Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-28 00:00:00

THE DEATH OF Ma. CHILTON

The MAyon, haying requested gentlemen to .be seated,
said the council, he was sure, would regret, as he did,
the great loss which it had again sustained in the loss
of (me of its members. It was for the survivors of those
two gentlemen a very salutary lesson of
.the shortness of
time which we have to remain. It was probable that
some gentleman, he believed Mr. Charles Tamer, would
move a vote of condolence to the family on the melan-
choly bereavement which they had sustained in 'the
death of Mr. Chilton. .. , •

The Mayon to WO; chair, and in a; fe* brief re-
marks, introduced Professor-Owen,, as the first man of
the age. (Applause.)
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL then ewe, sad said—
. Although it will not bocci-ale me' to trespass at any
length upon your time, and so delay the profit and
pleasure you will derive from listening to that distin-
guished man. who honours its with his presence on
"this
occasion—a than of Whom, as the Prince Consort has
recently deelared—this country, and I believe I may
add this county, (for if I mistake not he is a Lancashire
man)--(apnlause)—may. be justly proud as one whose
name stands among the foremost of the nattralist's of
Europe ; still, referring to. tbe double relation which
I bear to you as Rector of Liverpool, and one of
the vice-presidents of the Collegiate Institution, I may
perhaps be permitted, without . presumption, .to
address you with - a few words upon the.
.connection of
science with religion, repudiating
,the imputation that
the clergy of the Church of Ingland.are hostile or in-
different to the utmost diffusion of scientific knowledge.
Asserting on the contrary; in the words of Bacon' when
time and opportunity allow, that ". a man cannot search
-too fur, or be too well studied in the book of -God's: .(
Word Or tll6 book of God's works, divinity or philosophy; the COURCII -
but rather. that Men should endeavour an endless pro- . useful and valuable seriees to the commune
gress and proficiency in both,. only taking care that think, sir, we. should not allow the odeasioi
they aPply both. to. charity; and not' to. vanity, to use,
and not to oetentetiom"- (Applause.) 'With regard to without putting upon our records a notice of on.
• (Applause.) Mr. Turner then proposed the following
those whOSe time is necessarily limited, .the labouring resolution :—" That the Mayor, having announced the
claw, we may, no doubt, be mere scrupulous, and in death of Thomas Chilton, Esq., one of - the alder-
the communication of scientific knowledge to them 'may men of this borough, resolved that this council receives
perhaps be somewhat in accord with the late IV in;COb- the announcement with deep . regret—the. late Mr.
bet, ,if the followingstory—which you may have heard Chilton for many years havinc, been a valuable member
-before—is true. It having been reported of Lord of the Dock Committee 'anethis body ; and that the
Brougham that he had said he should :be very well Mayor be requested to convey to Mr. Chilton's family
Bacon,
if every -.peasant in the land were able to read 'this expression of their sympathy and. deep feeling upon
Bacon, Cobbett is.roported to have said that he should the eccasion "-
be better.pleased if. every peasant in the land were able Mr. T. D.
. ANDERSON said, in the-absence of another
to eat bacon. (Daughter.) Now, I would take the via and older member, I may be permitted to second the
media on this question, and exprees my. wish that every motion. I knew Mr. Chilton personally, and esteemed•
person in the land should be able to read as much Bacon and him. As a man of business he had few superiors, not
eat as much. bacon as he could digest, and tie more— many equals. His judgment and clearness of head, with-
applause)—and I believe the philosophic meal should be 1 • • • . .
us great 'experience rendered his opinion valuable.
a very moderate one. But to you, an whose power the sought,'andwillmake his loss
This was largely felt
means of a more extended education are placed, I say severely in town. In private; I can say, he .was
.a
go forth in the pursuit of 'science to its utmost bounda- sincere and warm friend, and I believe a true Christian ;
ries,- and you will go accompanied by our wishes and but he was so unostentatious that.,l am sure he would
our ' prayers—our wishes that you may 'be -blessed have wished 'as little to be said upon this mournful
with every worldly success, and, our prayers that the i Occasion-as possible.. I shall therefore say no more, but
Father' of Spirits, in communicating to you new simply second the motion. - . .
gifts, will (to use the language of Bacon again) grant The resolution was then_ passed sub. si4entio.
" that human knowledge may not prejudice divine
ELECTION OF AN ALDER3I_IN.
truth, and that no incredulity and darkness in regard to • .
~. The MAYOR said it would now be the duty of the
the Divine mysteries may arise in your minds upon the
disaiiiig of the rays-of sense and this-greatet kindling Council to supply the vacancy created by the death of
of our natural light;. hut• rather; that from a pure un- the late Mr. Chilton..' .
derstanding, cleared of all fancies and vanity, vet no The TOWN-CLERK said the council were aware that
less s-abmitted to, nay, wholly prostrate before the Divine the election of an alderman - was different from any
