Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-29 00:00:00

WA'TERPROOFERS,
PARKER-STREET, LIVEitTOOI4'.I

THE LAUNCH .OF THE IRRESISTIBLE.

SIR JOHN PAKINGTON AND THE TRAIN-
ING FRIGATE " CONWAY."

A considerable number of persons assembled • at
Chatham, on Thursday, to witness the• launch of 'this
noble sh4i of 80 guns. The gates Of the dock-yard were
thrown open for the.adraission of the public at twelve
o'clock, and at the time of the launCh -there could -not
have4been less than 5,-000 Persons present. The irre-
fsistible has been ten years. building, her :keel was laid
fd9wn in. January, 1849, on, the plan of the late surveyor
of the navy, Sir William Symonds, for a -Bailing vessel,
but since altered into a -screw line-of-battle-ship: She is
sister ship to the Mars, which was launched at Chatham
in.:July, 1848, and to the Majestic, which Walil laußetked
December 1, 1853. She is to be fitted with enginas of
406-horse power, by Messrs. Maudslarand Her
engines and machinerrwill be put onboard at Sheerness,
where she will,be fitted for sea: The following are lier
dimensions : Feet. lin.
Length over all, from figure head to taffrail . 225
Length between the perpendiculars . . . 193 4
Length on the gun deck l9O 0
Length for tonnage . . . • .
Breadth, extreme • 56 9
Breadth far tonnage
Breadth of main deck
Depth in held . •:1• ": . . . .
Earthen in tons
_. , 2574 4),94

'Yesterday,- a deputation from the Committee of the
School-Frigatel" Conway " :waited upon the Right Hon.
Sir .John Pakington, by appointment, at the .Adelphi
Hoted, for the purpose of :inviting him to visit the ship,
which had been placed' at -the dispoial of the Conway
Committee by Str John pakingtou, during the time he
wasTirst Lord, of the. Admiralty. The deputation was
introduced by T. 33. Horsfall, 'Esq., Ai:P.,' and consisted
of the following members of the committee :—William
Brown, ESq., chairman, JaMes 13eazley4oseph Hub-
back; Sames.'Aspinall Tobin; Charles Holland, 'Captain
John Clint, Captain B.'Sproule, Captain Campbell. Mr.
Beazley and Mr. Tobin, having thanked -Sir John Pak-
ington.for placing. the' shiPUt their disposal, explained
to him the objects of the institution.'
-Bir..lsiturt..:PaximaTozi, -in reply,- having regretted
that the inclement state of the weather deprived him of
the pleasure of visiting the ship, -expressed his hearty
concurrence in the objects of the institution, viz., the
training' up men of superior education as officers for,the'
mercantile marine. He expressed his willingness to do
in his, power ,to; further. such objects, and:said, that
ingranting the ship, he f.dt,great pleasure in furthering
so important and national an object.
-112:-Bnovere-eApie..d the pleasure-he-felt in accom-
panying: the deputation, and alluded to: the great interest
which Sir John Pakington had taken, and.the good he
had the furtherance of the general education
of the people.

Precisely at file oninutes past, one. o'clock Miss
Williams, datihtei df Colatel
commanding' the: Royal ;Enginers at. 14omptoa; was:
escorted to the bow, of the ship by the master ship.:
wright, O. W. Lang, 'ES44. when she broke the tOttleof
wine' in the fusrol tanner_ on, the boy 4, at the same time;
naming the ship ; and after a fe* heavy blows On the
retaining power, the 'ship 'glided 'down; the Slip Diost
beautifully into the riverothe tide -having risen above
eighteen feet, amidst the cheers of the assembled multi-
tude' and the band of' tlie Royal Marines' playing
Rule Britannia." At a quarter past one o'clock, the
steamer Adder towed the Irresistible and placed her
alongside the 'sheer hulk.

