Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-20 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL GRAND POULTRY SHOW.

The sixth annual grand exhibition of poultry, ke., was
opened yesterday, at Messrs. Lucas's, Great Charlotte-__
street, and was as extensive and as varied as in any
former year, if not more so ; indeed, some iiersons think
it the best show since the origin of the lke in Liverpool.
One thing is certain that, with regard to the quality and
breedinc, of the fowl, &c., no show could exceed it. The
interest felt in regard to this show has not been confined
to Lancashire and Cheshire, but has extended all over
England, for there were few counties in the kingdom
that had not .representatives of the feathered tribe
in the show. This proves the growing importance of the
annual exhibition, and, of course, is attributable to
the excellent and judicious management of the committee,
who have left nothing undone to gain general admiration
for the exhibitions, —and they have been quite successful.
The following are the gentlemen of the managing com-
mittee, who have gained the approbation of all con-
cerned, as well as the publicgenerally :—Jose'ph Hindson,
Esq., Henry Lafone, Rig., John T. Lawrence. Esq.,
Gilbert W. Moss, Esq., Edgar Musgrove, Esq., Lawrence
Peel, Esq., Thomas Stretch, Esq., Henry Worrell, Esq.,
and William' C: Worrall, Esq. There were no less than
45 classes of all sorts of poultry, and the most ardent
admirers of domestic fowls could not expect to see any-
thing better than each class presented. The attendance of
visitors was large and highly respectable, ,and, on the
whole, the show may correctly be called a very successful
one. There were of course, as usual, some fabulous
figures, in the shape of prices fixed on some of the pens,
but this was done in order to show that'the owners did
not wish to part with " the pets of the farm-yard." It
would appear, from a report of the judges, that the pre-
sent was the first step in the direction for rendering
poultry shows self-sustaining, and they considered it
quite successful, and deserving the co-operation of all
amateurs. No doubt some small disappointment might
be felt at the small entry of Spanish fowl, but the
judges were pleased on the whole. Dorkings were
excellent and the silvery-grey class was more numerous
than others. The game were strong in all respects. These
and Hamburgh's seem, at present, " hobbies " in Liver-
- pool, Cheshire, &c. Mr. Worrall and Mr. Archer seemed
unapproachable in the two classes of pencilled-gold and
silver, and both rank nearly at the head of spangled.
The mention of the game would lead us to speak of the
superior breed of these birds, and, indeed, these and all
other classes at Liverpool, are contests of giants in their
way. Cochin-Chinas were, perhaps, not so numerous as
heretofore, but the breed seem to have improved lately.
Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Fowler (Dorkings), Captain Hornby,
Mn. Wakefield, Mr. Vener, Mr. White, Mr. Worrell's,
and other pens, were perfect in their different classes.
The ducks were capital, and, as already remarked,
we may congratulate all concerned on the entire success
of the show this year. The following is a list of

Mr. R, V. Kearney, Barn Lodge ; age 32 months ; first
prise.
Class XXXIV. : Single ,Cocks, Dorkings, silver grey.
—Mr. John Robinson, Vale House, near Garstang ; first
prize.
Class XXXV. : Single Cocks, Cochin China, cinnamon
and buff.—Mr. Robert Chase, Mosley-road, Birmingham;
age 2 years ; first prize. Mr. Thomas Stretch, Marsh-
lane, Bootle, Liverpool ; age under 12 months ; second
prize.
Class XXXVI. : Single Cocks, Cochin China, Grouse
and Partridge.—Mr. Thomas Stretch, Marsh-lane, Bootle;
age nine months; first prize.
Class XXXVIII. : Single Cocks, Hamburgs, golden.
pencilled.—Mr. William C. Worrall, Rice House, near
Liverpool ; first prize.
Class XXXIX. : Single Cocks, Hamburgs, silver
pencilled. Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern ; hatched in
1858-;- first prize.
Class XL.: Single Cocks, Hamburgs, golden spangled.
—Mr. William C. Worrall, Rice House, near Liverpool ;
first prize. Messrs. Haig and Hartley, Tip-hill Bank,
Holmfirth, Yorkshire ; second prize.
Class XLl.—Single Cocks, Hamburgs, silver spangled.
—Mr. James Dixon, Bradford ; age 18 months ; first
prize.
Class XLIII. : Single Cocks, Polands, Silver Spangled.
—Mr. James Dixon, Bradford; age two years ; first
prize.
Class XLIV. : Single Cocks, Polands, black with white
crests.—Mr. George Ray, Ivy Cottage, Minestead,
Lyndhurst, Hants ; first prize.
Class XLV. : Single Cocks, Bantams, Game —Mr.
Edward Stanfield; first prize. Mrs. W. C. Worrall;
second prize
One Hundred Game Cocks.—Mr. Pyers Mostyn; first
prize, £40., M. G. W. Moss; second prize, £2O cup.
Mr. Henry Woriall ; third prize, £l5 cup. Mr. G. W.
Moss ; fourth prize, 10 cup. Mr. T. Burgess, jun. ;
fifth prize.
Besides the above, there was almost an innumerable
quantity of highly commended birds, by the judges:
The show will continue this day and to-morrow, and will
close with a sale by auction.

WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
The usual weekly meeting of this board was held
yesterday, Mr. H. Edwards in the chair. The other
guardians present were—Messrs Ledger, Shaw, Stone
Smith, Whitby, Abrahams, Parkin, Richmond, French,
Woods, Kirkus, Roberts, Wensley, and Roscoe.
The following cheques were granted for' out-door re-
lief: Messrs. Potts £125 ; Mr. Olney -X36, and Mr.
Lythgoe £23.
Mr. Gough, the governor, reported that the number of
paupers in the establishment last week was -728 ;
admitted since, 28; born, 2 ; dead, 1; discharged 40.
Number in _the house this week, 717, of whom 398
belonged to Toxteth Park. Number in the corresponding
week last year, 72L
The Clerk stated that there was a call to be made on
the Union to the amount of £7,498, in two moities—one
on the first Tuesday in March, and the other on the last
Tuesday in March, 1859.
Mr. Shaw said he could not understand how it was that
every year the rates were larger, although a great deal of
large property was being built every year in the union
The Clerk stated that there was also a great deal of
small property, and they could not estimate the number
'of poor from the amount of large .troperty that was built.
Mr. Stone gave a notice of motion, that Mr. Hall be
appointed master of the hospital, at a salary of £5O a
year.

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Miss Harriet Bill, of Leeds, was appointed school-
mistress of the infant school; and Mr. James Bramall,
from Chatham, was appointed book-keeper and porter.
An application was read from Mr. Olney, one of the
relieving officers, for an advance of salary, on the ground
of increased duties. .

Mr. Abrahams gave a notice of motion, that Mr.
Olney's salary be advanced from £lOO to £l3O, the -same
salary as given to the other officers perferming a similar

duty. -
An application was read from Mr- John Cutts, the
schoolmaster, for an advance of salary. The matter was
referred to the visiting, committee.
This concluded the business.

