Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-01 00:00:00

PRE3ENTATIONS AT THE SAILORS' HOME.

Yesterday afternoon, Captain Robert G. sharp. of the
British ship Ann Pitcairn Sharp; Captain James S.
Graham, late of the British ship Abel Gower ; and William
Eccles, fisherman, of Hoylake, were each presented, the
first with a gold chronometer watch and chain, the gift of
the President of the United Statet, f;r Captain Sharp's
humane and gallant coulnet, in rescuing from shipwreck
the crew of the American ship Cathedral ; the esee,md, with
a gold medal, the gift of the King of Sweden and Norway,
for Captain Graham's gallant conduct, in rescuing the
captain and crew of the Swedish vessel Nancy,
.white on
fire ; and the third with a silver medal, the gift of the
Board of Trade, for the brave and gallant h,nduct
exhibited by Fcclea, in rescuing, at the risk of his own
life, from off the Hoylake b Ink, two men of the fiat Rose.
The presentation took place in the Sailors' Home, at four
o'clock, in the pre PO Cel of several of the members of the
Local Marine Board, and Mr. Towson, the secretary, and
was made through the chairman, S. R. -Greve-,
Mr. Graves, in making the presentation to Captain
Sharp, said that the duty which the Marine Board were
now called upon to perform was a most pleasing one
They had occasionally necessity to find fault, bat
at other times they were permitted to give rewards,
and there was no more pleasing duty 'eennec'ed
with the Board then that of making such presentations as
they were now called upon to do. Whether it was from
the increased tonnage croasirg the ocean, or from increased
humanity or professional skill, he knew not, b t there
appea ed to him to he a compe ition amongst British ship-
masters in performing humane and gallant deeds upon the
ocean. They were indeed tow becoming to conspicuous
for their humanity ac they had long been for seamanship.
This da", tke duty whi la the Bard was called upon to
perform was to present to three British seamen, for deeds
of gallantry on th.s ocean, the gif,s of the representatives of
three different neti•eas. He would first teke the case of
Captain Sharp, who, while commanding the British ship
Ann Pitcairn Sharp, r3.clied the maj rrity of the crew of
the Americsn ship Cathccletl, off tit) Horne, in Decem-
ber last. The Cathedral was at the time founlering
but Captain Sharp, with the assistance of his crew, suc-
ceeded in rescuing from her, thirty.five h man beings.
He also maintained foem on board f;r thirty odi days, and
when they considered the size of his ship, aid the small ac-
commodation wr ich was at 'he disposal of himself and his
crew, tbey would admit that his noble conduct in this
respect enhanced the gel'antry which he displayed in res-
cuing so many hum n beings from watery graves. It was
Also credi able to his owners, a-d it was du to them to
rate that they had waived all claim for compensation for
the maintenance of those men on beard their vessel. The
President cf the United States, who seemed to be most
vigilant in those mabere bad forwarded to the Board of
Trade a m at magnificent chronom ter watch and chain, for
presentation to Captain Sharp. It was transmitted to the
Marine Board by the Bo rd of Trade, with the request
that it wou d be presented t Captain sharp. and he (Mr.
Graves) had now great pleasure in handing him over the
magnificent, gift.