THE LATE SIR IJENRY BISHOP.—An appropriate
red granite monument, with bronze, medallion bust of
the late Sir—Henry Bishop, has just been erected over
his remains at, Finchley. Cmetery. , In connection' with
this event, the concert at the Crystal Palace to-day
will'eonsist entirely of selections from the best works of
this popular English composer.
Da. AND MRS. HUMPHRETS.—We (Citeltenhaira
.Examiner) understand Mrs. Humphreys and family
have left England to join the doctor in the United
Statei. "This step las been taken under the advice of
the Cheltenham committee appointed to receive the
subscriptions in their behalf, the committee having paid
their passage money from 'Liverpool, and agreed to
remit to Mrs. Humphreys such a sum monthly as will
suffice for the present maintenance of herself and her
children. Dr. iturnphreYs himself was at the last
accounts
.lying in prison at Boston under a charge, of
adulterK ; an offence which, in that particular estate--
Massac usetts—is. punishable as a misdemeanour. The
trial Was expected to take place about the 11th of
October: According to the doctor's own account,
his arrest was the result of a` very clever " dodge."
on the part of the relatives of the lady with whom
he eloped.
A cousin of the lady in question ho
found out` the retreat of the fngitives, and Pre-
vailed upon than to consent to a separation. This
agreed ::to the lady was to take her departure
beingfo
for England from the port of BostOn. The " cousin"
prevailed upon the doctor to accompany them to Boston,
and no sdoner was the lady safely on board the steamer
which was to convey her to England than the "cousin,"
taking advantage of the doctor being for the moment
within the
procured his arrest and committed him to prison on the
jurisdiction of the laws of
charge of misdemeanour ! This, at least, is the doctor's
account of the- Massachusetts,
transactien, of. the -truth or falsehood of
which QW readers must judge for themselves,

LIFE-BOAT SERVICES.—RhyI, Oct. 26.—1 t has been
blowing a violent, gale ,hern: to-day. • Abomt:,ons p.m.
the schooner Oriental, of Lancaster, was seen through
th 6 mist to be making for the' Voryd ; but in doing so
she was driven beyond the entrance, and went, on: shore
a little above the marine telegraph station. As soon as
the state of the vessel" Was observed, the tubular life-
boat of the Royal NatiOnal 'Life-boat InstitutiOn was
manned and immediately launched. The sea at the time
was making a complete breach 'over the ship, but the
boat sueceeded, after much difficulty, in snatchiiT six
poor, fellows from the wreck; and in bringing them safely
on shore. No sooner, however;. had the• life boat been
honsed than another signal of distress-from a-vessel was
seen at some. distance off. The
,lifeboat again, without
loss of time, proceeded off through the heavy surf to the
scene of disaster. ir Six p.m.—The lifeboat: has _not,yet
returned, so that I am unable by: this, ppat to give . any •
further particulars of this last service. I trust, however,
that the lifeboat baisuccessfully ac&sroplishedher second
mission of mercy. The recent gale has been one :pf -the
most terrific and destructive ,in its character that has
occurred on our • coast rfOr'(inany yang past. Many
vessels have gone to pieces in the dark hour of the night,.
and their unfortunate crews have perished before it was
Possible to'reildo them any aid, .6010 by lrfeboats or
any other means.

