Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

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out as an instance a house at 16 per annum, the owners
now paid the rates, which amounted to £4 115.,--leaving
a balance of £ll 95., and these houses, according,to the
resolution, they would let for £ll 9s, and leave the
Coancil to collect the rates. The tenants could claim
to be assessed at £ll 9s. He. considered the committe
might charge for baths and closets in large
extra supplymight alSo be charged to public-houses, a

it was well known that about 22 gallons was used for
mixing every ninety-six gallons of rum. Gas meters
might be charged at the rate of ls. each, and in this
way the revenue of the committee would be increased
more readily than by the proposed method. .
The CIINIRMAN said if they-would send copies of the
pamphlet they would

consider the matter
le public business.

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LECTURE ON ART

The first of a course of four lectures on "'Art, as a
Branch of General Education," was delivered last clon-
ing, in the Collegiate InStitution, Shaw-street, by
William Collingwood, Esq., Associate of the Society of
Painters in Water-colours, London. T. D. Anderson,
Req.,. Mayor, neenpied the chair, who said he had been
very glad to accede to the request of Mr. CollingwoOd
=to take the chair, not only because, -as chief magis-
trate, he thought it his duty to encourage, as far as
possible, anything that a large portion of the community
felt an' interest in, but because the syllabus announced
that the lecturer was to show that art .ought to barnacle a
branch of general education, and was adapted to the wants
of every class. Understanding that that was the. chief
• object that the lecturer wished to prove, he thought it was
his duty to take the chair. The Committee of the Privy
Council for Education had for years been endeavouring to
cultivate a taste for art among the younger. members of
the working classes. There was scarcely any station
in life in which drawing was not of value, and gave an
advantage to its possessor over his fellow men. This,
• lie had no doubt, was the view of the matter that was
taken by•the Privy Council Committee ; but he believed
that Mr. Collingwood intended to treat it on other and
higher grounds—as a medium of moral instruction;
and in case that it should be supposed (though none
who knew Mr. Collingwood would suppose such a thing)
that he would place the teachings of nature and those
of revelation on an equality, it was to be observed that
a distinction was made between the two great books—
revelation and nature: It was not generally the pro-
vince of the chairman to speak on the subject of the
lecture; but he made these few observations to show
why he, an admirer of art, though not-a judge of art,
thought it his duty to take the chair on that occasion.
(Applause.) He would not say more, but call upon
Mr. Collingwood. (Loud applause.)
Mr. COLLINGWoOD said the chairman had so kindly
introduced the subject to his audience that he felt en-
couraged by the kind and generous introduction to en-
deavour to bring the subject before the public. It
might be considered that on a subject so large and so vast
in its scope, four lectures could promise little more than
a lance at the heads; still he would endeavour to bring
it into that compass. . His - object would be on that
occasion to speak of art as'suited to all, whether rich
or.poor, learned or unlearned, gifted or ungifted. ;Every.
man was capable of learning to draw who was capable
of learning anything, and the necessity of acquiring
such a branch of eeucation-Was-apparent in every-day
life. The value of the study was three-fold ; and first,
because it enabled the student to enjoy the beauties of
'nature. Nature's beauty was given for enjoyment and
instruction. This was proved by the anxiety. which"
people manifested in going to the country. The eye
never satiated by feasting on the beauties of nature, and ,
even the most sensual took pleasure in them; while the
intep.ectUal mind onjnypd thn fonct with novor-ponsing
pleasure. Secondly, Art was a great means of moral
instruction. In the drawing of a .single leaf, and. by
• drawing it well, the idea of men's dependence on each
other could not fail to suggest itself.. The last of these
was the influence it had in the training of the mind. If a
person studied the art, and never drew a line afterwards,
the powers of perception would be so much better, that
the person would be more than repaid for his trouble.
There was, however, always a distinction to be drawn
between the teachings of nature and revelation. These
were the two . great books given for our study ; but it
should always be remembered that art was not the ladder
between earth and heaven. The lecture was illustrated
by very beautiful drawings, specially executed for the
occasion. The lecturer, on resuming his seat, was
loudly applauded, and the meeting separated.
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LVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YESTERDAY.

Before J. S. MANSFIELD, Esq.)