Captain Sharp, i❑ acknowledgment, Legged to return
through the Boar 3, his sincere thanks to the Presithnt of
the United Sates, for the handsome present received at
his }tends. In saving the crew of the Cathedral, he con-
sidered that he was d ing nothing more than what was his
duty, and he could assure them, that he had not done so
with the expectation cf being rewarded for he conduct.
He considered stid that he had done nothing more than
what was the duty of a humane man and a sailor.
Mr. Graves then presentei Captain Graham with the
gold medal from the King of S weden. Ile said the` la t
winter Captain Graham sailed in the Abel Gower from
Lverpool to Lisbon, and that when f air days out
he fell in with a vessel on fire, which proved to be the
Nancy, of Stockholm. There was at the time a strong
wind and a heavy sea, but, notwithstanding, he succeeded
in rescuing from her the captain and all the crew, with the
exceptim of oae man who perish :d in the flames. For
such distinguished conduct the King of Sweden and Nor-
way, the Na-tcy belonging to Stockholm, requested,
through his Minister, the Byrd of Trade to present
Captain G al) aza with the gold medal which he (Mr.
Graves) had now the pleasure of handing to him He
believed the' Captain Graham had him-elf since suffered
shipwreck, and was rescued by the Elvira, and with
the recollection of that event alw sys before him, he would
doubtless look back with still more grateful feeling 4 to the
occasion when he, too, bad been the means of saving fellow
creatures from an untimely and awful death. He (Mr.
Graves) trusted that be would long feel pride and pleasure
in wearing the beautiful meld which the King of Sweden
had bestowed on him.

Capt. Graham, is acknowle igrn.nt, hegge 1, through the
Board, to express his thanks to the King of Sweden and
Norway f.r his gmerons gift. Like Capt. Sharp, he con-
sidered that he I ad but done his duty, and what he was
bound to do, and if ever such an occurrence again came
under his eyee, he would do his utmost to act again in the
same manner.

Mc. Graves then presented William Eccles with the
silver model, the gift of the Beard of Trade. He said
that during last winter Eccles formed one of the crew or
the fi-hing smack Ben Bullen, and shat while lying off
Hoylake he saw two men standing on the gsff of a sunken
fiat and clinging to the mast. There was a heavy sea
running and a high surf on at the time, but he succeeded
in swimming to the flat and tying a line to a piece of wood,
which, when floated to the shore, was seized by one of his
companions, named Sherlock. He then tied the other end
of the line round one of the men, and holding also a line
himself, allowed him to be dragged on shore through the
surf, and in tint manner saved both men. For that
praiseworthy conduct the Board of Trade resolved on
marking the high opinion they entertained of his daring
conduct, and therefore presented him with this very hand-
some medal. Bat he (Mr. G.) found that this was not the
only occasion on which Eccles had so distinguished himself.
In 1842, he, aceempenied by Samuel Jones, in a boat not
fourteen feet long, saved the crew of the Louisa, of Ant-
werp, when wrecked off the Hoyle Bank, and for that see.
vice the King of the Be'gians presented him with a medal,
which he now wore with just pride. And in 1826, assisted
by his brother Michael, who was now one of the crew
'I the Hoylake life-boat, he rescued the crew of the fiat
Lucy, from the west side of Hoyle Bank, at night, and for
that he received the thanks of the Humane Society of
Liverptol, and £3. He (Mr Graves) could not help feeling
that such an example would influence the whole community
round the port; and, lie trusted that this would not be the
last medal which he would have to present to him. In
conclusion, Mr. Graves declared that Eccles might well
feel proud of his honours, and pointed out that the manner
in which he had so gallantly saved two lives in this instance
was most simple and effectual, and Alma on all occasions
be adopted, when other means of relief were not at hand.
Mr. J Lockett said that he well knew Eccles and big
brother Michael, and he was sati fled that whenever the
chance off red they were the men to save life.
Mr. Eccles, in simple, homely phrase, expressed his
thanks for the gift, and the complimentary observations
with which it was presented.
We need scarcely say that the watch and medals bore
suitable invripti nt commemorative of the gallantry of the
recipients.