BANQUET TO LORD BROUGHAM AT

EDINBURGH,

comfort _which a nation can desire is theirs ; glory-ia
theirs, even of the kind which .erring mortals prize—
warlike glory—they have- enough of that to satisfy the
most ambitious nature ; in all peaceful pursuits, in the
sacred ptirsuits of peace, their renown is immense ; they
have 'a foremost place in all the glories of arts and of
sciences. But the same tempter, restless, envies the 4
innocence. and their gains ; and he must needs again ad-dress himself to the weaker portion of them, because
that" portion is the less likely to resist, and again 14
must tempt them, but this time not with an apple, but
:with a laurel. What signifies those grovelling pur-
e
suits, looking after the comfort of your familiesi
looking after gains—grovelling gains ? The very
*otiye-- of a -great -nation like you (he says),- is
gloryi—warlike glory--of that warlike glory you have
a great deal already, but you never can have enough ;
therefore, turn your minds to war and to -the glories
of war. Don't suppose, says the father of lies, that
yen will cease to be able to make your ordinary gains
in
.your, ordinary pursuits by looking after warlike
glory. You _will still, says the father of
_lies—y_eix
will still be able to carry on these pursuits, and if. you
make discord to prevail generally you will suffer much,
no doubt, but other nations will suffer more. Therefore-
seek that glory by allmeans. No price is too great to pay
for it; no sacrifice too large to make for it ; let your
names be blazoned, let your names be written in 13/47
liant letters-of-fire, and if-the vontlagration!opreaderyou
can extinguish it with blood, while the air rings with
the cries of misery ! Glory at all hazards ; glory, at
all costs. Glory will be well and cheaply purchased
by the blood of thousands and the wretchedness of
millions. (Loud applause.) Will our neighbours listen
to the Tempter ? I am sure the rational and the respee.
table part—the -great bulk of that great- people=will
turn with indignation from his words and will not give
ear. Even_those whom he singles out, the weaker part
of them whom he has chosen as most likely to be his
victims and his dupes—the mob, armed and unarmed
both—that part of the community I really do not
think will be .tempted by him. But, be that as it
may, I am quite sure of this—l know where he
will fail. When he "spreads his murky vans, and,
wings his inauspicious flight," across the channel,
when he tries his arts upon us, there he will fail to ob-
tain audience for his words. (Loud cheers.) He will
not come over in a warlike garb; he will leave his laurel
behind him ; but he will come to us as a respectable,
prudent, well-conducted councillor of gain and of trade ;
and he will say, The first, of all objects is gain ; gain is
worth all the glories that ever were fancied in all the
world ; let that be your aim ; study that. And so he
tempts them with the golden apple, and not 'with the
laurel. Study gain ! Now, as gain is the first object,
national independence may be very good—it is a very
good thing in its way ; but it may cost too dear;
you cannot be much worse off than you are, yoti
cannot be much more burdened than you are, happen
what will ! But then I believe the meanest-spirited
individual in the whole British empire to whom
he addresses these infernal words would answer,
Avaunt Satan !—would refuse to listen to him, in.
other words. Bit he is unabashed ; he is of in-
finite perseverance, and never despairs ; he is of infinite
pertinacity, and of infinite resources also. So he tries
another trick. What are you afraid of ?--and I wish
he may be as certain to have no listeners in this—what
are you afraid of ? Nobody is going to attack yOw.;
there is no chance of any attack ! Why should you
spend so much of your substance in making, preparation-
for your defence—preparation so costly and altogether
useless (cheers). I think sonic few will listen to
that. But the great body of the people of this coun-
try—high and low, rich and poor, of all ranks, of
all parties, of all descriptions, of all sects—must
know and must feel to their hearts' core, that that is the
most dangerous of all the tempting—(lQ4d appLign)--
iq Ole most perilous of all the fiend's advice, and
,1 •

, .
The banquet by the citizens of,-Edinburgh to Lord
Brougham took place on Wednesday.evening. About
650 sat down to dinner, and abeut 400 ladies and gentle-
men were present as spectators.
The Lord Provost 'having in appropriate language
proposed the health of the noble lord,
Lord Brouzham, on rising, was received with loud
and long-continued cheers. On silence being restored,
he- said:—My Lord Prf;vost and. gentlemen, I assure,
you, though I use an ordinary expression, it is not
the less aptly applied, when I say that I want words
to express my feelings upon the present occasion"..-
This great assembly-, preceded by an invitation from
men of all classes and of all parties and of all. sects
without distinction, I consider as one of the two great
blessings. and honours of a not very short and. a very
variegated life; the being chosen to represent the, great
county of York in Parliament is the other—(cheers)—
: and these two I deem by very much the greatest honours
of my whole existence. (Applause.) Your worthy
president, the Lord Provost, has mentioned my still
continuing—though I might, perhaps, claim the benefit
of rest after so long -a life of labour—my still continuing
to work. But. the real-truth is—and I venture to utter
it in the presence of many younger friends as it imparts
a useful practical lesson—as expreised by our great
Christian poet, Cowper— ,
" A want of pecupation is not rest,

A mind quite vacant fa a mind distressed."