THE NORTiIEILN THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1:85

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE.—CHRISTMAS PLAYS
Amongst the many interesting ilepartments of the
Catholic Institute, is the theatrical, which occasionally
affords members and their friends an opportuaity of wit-
nessing the drama—which the sternest moralists will
admit may be both entertaining and instructive—
without coming in contact with any of those
objectionable influences which militate against
the credit and respectability of our ordinary dra-
matic temples. Included in the Catholic Institute is a
neat and tastefully-arranged little theatre, capable of
accommodating, we should suppose, about 300 persons.
and last evening this place was .crowded, even to the
uttermost corners of the gallery, by an assemblage of
ladies and gentlemen representing the principal Catholic
families in this town. There was also a fair sprinkling
of the Catholic clergy amongst the gentlemen present.
The ladies all eame•in full dress, and any admirer of the
beautiful, must have been greatly pleased, not only with
the remarkably good taste shown by the ladies, in the
arrangement and Ablendino• of colours, in what
the gruff old writers of the last century called
" head-gear," but also with the charming array of
personal beauty which had been attracted to witness the
" Christmas plays," to be performed by members of the
Institute. At seven o' clock without any whistlings
or cat-calls from the gods and goddesses in the gallery—
the drop scene, upon which a pleasing and romantic anew
of lake and landscape had been most skilfully pourtrayed
by members of the Institute, rose, and we were
introduced to the first scene of an interesting drama, in two
acts, entitled the ".Hidden Gem," which was originally
written by his Eminence Cardinal 'Wiseman, under
the name of " An old Collegian," for the Jubilee of St.
Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, Durham. The drama is
founded upon an incident in the reign of the Emperor
Tionorious, and the Pontificate of Innocent I, when there
lived on the Aventine, a wealthy patrician named
Euphemianus, who had an only son Alexius, whom he
educated in the principles of piety and unbounded
charity. Ere Alexius had scarcely attained to manhood,
he was by divine command induced to lead the life of
a pilgrim, and repaired to Edessa, where he dwelt for
several years, his sorrowing father being unable
to discover him. At length he was similarly
ordered to return home, and was' received as a beggar
and a stranger into the house of his father.
He remained there as many years as he had lived abroad,
amidst the scorn and ill• treatment of his own domestics,
until his death : when first a voice, heard through all
the churches in the city, proclaimed his holiness, and a
paper written by himself, and found upon his person,
revealed his- history. A variety of accessory incidents
complete the, plot, the scenes being at Rome. The
scenery,. all executed by members of the institute, was
appropriate to -the situations in the drama ; and the
mechanical arrangements seemed perfect. Indeed, there
was a completeness and ease about the stage arrangements
which reflected considerable credit upon the manager, who-
ever he might be. The acting was much superior to what
we should have expected from amateurs so young as a
majority of those engaged in the play; the actors' styles
evidenced correct taste, and a well regulated judgment
as to propriety in speech and gesture. Their efforts met
with a flattering amount of applause. The "cast" was
as follows :
Alexius, (Ignotus, son of Euphetnianus) .. David Macaulay.
Euphemianus, a Roman Patrician ... John Clarke.
Carinus, a boy, his nephew .. ... Robert Thompson.
Proculus, his freedman and steward .. John Collins
Eusebius ... .. .. .. Michael Carney.
Bibulus .. .. .. .. Richard Campbell.
Slaves Davus .. .. ... .. Henry Baker.
Ursulus .. .. ... .. John D. Meany.
Verna .. .. ... .. Matthew Beirns.
Gannio a beggar ... .. .. .. John Short.
An Imperial Chamberlain .. .. . Martin Short.
An Officer .. .. .. .. .. John Ahearn.
First Robber ... .. .. .. .. Stephen Maxwell.
Second Robber .. .. .. :. John Maylor.
Slaves, Black and White.
It may be well to mention the fact that one of the
scenes was exceedingly impressive, and not very dissimilar
to one of the- most striking in the play of "Faust and
Marguerite :" it is where the dying pilgrim's prayers are
responded to by songs from celestial voices, whilst an
halo of glory shines upon and around the pale face of the
weary man ; who, after setting a wonderful example of
consistent faith and noble self-denial, dies an unknown
beggar, but a saint baptised from heaven, in the house of
his father. The dialogue of the drama brings before us
the principles of unbounded charity and long suffering
piety, clothed in classical and eloquent language. There
were comic features .in the play. which elicited
much laughter. At the conclusion of the two
acts of which the drama consists, the efficient orchestra
" favoured" the company, after which Mr. Aspinall
offered a few observations, pointing out the many ex-
cellent features of the Institute, and expressing his
gratification at its great success. He then recommended
all who heard him to contribute as liberally as they could
to a collection which followed. After the collection came a
very amusing farce —" The Irish Tutor, or New Lights,"
the characters being represented as follow :—Mr. Tilwell,
Mr. Carney, Dr. Flail, H. Baker, Dr. O'Toole, R. Thomp-
son, Charles, J. Meany, Mary (housemaid), J. Taylor,
Beadle, T. Tiughes, besides countrymen, &c. This con-
cluded the proceedings, which passed off in all respects
satisfactorily, the visitors generally expressing themselves
in terms highly complimentary of the principal and those
concerned in the managent of the institution. We
believe another entertainment will take place at the
Institute to-night, and next week it is to be visited by
Carding Wiseman.