ELOPEMENT AND ROBBERL—On the 14th ultimo, a
respectable person named Stanley, from the Queen's
County, arriv:d here, seekiog for Lis illegitimate daughter,
who had eloped under the following. eirentzstances : —Mr.
Stanley is on unmarried man, and hi; daughter lived with
himself and his owe mother. On Sz'urday he went to
the fair of R ithdowne), and then his daughter eloped with
the servant boy, takirg .Clll with them, and an old fern le
servant to aocnmpany them. Miss Stanley and 31.111 in
(servant boy) intended to get mr.riel and gn to America.
Mr. Stan!ey followed them. and be was told by the driver
of the car that brought them to Waterford that they
spoke of coming-on to Ross; he aceordingly came here,
but could get no further trice of the. fugitives, so he went
home again, baving the case in the hands of the constaba-
lary—assured that anything that could be done would be
by them. The constahu'ary were on the alert, lont'cotald
find no trace of the wo'tby trio till Thursday, when sub-
constable Byrne, who was on duty, with consid,rable
sigilance, detect, d them, and he and sub-cinstab'e Farrell
traced them to their lodgings, took them into cu-tody, and
brought them before Mr. James E. Howlett, J.P., who
conrnitted tliem for further examination. It appears
they arrived in town on Mond ty, and made prevails.
tious for their voyage, and went to the regisrar of
marriages, expecting to get waffled immediately, but the
registrar, should give fourteen drys ro'ice. The notice
Was read for the first time on Wednes-lay, 16th at the
Board of Guarlians, as will be seen by report. In the
meantime they were not idle—thil tocukht clothes, itc,t.,
and they were comp'erely difgaised when they were
detected by the tw,i constah es, to whom much credit is due.
The girl, Stanley, had no money in her poveesion when
taken into custody. Malin had fix. 61. in his possession,
and the servant girl 9.. 33. Mullin had the kay of the trunk
in, his possession, where the constablts got £s2;and he had
stul' d up in the'peiling wher the constables entered the
room—making in all £55 15a. 9 f., and it is stapposed they
spent the remainder of the £lll. Mr. Stanley said his
daughter is only fourteen years old; and ee herself says site
is more thin sixteen years old. Mullin is about eight4n
wears of age. Stanley says it was she that took the money,.
and also took Mullin with her, ant is lend in her expressions
of attachment to the latter, but they found'. the
" the course of true love never does run smooth," time in
their regard. Informations against them were returned by
the magistrates on Monday, and thay will be tried at the
nest quarter sepinns at Ibrrig-ic-Oiseq, in the Queen's
Counly.— Wexford People.

ITILE;E INTELLIGENOE -YZSTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

Vrommsr ASSAUL.T. —A powerful-looking fellow, 'named
John 0 Connor, said to be the mate of an American ship,
was cha-ged with having violently assaulted Walter
MCarthy, a shipwright. The complainant said he was
in a publiclonse belonginl, to Mrs. Carpenter, in
Gilbert-street, when the prisoner entered, and complainant
IA him " Good night," but prisoner did not reply, when
the witness said, " You might be a gentleman," and with-
out more provocation the prisoner flung a glass of ale in
his face, and dashed the Wass at hie bead, and he received
some wounds on the forehead and face. Surgeon Pope, of
the Southern Hospital, said there was a wound four inches
long on the forehead, into the bone, and severed three
arteries ; there was a wound through the noie, and another
through the lip. The prisoner was sent for trial.

GALL tNT CONDUCT OF A TOWNSAAN.—PoIice-officer 300
brought up two notorious robbers, named john M.Gowen
and George Seymour, on a charge of having attempted to
pick a lady's pocket on the south -end of George's
Pier. The lady, he said, had to go to Lon-
don, but he had a gen lemsn (Ar. William
Rolando) present, who saw the transaction, and he beggei
to say, in reference to the conduct of that gentleman, it
was above all praise.; he not oflly succeeded in taking the
prisoners into custody, but he assisted him afterwards to
take them to the station, and without his assistance he
could not have captured them. Mr. Rolands stated that
he saw the prisoners standing behind a lady who was at
an apple-stsnd on the pier, and rue of them put his hand
in the lady's pocket, when he rushed at and seize I him,
at the same instant the lady turned round, and cried cut,
"Did you see that ?'' The prisoner that he seized struck
him, and he then kaocke.l him down and seized the other,
and held the two until the officer came up. In reply to
Lir. Mansfield, Mr. Roland, said there was nothing taken
from the lady's pccket, because he seized the felt .w too
soon. Mr. Mansfield said there was no doubt of
the case. The witness was one man in a hun-
dred, and had behaved with grog ciurage and
propriety. He could wish to see every one act in
such a praiseworthy manner Hs ordered the prisoners
to be seat to gaol for three months' with hard labour, and
directed a sovereign to be paid the witness for his loss of
time and the trouble he had been at in attending the
court.