(Cheers). And I know, in illustration of this maxim,
I that a worthy man to whom I was oftentimes opposed
in party contests— apposed upon principle on my pad,
as he was opposed upon principle on his—l mean the
late Lord Liverpool,- so long at the head of the govern-
ment of this country, and who had the singular satisfac-
tion of presiding over that government during the im-
mortal victories of Wellington—he has often stated that
it was his plan to read a certain portion every day of
something unconnected with the cares of office; for he
said that he knew the time must come, sooner or later,
when office should cease to occupy him, and where should
he be if he had no means of filling up his time b
reading, which alone would remain to him ? (Cheers.)
I have known many brethren Of mine in the profession
of the law who so entirely deviated from this maxim
that I could name two or three of the most remarkable
of them who L do not believe ever opened a book since
they left college—(laughter)—with the exception of
professional books—of law books, of course—but any
book not connected with the profession, anything they were
not bound to read—they hardly ever had read, except,
perhaps, a newspaper, and not always that. (Laugh-
ter.) .How much wiser was Lord Liverpool's maxim—
and so will every man feel it who applies it to his own
case—to prepare himself for rest, or for that which is
commonly called rest, by a change in the application of
his mind. (Cheers.) We know that men as well .as
animals are rested when they change the muscles that
they put in action ; a long fatiguing journey will be rest
to the horse as well as the rider, if it is uphill or down-
hill, instead of being upon a level, because it calls into
action a new set of muscles. And so the mind is relieved,
and enjoys what alone can be called rest—is relieved
from fatigue by changing the application of its faculties by
thinking of and reading of, and discussing other subjects
than those which usually come under its notice. You will
excuse me for stc2ping aside to give this as a practical hint
to many of my brethren in the profession whom I see around
me. My lord, I have referred to my connexion with
Yorkshire as the other great honour and great event in
rayjifgt I mgst add that when I Was lately among my
old constituents I was received by them most affec-
tionately and kindly no doubt, but it was a very painful
reflection to consider that in some parts even of that
county, and in many parts of other counties in England,
there prevailed a degree of o

the electoral franchise that almost made me doubt not
only whether that franchise should he extended, but half
led me to doubt whether it was of any use at all.
(Applause.) It is to me highly gratifying to think that
this observation does not apply to Scotland. (Cheers.)
There may have been in years past one single exception
or thereabouts, only proving the rule, but electoral cor-
ruption does not exist in Scotland. (Loud applause.)
Of some parts of England—too many parts—it may be
said that—

there is but one safety for this country, and that isto
be prepared—(loud cheers)—by sea and by land, in
every way in which an attack is possible, however
unlikely, so that every attack may be made not only
utterly impossible to succeed, but also impossible. to
be attempted—(loud cheers)—and I verily believe that
there never was a more universal feeling of assent
in this country to any one doctrine than to this,
that we do not distrust our neighbours—very .far
from it—we trust them, but we trust ourselves a great
dear more (loud applause) ; and that we do the best
thing—the kindest thing, both for those neighbours and
_for ourselves, in being completely, absolutely, prepared
for. whateverZmay happen. (Renewed applause.) I
must now once-more return von my hearty thanks for
this reception which you have given me, which I
shall never cease to regard as the highest honour—
as I said before, there is only one other honour with
which I can compare it—l shall regard it as the high-
est honour of my whole existence, and I once more
heartily thank you, first for this invitation, next for the
reception which you have here given me, and last of a
for having so patiently listened to what I have said
(His lordship resumed his seat amidst prolonge
applause.) _

