The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-19 00:00:00

THE ELECTION MEETINGS•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMIS'
Pape
Sir,—l am informed that in your
yesterday my name appeared as among thosaetiaf
were reported to have been present at the roes/TO
in the Amphitheatre on Monday. Perbae.
will .allow me to say that this is a of d set
have never, to my recollection, atteniet
political meeting since I was ordained „:that
ministry of the Gospel, for thesimple 0111
I have not had time to do so: NlTllne Piith
bling you to correct this mistake, 011,iti, pi
your kind permission, take the opPartutrlyrllialli
noticing another which concerns myself, btao
I have not thought worth the trouble andry,"olict
correcting on its own account. In a brie' lOoteF
given in your paper of the 25th ult., of '1`.13
delivered by me, on the previous evening' °A
subject of " Christian Lfidelity," I was rep F4t,
as merely having repeated what I had
~iffFk
in a former lecture. This statement is gar po'
nexus, and, as far as I am aware, it "'tool
even the shadow of a foundation, in fact. nos.
apology for trespassing on your space 00 or!
matters is, that I take it for granted thativoito
glad to correct any misrepresentation, 11: of.
unimportant, of which your columns JAI

been made the vehiele.—Ll am, Sze.,
j. B. yolfs'

St. Jude'd, March 18, 1857.

ig Itcit
EXTREMES MEET !--A correspondent direoi-Ail,
to the astounding fact, that at the Freemason.' ":„ follo
Monday night, Richard Cobden, the apostle of Pear; fa ,
a strenuous supporter in that incarnation of ph.l"/4
Chartism, Bronterre O'Brien. Assuredly, our co j
dent adds, politics, like poverty, make us acquaint'.
strange bedfellows. rage°
THE LUNDHILL EXPLOSION AND THE BISHOP 1 0 -,1
—On Monday evening, -Dr. Bickersteth preactle" siky,
quent sermon at the Parish Church, Barnsley, '..tchO,
tee funds now collecting for the above object. Illog
was crowded in every part by an audience coMPfliAfterlo
principal inhabitants of the town and district. oiled
eloquent and truly able sermon, a collection crag otittit
aid of the funds, which amounted to the handset/04On
£2B. Wnat adds to the interest of the visit is theb; pc.
his lordship came unsolicited, having expressed, nabloi
to render any service in his official capacity thabttbeed
the means of augmenting the fund, and showing, 31 or
time, his deep sympathy with the widows aa"
caused by this most appalling accident. VT,
A WILD IRISHMAM.—John Owens, labourer, -;teef
lane, was accused at the Central Police Court, Y' 0104
of stealing three lbs of beef from the stall of P_Ar'sf,
grocer, New Bazaar, Great Clyde street, on Satu%ools
appeared from the evidence that Owens lifted the,. the
slipped it under his coat. On being charged witundo,
by one of the shopmen, he coolly knocked that Pero" ptesoil
Mr. Black, assisted by other two men, then ,a!teked, ~II
take him into custody, but Owens struck, Pctley';ii
abused thaw in such a brutal manner, that
obliged to let him go. Mr. Black, in self de'sliof,4
obliged to use a whip, and struck Owens firmglhh-j,
the head. This so enraged him that he lifted so 100
weight from the counter and hurled it at Mr. 1313_,,egistr!gy
which was slightly grazed. The presiding 00"
found the charge prover, and sent him to prisoll i°
days.—Glasgew Daily Mail. bil
GREAT WILL CASE.— LOVETT v. LOVEIS
which was tried at Aylesbury, was closed on defer stn
after four days occupied in the hearing. Thee OsPA`:,
was the Rev. Robert Lovett ; and the
Crosby Lovett. Mr. Justice Erle, in surnming;;;;Lof'o
" Down to 18;51 there was no dispute about inplif QQ
sanity. It was after her illness that bee 6-ofer"o.
questioned. The change which occurred tree
her bequest from Robert Lovett was gradual in 11,000 !Ai
The first intimation was that she intended to ,ifteroo7o
property to his children, instead of to him; and ~,firest 110
it appeared that she had resolved to defer his an,
to "It
after that of Crosby Lovett and his son. It seetl3 elf' the
impossible that she could be other than a free lewd
did appear to him, also, that the 'men who at toilitl;4
will were men of goad character and of high res Pee 000
The jury consulted for about a minute, and 0100
a verdict far the plaintiff (in Captain Lovett e of
all three of the wills. The Pl 3
ADDRESS FROM MR. SMITH OC:1
Saturday last contains a manifesto from Mr. Prbeb,
addressed "To the People a Ireland,' en I"lttie
position of political affairs, and the e°l/..:0-ed 11.1600
according to his judgment, ought to be PT' es go' tbe
approaching elections. After noticing the Cl:"°„,"feers Abicb
and the " ruthless barbarities" at Canton, he r",,oes
repeal agitation, and contends that the grievaitredrt. re'
gave occasion for that movement still remain lost 1- left
including the tenant question, which, since tne beog,.oo
duction of ,Mr. Sharman Crawford's Bill 135,000 "00
without any, \remedy, and the continued exP°!`„,;oo. of
England of natives of Ireland in a state of destit."'ers- t°P'he
d pito 04
declares against all English parties•-....‘11 Lor.. - 0 to
urges the establishment of " a National Par l.'s:v[llkt if
Lord Derby, or Mr. Gladstone, or Mr. Disraeli ;,, 000ti0
formation of which he says
between the rival factions of England for theft s assns.' bent
not for their support." In the course of Let 01, 010
O'Brien says—" We have all been to blame. s 0,609
if possible, forget the past." He then give.olt 0007"
,g a competiti.onoutrali Yi6
future conduct, "as a politician who OW 13"
seat in the British Parliament."

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