THE KNIFE -• Mary Kirby, the keeper of a beerhouse
in Leeds-street, charged a fellow named Patrick Riley, for
stabbing her. The pfiioner wznt into complainant's house
and wanted to go up stairs, but she would not allow him.
He had a small knife in his hand tatting bread and cheese,
and he made a blow at her with it, and infl;cted a small
wound over her eye. He was fined 10s. and costs.
STE4LING BRIMSTONE.—Four dock porters, named
Patrick Lundy, Thomas Quilliam, Anthony Conbtu and
John Reddy, were brought up by dectective officer Patrick
on a charge of having stolen three cwt. of brimstone
belonging to Messrs. Cox, Brothers. The prisoners stole
the propeey and sold it to a man named Duffey, in Blun-
dell-street, for IW. The property was taken from the
Queen's Dock quay by the prisoners, and Duffey proved
that they sold it to hist. Th 3), were sent for trial.
A "nay-'um's REsr."—A tall, well dressed young
fellow, named William Alport, designated by the p dice as
a "travelling thief," was charged with having stolen pair
of trousers and a vest from the shop of Mr. Davis, tailor,
Great Howard-street. The trick was really clever. The
prisoner vent to the shop and directed Mr Davis to
measure him for a coat and vest. He took off his coat
and laid it on the counter, over a vest and trousers, and
when resuming his garments, he took np along with his
coat, a pair of trousers and a vest, which he managed to
conceal on his person, whilst Mr. Davis was making
entries in his book as to his measure. The prisoner was
searched, and the articles found on him. Being a
" traveller," he was sent to "rest " for six mon'hi on the
" mill."

THIRST FOR DILVOCION.—Thomas Hall was charged for
having stolen a prayer book cut of Copperas•hill Chapel,
belonging to Mrs. Alien 1331 mes. The prisoner stole the
lady's prayer-b3ok out of the Chapel on Friday last, and
on Tuesday night he made another attempt at the like on
her at Salisbury st'eet. He was sent to jail far three
months.

FORMED CERTIFICATE.— Lewis Bzard, the foreigner who
was remanded on a charge of producing a forged certificate
as a sailor, was brought up. The full details of this case
appeared in our paper of Saturday. Mr. Chilton was for
the prisoner, and Mr. Tyndall for the crown. The case
was dealt with in a summary manner, and Mr. ManF.field,
in delivering judgment, hoped that sailors and others
would take warning by this case. He fined the prisoner
£lO, or, in default of payment. three months imprisonment.
Itzcztvrso S'romarr Pitopsurry.--Mary Armstrong, a
broker, in Bevington-bush, was charg d with receiving
certain brass articles that were stolen by a biy from Mr.
li_ckars, of 6.ael-street. Mr. Cobb defended. The prisoner
was before the court on a former day, and, although Mr.
Cobb produced evidence for the defence, the woman was
sent for trial.

A young girl, named Mary Flint, a Manches'er "hand,"
was sent to giol for six months fir having stolen a ring
and shawl, value £2 84 61, from the hong.° of Mra. Mary
Gardiner, 114, Park-lane, where she lodged, and repre-
sented herself as a " singer."