At gold's bewitching charm th.. ..-----
The meaner sell it, and the rich man buys
and until that is extirpated, and extirpated with a
steady, unflinching, and strong hand, the constitution
of this country will be upon its trial, (Cheers.) That
it will survive I entertain no manner of doubt, because
I entertain no manner of doubt that that corruption
will be entirely extirpated. (Applause.) It is now
'five-and-twenty years since I last had the happiness of
being in this great :city, and the lapse of these years
has created so -many blanksl
.that
dare not trust
myself 'to think of them, -And I am surviving all
those friends-whom, I.might have expected to see here
to-day—friendi 'Of all ages—the last and the greatest
loss of all, Lord Murray—(cheers)7-and but very shortly
before that, Sohn Hope, the Lord Justice Clerk, of a
different age.; but I cannot—l cannot bear to dwell upon
the-subject. IlVill only add thatthese reflections form the
only drop of hitterness that isM the cup which you have
kindly presented to me. But five-and-twenty years have
made anotherehange of a happier deicription. I have
survived—l Will not say party—but I have survived the
rancour and delusions of party. (Loud applause.) I A SKETCH AT BRIGHTON.—I went to Brighton the
have survived those delusions which allow no merit to other day, and in utter despair and disgust bolted out
an adversary, and admit no fault in a friend. (Cheers.) therefrom the. next .day but one. I believe that thorn
That blindness—that mixed blindness and rancour, I are about 50,000 Londoners there, and as many more
have happily-survived. (Cheers.) I had indeed to a certain waiting until there shall be garrets and cellars vacant to
degree anticipated it myself; but still it is a happy thing receive them. The Parade is a mob, and a magnificently
to have it to say that we 'live and .that we have the dressed mob, wherein you may behold aristocracy simply
rare felicity of the times to comfort us—that felicity of but elegantly arrayed, snobocracy blazing out in ever
the times which was described by an old Roman—"where variety -of.-ridiculous glory :and Orientalism, as rep7.73;-..
'yoU.ean-speak what you can think, and think what 'you sented by our friends the Jews, glowing in silks and.
?list"---Sautire quad veli9,.et:dieere quod setttis. I wish satins, and jewellery. The noise is atrocious; even the*
the Romans of the present day had that happiness !.(loud dash of the. waves, which are lcaid at Brighton, is;
cheers.) They have only half of it! They are allowed droivned in the -jabber, the cries of children, the sound
-te think as they please, proiiitled they don't !speak what of German bands, organs, fiddles, nigger melodic
-they think. Ido fervently hope that out of the strange hurdpgurdies, dancing tamborine ,s and howling vocaP
econfusion—for I can call it nothing else—which prevails ists. The carriage drive is Hyde Park over again, with,
over Italian affairs, I would fain hope—i can hardly the addition of the "fly" element (half-a-crown an hour)?
say • I expect-=but I hope to see somethin like a
g with gents and. gentesses lolling in unaccustomed ma--
real existenee of freedom and . independence.- in •that jesty, and the former smoking the Brighton cigars.)
country, (applause). • From the total' absence
'of party which are the very worst with which ever a so-called
rancour, spleen, and blindness at present, one may tobacconist dared
invite a Christian to contaminate his
venture to say a word upon the state of thins both 'at lips and the air.. The lodging-house keepers are extor-
home and abroad. As for our ,home' affairs, I- entirely tionate and insolent, and when they have fixed you at
agree with my valued friend the duke, on the other side feu guineas for a second floor, send you up, an hour
of the chair, that we must continue-to make safe and after time, food so vilely cooked that you rush off to
well-tonsiflered-and practical improvements,_es so —as Mr. Mutton's and save .your life by means of his really
he-happily expressed it=so as to preserve to our con- good carte.. The drainage of many parts of Brighton is
stitution the matured wisdom of age with the_vigour_ horrible ; but this I believe is not the fault of the people
of youth. (Cheeiss) As to our foreign concerns, there so much as of some .foolish cackling " authorities," whci
may be various opinions about the late war in Italy. like the notoriety of squabbling and setting themselves
Some may: think that it was undertaken with the single against improvements. • Detestable? just now, is Brigh--
the ton, and I blessed the railway that in one hour and a few
