches." A "short off as a matter of coerss.— Philadelphia PresbYarocer of°
pitch" is where the show is set down, the drum and pipe Tas QUAKER M.P. oN MAYNOOTH —The e e rrie vat
play up, and when they get 3d they " hook it ;" but didate for S Path Durham, Mr. Uenry Pease, "eott!',' oiti
" long pitches '.' consist of half an hour's performance, at D alington on the cinestion of Mavnot,b,Whf. b diet
the proceeds of which average Is. ' Punch's audiences promise to vote ag +inst the college grsnt. be estop°
were next scrutinised. Boys were a great nuisance. They he, "the state church his ceuntrymen, and, Prd 0
.ri,
was One.? latholie, and tre es oads
would follow the show for miles, would get into the best have lost all. The Protestants of EsTSl'''''d
r at,,,thrneets
places, wAuld throw their caps into the frame, pick holes with' millions—do you ask the to tase a waV fa,:e tri lc and
in the baize to peep through, and, " cuss'em," added the
from the denuded you aa uia to ta.ce awaT Otl
in the baze to peep through, and, "cusa'em,' added the from thedenuded Catholics ' ' tse' e iS'''J 11
, altiongh 0 ed n f 3
man, "they haven't a fard'h to bless themselves with."
er • en he
may remain untouched." Mr. Peass asol hell!' st''
for even it' the mothers
(Laughter.). Nurses were no good,
for a ,413 ,0
gave the "little dears" a penny, they would take the well. We honour a man who votes r —Pe co
sis eeos t
money away to. buy .ribbons. - • Soldiers 'again were bad, state endowments of religion, but we ha', the ing;EsPeS
for they not only had no Money, but what was worse they with the man who would strike suiglV""*. al:lVtill'
had- po, pocket. street clown once told him (Mr. grant, and leave all others standing. ',
te an° 1 ,
_Mayhew) that when his wife was confined, he jumped "Jim their. conseientiouentss, but we must reor""'erver. vIP
Crow " for 12 hours ink the
.mud and wet of the streets, their bigotry and fanaticism.—Gate..cheld 08.,•nee 111 d thei
and he carried home that nt to his almost starving ISLAND or BARRA 16th March .—Eyes —ran 0
fatuity, the sum of 15d as the result of his day s exertions. • • , . made t ere, 3
cornmunucatiou the Wtather has not been pile' ral There was a poor old blind hurdy gurdy wooma he once ld the ' 3
poor fishermen '
.
must have recourse to the °„ fo t es
knew. She had learnt to' play on the hurtly gurdy for a • te' et
" Suspendisse potenti vestimenta meris de°' er Te 14,1
living. She called it a cymbal—the hardy gurdy was not dog I ai- ,te
its real ,name. " The cymbal.," she 'said, "is net hard to and sea, to their great annoyance and we are 'sot' ;
play, sir, for King • David played' on one of those unsettled and much agitated. However,
ee to anoluit't
instruments.. I first .learned to play God save the have to say that no accident has as yet happen,, little _o'l
King, the Queen that now is, sir." (Laughter.) When b, ats from the east coast, or from our ow° tee.ne
Mr. Albert `Smith 'was preparing his Mort Blanc, emporium." Some of the boats had, however'ael W tel
he asked him (Mr. Mayhew) to recommend him a hurdy in the gale for the island of Skye, not being fe. The,,til
gertly player, and he mentioned this one, whose name was up for the Barra coast. We trust all sr° 83„-eraeoersse"
" Old Sairey. Being blind, she did not know 'what her ' days the men have been have been. 'ke r
to sea, au
'l 'er. t
pupil wanted to learn fin', butim.gined that it was - h
enoug and should the wind fall, they cool 0
for getting a living in the streets. Accordingly, she told - ' r Woos I.'" her
their " lee way."—Correspondent of en sot et
him "to keep the leather well down' over the cymbal, easeer ,be f
A PARAGRAPH TO BB READ Ri°l (1 ' 0'
as the ha'pence were very liable to fall into the works." excite opt .10
(Much laughter.) Some peeuliarities of the street blind organs of wonder and veneration were _
an aceo I.t
were next pointed out. There are at least 100 blind men day by reading in one of the daily onPeZeshirestst°'rrtil.
and women getting their living in London, and 500 more in dinner given by a wealth y banker at v'_ik tronn'oet;
the provinces. The blind people like music, and as they correspondent records, in a kind of awe str.ues
sseie nt_iro"rt
can get their living in no other way, they seek it by music. there were actually present, eating at tn:: in dust root
They prefer being •blind, and when .it was possible to seated at the same table, three gentlemen 7„ stfisceseT'e
restore one man to sight, he said to the surgeon, n Would persons " represented at least ten millions.... eser Pilo 31',,
You ruin
.me ?" The blind men always married blind it for a moment, oh, ye exigent ! who B'e ;)t •‘l%. 1100,
women, saying they did net like " seeing women." . They pur friendt for a little 1 d who reprise "ten int,,,,ps
oan, an
worth l'" se' f°
argued that, if " seeing Men" had a hard matter to look six n
pence when you dine ; —tbree men, . this° dne t
after " seeing women, what would a blind man do? s. ek.Tn . be ee
curled together, on a certain day lat we
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(Roars of laughter.) They were very happy 'and corn-
posterity w
year of our Lord ! The thanks of
,be atu'ller
fortable at home. . The wives love their husbands, and
fact. Let t „ of
both love their children, for they said, "our children lead the man who chtonieled the
that dal 1--
us about, and our a H iction makes them love us more." I makers mark the anniversary of
(Cheers.) . paper.

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