Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-23 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

CLAREMONT LITERARY AssoCIATIO?T, KIRKDALE.—On
Monday evening last the ninth of a course of lectures in
connexion with the above association, and in aid of the
Sunday-school funds, was delivered by the Rev.
—W. C.

Preston, minister of Claremont Independent Chapel. Subject,
" Felix Neff, the Waldensian Pastor." The lecture was
interesting, and attentively listened to. The next of the
course will be delivered on Monday evening, 28th inst., by
the Rev. W. M. Taylor, of Bootle, on " Hugh Miller—A
Life Study."

TESTIMONIAL. 7 A presentation, by the
_workmen and

others employed at -Messrs. Haylock and Co.'s biscuit
factory, was made, on Saturday last, of a tea service,
accompanied by a highly complimentary address, to Mr.

John irotter,

late for-em-an, and for many years, in that

establishment

The service was engraved witli the iollowini,

inscription :—" Presented to Mr. John Trotter, by parties
connected with Messrs. Haylock and Co.'s Biscuit Factory."
The address showed the kind feeling which all employed in
the establishment had towards him, and concluded -with a
hearty wish for his future success.
NEW Music.—THE LATHAM POLKA.—Mr. Peter Stubbs,
so long and well known as the conductor of eminent Liver-
pool bands, has recently published (in addition to his
already numerous musical publications) a beautiful polka
under the above head, dedicated, by special permission,
to the Countess of Derby. This performance has

been composed on the occasion of the majority of Lord J.
Skelmersdale, and in, addition to its exquisite scoring, there

is a degree of melody about it not often met with in com-
positions of this description. It has been presented to a
large number not only of our local aristocracy,. but has
been greatly patronised by the most fashionable circles,

and thus proves at once the existence of the composition
and the ability of the author. As a proof of the popularity
of this polka, it is only necessary to say, that Mr. 'Williams,
of Paternoster-row, London, is the publisher, which speaks
for the composition in all respects. As Liverpool men, we

congratulate Mr. Stubbs on his performance. -
EVANGELICAL ALLlANCE.—Yesterday morning, the above
society sat down to breakfast in Hope-hall, at which there

were present—Mr. R.A. Macfie, who occupied the chair, and
the Revs. J. B. Lowe, George Maynard, Birrell, Kelly,

• ,
George Scott, and G. Carnock, together with the deputation,
the Revs. W. Cardall, and T. R. Birks. Before partaking
of breakfast, the Rev. George Scott said grace. Mr. Macfie,
on the breakfast having been partaken of, said he felt called

upon to say that the breakfast had been got up on the part
of the friends of the Evangelical Alliance Committee ; and he
only hoped that all who felt an interest in the alliance would
feel it their duty to contribute to the support of the soeiety.
Thanks were offered after partaking of breakfast, and
several rev. gentlemen proceeded to offer a few remarks.
In the evening, a meeting of the same society was held in
the same place, which entirely coincided with what had been
said at the morning meeting, namely to the increase of the
Evangelical Alliance, at the end of which the meeting broke
up.

