Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

)11ectioi'l

Why was

)rid! We put it to-the

The Sioninc,

and to prever

ut ouplien,-• auowea to pass into private hang
without an effort on the part of Sir Charles
E.astlake to obtain it for the nation ? It was
sold, for only £1,606 103., a sum which we have
been told is far below its value. We have been told
also that Sir Charles Eastlake's attention had been
strongly drawn to it; but that, upon bein pressed
to give a commission for it for the National Gallery,
he replied that he knew where there was as good a One
to be had. We feel almost inclined to dare him to nro-
duce it. Other pictures, too, there were by Bronzino,
Vander Capella, Camphuysen, Vander Heyden,
which might have been obtained for comparatively small
sums for the National Gallery, but which have been
allowed, unaccountably to pass into private collections,
from which it is doubtful whether they will ever emerge.
We are informed that Mr. Henry Tidlev's picture,
" The Feast of Roses," exhibited at the New Society
of Painters in Water-colours, has been purchased by' the
Queen.

Probably, when the net

or otherwise

issues from the Mint,

we of this f.

ration shall have passed away, and it behoves
leave behind us proofs that we were not deficient in taste,
skill, or public spirit. It would not be amiss if—since the
new pieces of mixed metal are to be much smaller than the
old pieces of copper---their value were to be imprinted
upon them, and this might. be done d lu shillinn Ana

sixpence, if no better design is to be employed,
The simple wreath of oak and
.laurel surmounted,
by. the crown, and enclosing respectively the
words " One Penny," " One Halfpenny," and
" One Farthing," with the date 1860 below, would be
a decided improvement upon the almost nude allegorical
Britannia, than which, in short, nothing can be worse.
We are urgent upon this matter, because in our columns
a reformed coinage was originally advocated, and to
some extent our credit is involved in its satisfactory con-
summation. .Pailiameut is not sitting, unfortunately, WAKEFIELD ELECTION COMMISSION.—Mr. Sergeant
or some member numismatically learned might ask the Pigott, Mr. Wyndham Slade, and Mr. Wills, the corn-
question--7" What impressions are to be -even to the missioners appointed to inquire into the alleged corrupt
new bronze coins ?" The public would like to have it practices at elections for the borough of Wakefield, Will
answered, and so should vie.--Iffechanice lifagazine, commence their inquiry in the course of a few days.
." SHOOKINO MURDER OF AN INFANT.—The body of Both parties are active in getting up evidence to lay
a newly-born male infant was found, on Wednesday before the commissioners, and the investigation is likely
laSt, in the water-butt of tne house No. 3, Upper Bos- to be a long one. Mr. Leeman, of York, solicitor, who
ton-street, Dorset-sqnare, a house inhabited by several had charge of the case of Mr. Childers in the Pontefract
families. During the last fortnight the water had inquiry, will conduct the case for the Liberal party in
tasted and smelt so bad that every one was complaining Wakefield. It is reported that Mr. Leeman has been
of being ill. On Wednesday morning one of the appointed by the Reform Club successor to the celebrated
lodgers said the tea made her sick, and she was sure Mr. Coppock.
-•‘ must be something imnroner in tl,

-.,0.-.-.

water-butt. SIN(
On examination, the body of a child was found, the oceurrr

LAR Ac

A. sing filar and fatal accident
g :the
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been borE Ave and murdered

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