other, and he had better read the act of parliament, to
oracles, you may 'render unto faith the tribute due unto
faith, and being freed from the poison of knowlege in ~ guide gentlemen in filling up their voting papers. (This
-
fusedinto it by thifserpent,May learn to Worship tenth in he did.) . . • . . _ .
charity." Perhaps I owe you an apology for having.tres-
Mr. ROBERTSON Geensemee-May .1
passed so lone.; and shall now conclude. (Applause,) Mayor, if it is necessary that every person preset'.
The subjecta of-the- evening's discourse was "On the should vote on this occasion ?
Classification of the Mammalia." - The TOWN-CLERK—That. is the ordinary rule.
Professor OWEN; in' his said—ln the Mr. Geanseosn---=The expression in the. act of par-
selection of his subject he had been guided by a desire • liament is " may." .It is not made compulsory.
to take out of. the range-of aatural 'history—which he The Towx-eseak--;-No, but by your • standing orders
was habitually in the study of—such a class of animals every member of the council is expected to vote: .• .
as might be the most interesting, and to treat of it in Mr. Snore—=That is only in case •of a division.
such a way as might give a certain kind .of complete- The TOWN-CLERK—I don't think there is any dif-
ness, in so short a course as. that upon which he had ference, except in the mode of ..voting prescribed by the
now-.the,. honour.-to enter, and. to enter under .an in-
_act. . . . . -
troduction and auspices, so favourable, and with an •Mr. GLAnstosm----Will you read the standing order,
indication of the spirit in which our investigation of sir ?
God's works should be conducted,—a,spirit in which he. The TowN-CLERK—It is the 13th standinj order—
hoped his own studies, had . ever been conducted, and in " That in -taking the vote upon any ‘ question,' those
which he hoped. to . treat the subject selected for that members only shall be entitled. to vote who are present
uning's discourse. (Applause.) He should have to when the question is put "from the chair ; but every
treat of that class .of animals to . which. we ourselves member then present shall be required to record his
belong, and from which we deri •yed the most important vote." .
assistance we get from the animal kingdom, and some Mr. OLADSTONE—" Required."
of its most valuable produets, to which he meant, to Add ' Mr SHEIL said that ifas only in case of a division.
sonic observations on their geographical distribution,
put, he asked; what is the nee of -taking up time by the
which led to suggestions, of great interest. The learned useless form of signing papers, when the matter is
Professor then proceeded with his lecture, which, al- already settled. (A laugh.)
The TowN-ceritu--I should state, sir, that there is
though technical, was'lucid and beantifill ; and we need
oao necessity to nominate any ,eentleman ; in strictness,
not- say that he was listened to with almost breathless
attention. It would be idle, of course, to attempt to gentle Men may vote for anybody, whether nominated or
give an abstract. Towards the close, speaking, of Man, not. •
or the genus horao, he said his.chief zoological charac- ' Mr. GLADSTONE'7--DO T understand, Mr. Mayor, it is
teristics were to have the feet broad, with sole planted compulsory for us to'record our votes .unon the present
finely on the ground ; toes short, except in the inner- occasion ?
most, which is unusually large,but on the same line as The TOWN-CLERK--
ing orders.
the other, and adapted to be the great fulcrum or
' Mr. HOLDEN—I suppose the usual course will be
mode of progression ; and it was to that great toe,
'adopted on this &tenon, and there will be no moving
if he was to point to. one characteristic, being anthro-
poid—lie shOuld point ..to that as our distinctive or seonding.
Mrc . PARKER--I will record. my vote, at all events.
characteristic in creation.' (A laugh.) He dwelt, in
The division was then proceeded with, Mr. Robertson
terms of great beauty, on the other superior features
Gladstone, as if considering, being the very last to record
and characteristics of the human species ; and in conclu-
his vote. The result was as follows :
sion said—And all this perfection of structure, this
FOR MR. J. B. LLOYD. FOR MR. JOHN STEWART
supreme work of creation, has been achieved in order
ALDERMEN. COUNCILLORS.
that the frame should be the instrument and servant of Wm. Bennett. , . R. Gladstone.
a rational soul. Therefore I have always been in the G. H. Horsfall. T. L. Hodson.
habit, being permitted, quite without any power of James Parker: ' J.' A. Picton.,
Thomas Robinson. John Woodruff.
suppressing the idea, in arriving 'at this part in the R. C. Gardner. R. Shell.
-consideration of our organic structure, to address the Francis Shand. T. B. Job.
younger members of my audience, those who possess Raymond W. Houghton. Roger Haydo
this wonderful frame in all the power of lusty youth, -- - William Pre
desiring them to bear well in mind that this special
lift has been given to them for a purpose. "It was
e who made you; not ye
'yourselves." Dull not
the energies of this frame bywhati slott
mayh nor' sp
come
it
by undue pleasures, but consider
nothing less than the temple of the Holy Spirit ; and
YOU* should thereforoseek to 'adorn the temple with all
'en*, fit, and becoming furniture, such as may be