At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranciagh-nrcet.
BOYS are CLOTHED from the Agas of Six to Twenty Years

Six pillar letter boxes arrived here en Sunday by t 1 e
stem-ship Pacific. They are to be placed in the streets of
this city in posi ions to be determined oa by the Post-
master.—Cork Taper.
RARE COURAGE —I have a grandson who bids fair to
have his father's slaughtering arm in bitele ; the father
alarms me, however, because he canaet always be
victorious. Two of his bra hers have been ki'l -d. Oae
was eaten by a tiger ; he was bat a boy: yet showed his
fam ly pluck, for while in the Fri n ids me nth he called co
his compoeions, ° Fi-e away, I an past help ; don't be
afraid of theoting." They did shoot, killed the tiger, and
took the b:y up alive, but the animal's tusks bad, as he
said, put him past help. Theo her bather rode down the
precipitous stairs at At. Helena, and went over the rock,
haree and man, down! down !sm ash ! My ch sp tried to
ride across a quicksan'l here, and how ho saved himself no
one can tell ; he and his horse went down at once, and
of erwerds, by the mist desperate efforts, got out
separately.—Life of Sir Charles Napier.
Tut SUPPOSED DEATH FROM VIOLENCE AT HALIFAX.
Oa Monday evening, an cfficial inq airy into the cause of
the death of Harriet Greenwood, wife of John Greenwool,
spindle nicker, was instituted at the Bridge Tavern,
1-111;fix, before George Dyson, Esq., the district clronar.
From the particulars alrea4y given, it will be remembered
that the deceased was found dead up th fl tor, at Mr
Greenwood's residence, in Park-street, about six o'clock on
Sunday evening. From the evidence at the invest, it
appeared that ;leach had b en caused by her falling down
stairs in a sate of intoxication ; but whether the ?all was
accidental, or the result of violence on the part of the
deceased's husband, as is very generally supposed, from the
circumstance of the couple having led a cat and dog life,
and from the unsatisfactory explanations given by Mr.
Greenwood, it is impossible to say; and therffore the jury,
after a protracted inquiry, returned an (nen verdict.
The Bombay corre pendent of the Times coatains a
long, and interestirg account of the operations before
Delhi, but it does not admit of abridgement. The strergth
of the army before Delhi, on the 31st of Jaly, is given
from an authentic source as 6,200 eff!ctives, and 1,063
sick and wounded. There bad been sent away 340 sick
and wounded. In the conflicts up to that date there had
been killed 22 officers and 293 men, and 72 officers and
990 men wounded, A terrible retribution has overtaken
the 26th Native lofontry, which mutinied at Lahore.
They reached in safety a place on the Kiser, forty miles
distant, and attempted to ceess. The Deputy-Collector
officially reports ih et, on reaching this spot the day after,
he found that about 150 of the mutineers bad been shot
or drowned by the pelice, aided by the villagers; 160
were captured on an island ; 35 were counted drowning,
in attemp ing to get off; numerous parties had been
brought in, and 277 were summarily executed; 41 died
of fatigue. The, whole regimeet, with the exception of
Sikhs and Punthees, bad perished.
THE ADVENIU&FS C P A PACKING NE FD IIL —About
nine months age,. a provation dealer, in Ballymena, lost a
stout packing needle, of the ordinary firm, and folly four
incites in length. It was supposed to have been ac i-
dentally enclosed in a big of bran, delivered to some of his
els'omer3in the country. Soon afterwards a valuable cow,
the property of Mr. John M'Nebnev, of Ballygelly, in the
parish of Rocavar, became evi lently but un tccountably
unwell. For some reeks she had violent fits of coughing,
and, subsequently, refusing her usual quantify of food,
appeared in a (liclieieg state. Ahout six months ago, a
swe'ling was observed in process if collection upon her
breast, near one of her fore legs. It apparently reached
maturity only last week, and was then opened with a
lancet. After remaining open for some days, a pehted
instrument was observed within the wound ; and, on being
drawn out, it proved o be the identical four inch packing
needle' which had been lost nine months before in Ballv-
nieua. It is supposed that the poor cow had swallowed
the indigestible moritel in a bran mash ; hut; riece its re-
markable ejretrierrt, no doubt is en:ertlined of her speedy
recovery.,..Ballymena Observer.

OTS' CLOTHING lIA.Dv. WITH GREAT TASTE, at LEWIS and

CIOXPANI"A, Ria elagh•street.