Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-01 00:00:00

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CRYSTAL PALACE • COMPANY.
The eighth ordinary general. meeting 'or- the :"move
company was held yesterday; at the Bridge-house Hotel,
London- bridge. T. N. Farquhar; Esq,,,cliairm4n of the
company; presided. The Chairman, in' epenitie6.o pro-
ceedings, informed the meeting that on the last occasion it
was arranged not to present a, financial account until the
end of the year, as it would be impossible to give anything
like-acenrate information' of such-matters'itrthr-Trrreerbt,
of their season.• In connection. with"--the Handel Festiva
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he was glad,to inform them that; from lither, accounts then
those recently published; he could say--that there Nva.%
dear ..balance =of between £12,000 and £13,000 •.for t"'
shareholders. Ho felt bound cordially to tender the alai
of the direcitirs to COsta for the indefatigabli zeal an
ability with which he eenchicted the festival. (Cheers.)
He also intended to propose n'resolution to' the meeting f°l
the purpoie'ef preventing • parties-bringinelin continua
ballots for ,questions Which had already been decided-IV°
the shareholders. ' (Cheers.) iThis was in allusion
the agitation on the Sunday question.] The ehairall
after entering into some details of management, iutimatee
his desire of retiring . from the onerous duties of the
eth
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The
report was taken as read, and the chairman concluded bi_
moving its adoption. After some observations by one or
two members, the motion was carried.

Tian CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS.—The Dad,
News believes it is not the intention of the Conservatives
to oppose the election of Mr. Massey as chairman of liTurj
and Means.
The Dublin Morning News states that the present Attor:
ney-General fur Ireland has, to a large extent, abandons'
the prosecution in the cases of the parties charged with noliv.
plicity in the Phcenix conspiracy.
THE NEW' JUDGE.- —The Morning Post says it is inicier
stood that Mr. Colin Blackburne, the new judge, r,
rois,
recommended to the Lord Chancellor on the ground of'
learning and acquirements of an accomplished commercial

lawyer.
A Puntic DINNER will be given to Sir. S Morton ND'
Bart., M.P., as a mark of personal respect, and in celebro"
tion of his return for Finsbury at the late (reneral eleatia°,l/1;
at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Wednesday, the I°`
proximo ; Roger Cunliffe, Esq., will preside.
LORD CARLISLE, it seems, not only requests that theg
shall be no address presented to him, but that he shall
permitted to enter the city of Dublin in private, and that
public reception, either by the citizens or their representativq,
shall be accorded to his excellency on his re-assumption

the reins of office.
The
PRESENTATION TO' THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY.---t
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Ragged School Teachers having determined upon presen
ing an address and a painting to the Earl of ShaftesbeTs
as president of the Union, a meeting for that purpose Ile,
held on Tuesday night in St. Martin's-hall, Long-Irby
The chair was occupied by Mr. Joseph Payne, suppyrteugr.
Mr. S. Morley, Mr. R. Baxter, Dr. Cranford, the -Key' m,
Raveling, and a great number of the members of the c—ri
mittee. The hall was densely crowded, and the noble el's;
received a hearty and enthusiastic welcome. To the addri/i
was appended 1,700 signatnres, representing persons
about 120 trades and professions. the
On Wednesday several presentations were made to all,
Dean of Chichester (Rev. Dr. Hook), in the Victoria 11415
Leeds, on the occasion of the rev. doctor taking leave of oo¢
parish over which he had presided so long. The dolati„easr
consisted of, in the first place, a sum of 2,000 gui-bg•
enclosed in an oak casket, and raised by general contraof
tion; a silver centre piece, by the Manchester 1.111.1001
Oddfellows ; an address from the Leeds' Sunday 0„10,"
Committee; another from the "Short Time Coma'
and a timepiece and candelabra fun the choristers e'nted
Leeds Parish Church. A purq of £270 was also Pre 11001
to Mrs. Hook by the ladles of Leeds. The Dean fee _ ktio
acknowledg •ed the vs
:ions gifts after the presentations -
been cocapletnt, Sir Peter Fairbairn presided,