inns.h--
purpose—the e— t
Thereh e s inmg lacy redo t honestheraies
less innocent
t
minutes. put me fifty Miles off
o .—N.B. Brighton papers,
(laughtei)—who,,may have a hankering after an opinion please to copy.—Bath Chronkle. .
'
that it was not alien. o the plan and the motive of that ••
put on and talreretfffPtne-
war to give the liing of. Piedmont a
.gre oaitfnpfrt'hieeeceireinobgfethlieef , ,
IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S RATS.
territories .Of the kniperor of Austria._ , Be that .n it
may,. and be the cause of the war e'.r so suspicious— Liverpool, April 15,.1859.
nayihe it- ever-so unjustifiable.--my belief, is that,out mes§t.,. KrTAR andiryruN,soSiti Gmeeorge's-crescent.
of it; if it be evil—out of that evil good has come,
noun7eTrielEm'oTt easy and 'comfortablet.hEreaet Vsayseince i proms
worn prior to taiisle'anan any'
for there is .a, certain. great Etep—a very great stride, viously worn—in fact, it is a luxury to
I 'may say-made towards the independence of the head.— I am; Gentlemen, yours truly,
Italian country. , (Cheers.) I hope,yet—rl do not deny
is'GmEosrTeLconMrt— b _______
Th
e-rfatlou'made for alestA me better, and
April 20, 1859.
1 hope yet to see them wider the King ,of Sardinia, Messrs. sr
....INNEAR and SIMPSON, Bootle,liatter
as the only practical mode .of ensuring their own in- , St. George's-crescent,
deperidenee. (Renewed cheers.) I entirely agree with my
noble friend; Lord John Russell—my noble kinsman—. new Hat I have ever had or
. .
my Scotch kinsman, I will say—who held t'other day, in, a I wish you success with your new
ention.--Vours, truly, ( Signed, ) '
when
he received. the freedom of the city of Aberdeen,
Commander Ship ,
that the cardinal -view, for this country to take was that This' letter was accompanied with a present of a very rich
and beautiful otter skin.
no foreign PoWer should interfere with the affairs of the
Italians—(applause)—that_ we_ _should leave them to Messrs. KINNEAR AND srmrsox.
choose their own. Government, and ,side with the party DEAD Sine,—l have great pleasure in bearing
tlhoeokdurtoatFierhau
they' choose, and `that no foreign. state should interfere to the comfort afforded me by your improved I# at, al.l
1 to the nealZ
it holds coinfortably and 1
to say "Nay" to tbem, or to say, "WhYdo you do so ? win
YoursdY twruerher' . ,y,
do otherwiae." (Applause.) But have we no interest in all , Gores Piazzas, Liverpool, April 28, 1859.
of
tiler
mhoarvee m - K
these Matters ? Have .._we no interest direct and ---- rp.raestimd.39,
. Lancaster, June 300859.
R Alm S-ursoN Liverpool.
/srNsi:t !NEI'? ' much pleasure in informing you that
important rgrt ane
at,t
EM
_,---I have
than peaceable connection - with that country-=
in
ncontr confidence ini'
the Hat which I received fromilourotvhrouogult lft. ----- satisfies
almost the' alliance with 'that , country ? ,Arid why me in every respect. ct. Tt! P.,_
;einiori, once of we most coramfot4ealteedan-linince g
should it not continue ? Why should France, possessing renders
Hats m y p
ni t i my yet prodticed ; and I ,beg to assure voud that
ht that a nation ought to desire—why should the French, I can confidently recommend it to the publle.---Youis faith-
richly endowed with all good things, innecently. andfilly,-
m e above letters, with nurnerons others in in reference to
harmlessly enjoyed—vvbY should they be teMpted to do Srursos's Yasr.-nr.TINO HATS, have ,
...ave oeen er:eCivedbyessrs.
that which is unlawful ? So our first parents had in Kinnear and Simpson, and may be seen at their shops,
' unmeasured abundance all their wants sup -
plied—all en- '6, sT. GEORGE §7CRESCENT, and 9, DALE-STREET,
LIVERpOOL• • ' '
joyments nliowed—all lawful enjoyments allowed. . But ' • - , i-.e .:E:"
the Tempter came. The Fiend, the Father of .Mis-
chief; enviecttheir innocence, from which
-himself ._had it is
e re
fallen—hated -.it, and envied the ' happiness ;which bar
oth •
was its fruit, and he resolved upon their ruin. a
He addreSsed ' himself to the weaker party, as the i to
most likely -not to resist; In an evil hour
' he
was 'listened to. * They fell ; they involved the world
in the curse of their transgression. So in Fran(

iseflies,

-Among the toasts of, the. evening were :—" The Edu-
cation of the People," proposed by the. Lord Advocate ;
"The College of Justice," proposed by Lord Brougham;
"The English Bar," by Professor Aytoun ; and alai*
the other speakers were the Duke of Argyll, Professor
Pillans, Mr. Robert Chambers, and others.

Xitil that time

We save

e 1 pens and
warehouse,.
re's, G. W.
'OM Good

per doze