Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-05 00:00:00

the: co•mcir believE
thought' and' ku(l3,,

isolation, aact

‘aerefore, hopes that
will express their willingness to assist,
—tit would especially urge upon the younger members that
33Cialing will be a better testimony of their energy and ability
in their progression than one of the certificates of the asso-
ciation.
. soon as

to pags exam'
many of the men:

a sufficient number of names are entered, the
council will appoint examiners, and issue the rules upon which
the examinations will be candneted.

A new c o rtrac

t has been entered into for the supply of tele-
tion. which the council trusts will afonl mem-

Leral information

Ibe• CHAIRMAN, in moving ti

)ption of the report,
to add. They would se€
In the

that their number c

members

'as increasing

ld be able to do something.
Captain JAMES BROWNE seconded the motion, and

tbiiig in impro
bad no doubt

session

;, they sl

,sed the pleasuie which he felt at seeing the great

Lev were making,

Unity wa-s strengtt

'd
•Captain J.,,A ARD said,. „rather a new feature was
brought I.efore them in. the report, which he. for one,
and he. was sure' all, must. admire—that 'W as the
encouragement of education among officers at sea, espe-

when they had time to devote -to • that eiercise.
()ne great object of that associatime was at all times to
encourage the advancement of education in nautical
geience, in every particular. He thought this was a
step in the right direction, and he hoped that captains
of ships would encourage it. They had immense
authority over their .. officers, men, and boys ; and
if 'they. would exercise it, a great deal of good
-woidd arise. So far as 'the association was concerned,

be was still: of opinion, as from the commencement
that itivotad be one of th(

lost important asseciations

onty.wanted the plitical horizon
to be mcra calm, and they should then do-something* at

perous

state ;..and government, instead of looping at "reforms at
home, had enough to. do in taking care of the common
`safety of the country, and watching the wiles of diplo-
macy abroad. (Applause.) .
In answer to a question from Mr. Halpin, as to the
school-frigate Conway, the..CHAIRMAN said they were
getting on uncommonly well.. He believed that
to-morrow _, there would be fifty boys on beard
the ship.. The accounts were very. good. ; and the
schoolniaster said he never had 'a= finer set of
boys'
.uoder, tuition in his life: Yesterday morning
there had :been a- display at (Won, and the Conway's

boys were there in full dress, and were very much
admired+-especiOly by: the ladies. (A laugh.) There
was an- impression abroad, however, that the. Conway
was 'a
convict, ship, and he. had been at great pains to
iemove it. The boys were -very happy, and expreSsed
themselves, so. They looked well ted .and well cared
for. lie had_no doubt that in a short time they \mild'
frive a full an] it ,would he felt as a great boon.
":• Mr. lIALIIN asked if the schoolmaster was a clergy-
n?

The Cumam,iil said he was not, but he was a Master_
of Arti. The boys went ashore to.chureh. Their religion
was not interfered with, but they were allowed to go to
their own places of worship, -without restriction in any
shape whatever. The Chairman also stated that there
Was to he.a meeting.on the morrow, when the captain
and schoolmaster would make a report as to the ship,
and this would be made public. lie invited the members
to g 9 ,9u, board, and judge. for themselves. It was ad-
mirable-to see how the lads did their .work aloft. Many
of them, were. fait acquiring the rudiments of navigation.
Ile might state that several gentlemen were assisting
them. -Mr. Brocklebank had agfeed. to pay for four
orphan children" of nautical men.: Mr. Palmer, Mr.
Ilubback, and lAir. Beazley, were also doing so;

—Mr. I.l4eis slid it must not be thought, because he
had asked the questions which he had, that he was
dissatisfied. Quite the contrary. He' had every con&
gene° in the management of the committee.
Mr. LAM9NT said it occurred to him that this school-
ship, Conway, was a very important feature of the
association, and it required funds to keep it up. The
captains connected with the association had a wfecial
interest in supporting it. - Their children were taken at
a lower. rate than those of outsiders; and "whilst he'was
perfectly aware that captains .were not paid in many
employs what they ought to be, still a small sacrifice
would show that they appreciated the liberality of those
shipowners who had subscribed so liberally to keep up
the school-ship ; and he should urge them to see if
they could not spare half-guinea 'per annum to the
school, in addition to the guinea which they paid as
' members of the association.
The meeting then broke up.

: _i—lnstantly and
:Y Greces Patentl
INSECTS ON TRF.F.S, SHRUBS, AND PLA Ts
effectually .les.t.royed,.and.futurely
prevent4nti-Vernam Ict on, ss. per gallon (sufficiently st
with six gallons of water), at the Anii...VerminT diluted
fßee, 49,
BrOwnlow-hill.
EXTRAORDINARY AND UsErtr. INTENTIQN. —There is Roth;g
that housewives complainof with greater truthfulness than
the breaking of some favOitrite piece of glass, valuable china,
or earthenware. In hundreds of cases such things en-mot be
Matched, and of course cannot be mendcd. The latter want
has been obviated byaan extraordinary and efftetive n,
by Mr. Adshead, of Derby Pottery, near Derby. It is a eemeat
that may be said to heal in a perfect manner, all cracks and
breaks in the 'articles spoken of, and not only in these, but in
marble, alabaster, &c.• The benefit of this article need not be
dwelt on. We have seen some of its effects at Mr. Hall's, our
neighbour's, and the glass that has been cemented by it is
stronger in. that part than in any other. The article is very
cheap, and no house can be-.long without it. Mr. Hall is the
anent for its sale in Liverpool, and all interested can judge for
themselves by looking in at his establishMent. Agent for
lAverpool, E. T. Hall, 23, South John-street. Sold in bottles,
ts. each, or sent free on receipt of sixteen postage stamps.
N.B.—None are genuine except bearing the signature, " E. T.
Hall."

The floating battery Trusty passed Sheerness on
Saturlay, after the experiment n.litist her plates, with
56 cwt. gun and conical shots. The (ring ranged from
400 to 200 yards. The result has been that the broad-
side
plates have been broken to pieces, the shots having
often penetrat2d through her broadsides. Shots, with
the greatest accuracy Of firing, were sent into an open
port, ani went through the timber materials on the other
side, driving off and breaking the plates to pieces.