'IIIE MORNING LIGHT.—TESTIMONIAL TO THE CAPTAIN
—The following address, together withja splendid silver-
mounted dressing case, and gold pencil case, was presented,
on Saturday, to Captain Jacob Gillies, of the Morning
Light, just arrived from Melbourne, by his passengers :
" ship Morning Light, March 18th, 1859. To Captain
Jacob Gillies, Liverpool. Dear sir, —As our connection is
about to terminate, we, the passengers, cannot allow the
opportunity to pass without some expression of feeling on
our part, or some momento, however small, in token of our
regard and esteem for you, and in return for your many
acts of kindness and attention to our wants and comforts
during the passage from Melbourne, which to, you must
have been very harassing on many occasions ; and also to
express our high appreciation of your gentlemanly conduct
to all on board. It also gives us great pleasure to add
our meed of praise to your officers, not only as regards
their general efficiency, but also for their kind and conside-
rate attention to our well-being and enjoyment on every
occasion. Signed by the passengers.
COUNTY COURT,—Yesterday. (Before I K. Blair, Esq.,
Judge) ACTION FOR DAMAGE TO A CHAPEL WALL.—This
was an action brought by Mr. Matthew Williams, secretary
to the Trustees of the Chapel in Beun's Gardens, against
Messrs. Nicholson and Whittle, merchants, of South Castle-
street, for £2 1 ls. 2d, for damage done to the wall of the
Chapel in Bern's Gardens. From the evidence of the
chapel-keeper, in would appear that in February
last, the defendant's lorry ran against the chapel
wall and knocked down a port-ion of it. This
the plaintiff had repaired, and he now sought the
cost of such repairs. Bern's Gardens is-a very narrow
thoroughfare, and a great number of carts, &c., pass
through it in the course of the day. There seems to be a
great damage of the carts running against the chapel walls,
and that damage has been done in consequence. The plain-
tiff's evidence was chiefly given by the chapel keeper, who
said that on the day on which the damage was done he was
cleaning the gallery of the chapel. He looked out of the
window, and saw the defendants' carter come out of the
yard opposite the chapel wall, strike the wall, and cause
the damage complained of. His cross-examination was non
mi recordi. Ile recollected nothing but that the wall was
damaged. Mr. Matthew Williams, secretary to the trustees;
was also examined, but exception was taken by Mr. Hime,
who appeared for the defendants, to the tight of Mr. Wil-
liams suing in.,the name of the trustees. As, however, Mr.
Williams was also a trustee himself, Mr. lime withdrew
his objection. For the defence it was alleged that the wall
had been in a delapidated state ; that the trustees had been
served with a notice by the building surveyor to repair it,
so long as December last; and, finally, that the
carter did not touch the wall on that day.
The whole evidence went to show that the
wall had been in a dangerous state for some time. His
Honour, after reviewinc, the evidence, said that he was
certainly of opinion that the cart did not touch the wall on
the occasion, but that the wall was not in a safe condition
previous to that day. He certainly should give a verdict
in favour of the plaintiffs, but he did not think that the
damage done amounted to anything like what was sought
to be received, and he would therefore award 5s to the
plaintiffs and costs for one witness.
PARISH CONTRACTS.—A special meeting of the select
vestry was held yesterday morning, for the purpose of
considering and accepting contracts for the supply of stores
to the Workhouse and Industrial Schools ; Mr. Church-
warden Jones occupied the chair. The other members
present were—Messrs. Bairstow, Syred, Whitty, Critchley,
Cooke, Chesney, Denton, Peck, Williams, Scott, Gair,
Broome, Jackson, Whitby, Crellin, Owen, and Hughes.
The following contracts were entered into for the under-
mentioned periods :—.For six months : Ale, porter and
barm, Messrs. Clegg and Wright £l6l 17s. ; brushes, Mr.
Morgan £72 ss. lid. ; butter and cheese, Mr. Pearson
£315 17s. ; candles and soap, Mr. Pearson £l6B 13s. 6d. ;
clog soles, Mr. William Owens £95 ls. 6d. ' • coals, Mr. W.
Hardin.. £453 18s. ; coffins, Mr. Cowley £2OO 7s. ; drugs,
J. and Johnson £561 4s. Id.; drysalteries, Mr Taylor
£57 2s. Bd.; hay and straw, Mr. Ratcliffe £126 18s. 4d.,
(accepted conditionaly, and the tender referred to the
Workhouse in order to ascertain whether the straw was to
machine or hand-thrashed) ; ironmongery, Mr. Bateman
£77 9s. 2d; leather, Mr. Thomas Samuel £lB5 17s. 2d.;
stationery, Mr. George M.Corquodale £313 15s. ;
smallwares, Mr. Bingham, £239 is 8d; straw bonnets, Mr.
Robinson, £33 11s; timber, Mr. Cowley, £9B 9s 7-id; tin-
ware, Mr. Thomas Jones, £32 16s 8d; tobacco and snuff,
Mr. M‘Millan, £6O 16s 8d; wines and spirits, Messrs.
Davis and Staunton, £354 5s 6d. For three months :
Beef and mutton, Messrs. Hall and Son, £1,580 ; flour and
oatmeal, Mr. Radford, £2,566 16s 6d; groceries, Mr.
Goodacre, £513 4s 61d ; linen and drapery, Mr. Adamson,
£364 14s 3d ; woollen drapery, Mr. Peter Williams, £244
8s 6d; peas, Mr. Hope, £96 Is •' potatoes, Mr. Ahearn,
2s, 2s 6d, and 2s 8d per bushel of 90 lbs, A conversation
took place in reference to the contract for milk, as to
whether the vestry should continue to insist on the present
test as to specific gravity. It was stated that the milk was
often adulterated in order to bring it to the required specific
gravity. Mr. Jackson stated that in one case a contractor
brought some fresh milk to the workhouse, and it was too
light, and consequently refused. The man took it
home, and kept it in a cold place for about 24 hours, and
took two skims of cream off it, and brought it back to the
workhouse, and it was received. The test, therefore, acted