Mr. TURNER said—l am quite sure, Mr. Mayor, that
the couxeil will have heard with the deepest regret the

winuurweillejlt wmcn you Lave Just mane
you have-observed, sir, another member of our '
been removed from among us, by one of tl
and awful dispensations of Providence, by whicu
are so fortunately reminded of the vanity of all the
hopes and wisheS of this world. Mr. Chilton, P.
unobtrusive and unostentatious in public and private
life. In his private mid social life, he was • ret—
and esteemed by a large circle of acquaintance ,
in his public life, he was always ready to place his ser-
vices at the. disposal of his fellow-townsmen
required. Both as a member of the. Dock Commit
down to that body by the council, and

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.1 think so, under your own stand-

cotrNaLL(
J. Farnworth.

Joseph Coops]
John Shimmt
Charles Turn.
Th omas 'Vern

C. T. Bowring.
T. Aviscn.
James Steains.
W. H. Anthony
'John Aikin.
F. A. Clint,
J. W. Cropper

Thomas ,ti

James Robertson
p. Jeffreys.
Alexander Sham
James Crellin.
Oliver Holden.
T. D. Anderson.
James Tyrer:
D. Crosthwatte.
Thomas Ridley.

convenient, ,
had by the admirable instruction, intellectual and reli-
gious, which is given in the institution in which I have
now the honour to• address you. (Loud applause.)
Sir EDWARD Cuaz then rose and said, the task
imposed upon him was a very easfone. It was to ask
them to give their best thanks to the Professor for the
lecture which he had.given them. He was sure no one
could have passed the time with more pleasure than
they had had in his company, or with more edification
and gratification than they had done. (Applause.)
Wit undoubtedly the Professor possessed that peculiar
element of eloquence, that he contrived to make every
one imagine that they themselves understood what he
with so much clearness, and with so much learning and
study,. had prepared himself to communicate. (Ap-
plause.) The result they must all arrive at was
the common adoption of the language, "Oh God,
how wonderful are Thy works. In wisdom, Thou hast
made them all. The earth is full of Thy riches."
The motion was• carried by acclamation.
Mr. IVILLitoi BitowN, who was cordially received,
next proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor. It was
tong,
to find men of science occasionally visiting us.
tong, might we have such visits, and pay every respect
to those who come. The only thing he regretted was,
that although we called the Chinese barbarians, they
were more enliiegahrtnened
annd s
cthoseienpc
eo i natlswtillayas
n occupyw arc,e
the
fo r
there, men of in a
highest position in the State; and he hoped and trusted
our authorities would attach more
ofimportance to the
knowledge to be derived from men ot scienc than they
had hitherto done.
The Mayor acknowledged the compliment, and the
company then dispersed..

