Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-04 00:00:00

ion to distant parts of the works

rare seer

'ee lakes from the ow

ground at the head of the Anglezark. Mr. Peter Martin,
with a courtesy and urbanity which makes the society his
debtor, acted as cicerone to the last party, and also conducted
them through his beautiful grounds.

Soon after four o'clock the company were again brought

together at

had been provided by the worthy host, Mr. Pass. Mr, W.
Brown occupied the chair ; and the vice-chairs were filled by
Mr. E. Heath and Mr. Mayer. After dinner, the customary
loyal toasts having been duly honoured, the chairman pro-
posed long life to the Mayor of Bolton, who had kindly
accompanied them on the occasion, and prosperity of the
town.

The chairman next gave " The Mayor and Corporation of

Liverpool

Mr. Avison, in returning thanks, said there was a time
when the town of Liverpool was divided into pro-Pikeists
and anti-Pikeists ; but that day the Historic Society had
seen the formidable Pike, and he was surf +bay et, n

agree with him that the • Pike was now giving Liverpool
an abundant supply of water.

Mr. Clint al

'so returned thanks

After a contest of ten

or twelve years with regard to the propriety of going
on

with those gig

atic works,

he thought

tins subject was now very properly at an end; and it would
now be admitted that to leave a population of half a million
dependent for water upon a casual and accidental supply of
certain wells in the' town would have been an act of mad
. -
11Pq

(Applause). It was a matter of congratulation that
those great works had been brought to so successful a
termination, and that the clamour and jealousies which had
arisen were now for ever at an end. (Hear, hear).
Mr. Martin, in terms of high eulogium, proposed " Pros-
perity to the Historic Society. "

The Rev. Dr. flume, who ;as greeted with loud applause,
sponded. He said he felt it a highlonour to return thanks
behalf of

le historic Society, numbering at the present
int upwards of 500 members, besides the honorary mem-
bers who resided in the different countries of Europe. Mr.
- himself were among the three founders of the

yer a(1(

society ; and to be two gentlemen who had the misfortune
of being alone in the world, he thought they had as fine a
s,any one could boast of. (Laughter and applause.)
ded exactly eleven years age: Its

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primary object was to explore the history ansl-intiquities ready aslis great -a.tic—e;to7tO-me7 : True'nchum‘a";l7'si'n'gTe
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lie on the two sides of the rivor Mersey, and of which recoagetioon rt., maythat nothavean
the
occasion escaped theo
Sovereign.
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They resolved to procure tAti materiels of history, so
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a future period have the materials ready at band, feathers,ae with a diamond aigrette. The late lord was
instead of baying to seek them in the patient researches sever at court.