The MAYort—There are
Lloyd, and sixteen for. Mr
therefore to declare Mr. Joh

(Applause.)
THE MAYOI,

S COMMT7NICATIONS.-

MISS FLORENCE, NIGHTINGALE.
The MAYOR said the last council had requested that
he should write to Miss Florence Nightingale, thanking
her for some numbers sent to the Free library. He
had done so, and had received the following reply :

TO WILLIAM PRESTON, ESQ., MAYOII.
DEARSIa,—I was happy to accede to the request conveyed
to me by Lord Shaftesbury, that the MS. to which you refer
in your most kind letter of August 22, should be placed at the
disposal of the Council. If any value attaches to the written
copy, I shall be glad that it shall remain in the Free Library
of Liverpool—a town to which I, of all others, owe the most
grateful admiration, as out of has come, as I have always
considered, Sanitary salvation to the army of the Crimea, and
to all England more or less. I venture to send the published
copy of the same MS., and two others on the same subject,
hoping that you will do me the honour to add them to the same
Free Library.
I regret that my increasing ill health has delayed so long my
grateful reply to your kind letter, and remain, dear sir, your
obliged and:obedient servant,

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
30, Old Burlington-street, London., W., Sept. 13, 1839.
Mr. BENNETT-Mr. Mayor, may I ask whether that
paragraph in Miss Nightingale's letter, speaking of
sanitary salvation coming out of Liverpool, does not
refer to those efficient officers of ours who left Liverpool
for the Crimea ?
The TowN-CLtnx—lt must refer to that.

THE ROYAL VMT TO ANADA.—The Kingston
Daily. News is authorised. to state that Mr. Gibbs and
Sir H. Holland visit Canada for their oval
not to prepare the way for the Prince's jpleasire, and
ourney. Mr.
Gibbs, who was formerly but is not now, the Prince's
tutor, is brother of
,the Gibbs, of Oshawa. _Sy'
Henry Holland is a celebrated London physician, who
married a daughter of the -Rev. Sydney Smith. The
Aid* edited her father's correspondence and pOStlitimous
worki. We shall be glad to welcome these visitors, as
We should any intelligent Englishmenwho have enter-
prise enough to abandon the Rhine to the Cockneys and
seek a new route to travel, but must protest against
the flunkeyism of the News, who says that they will
"honour Western Canada -with visit after going up
the gttawa. Nobody 'tinder the_ rank Of a pinta can
honour a million and a hilf of.people.L-,:asnadian paper.

Mr. GransToNE—With this addition, Mr. Mayor ;
Government omitted, to pay us for their services, and
Owes us at the present time £5OO. (A laugh.)
The MAYOR—IS it the pleasure of the council that
this letter should be recorded ? (Cries of " Yes, yes.")
The council then adjourned.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OiymeNr.---Worats.;:-Tliesc
sites constantly, though sometimes unsuspectedly, infest
bowels grow longer and larger, till fever, declining appetite,
watchfulness, and langour indicate something wrong in the
system. The worm causes excessive• irritation, resulting in
violent couvuls!ons, too frequently:the prelude of death.
or worm, is destroyed in the stomach ; or if
tilhoelloenictoayLsOrn,ills have the power of so perfecting digestion that
already attached to the bowels, its expulsion by the action of
these Pills is certain • whilst the same ingredient in the Oint-
ment locally applied, 'kills, on contact, the ascaris, or seatwo27rm.