Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL TOWN MISSION.

The thirty-first annual meeting of this society was
held last evening in Hope-hall, Hope-street. The at-
tendence on the occasion was numerous. Mr. John
Houghton occupied the chair ; and amongst the gentle-
men on the platform were the Revs. W. Harcus, J.
Henderson (Rock Ferry), George Scott, Dr. V. M.
White, H. S. Brown, C. M. Birrell, J. Paterson;
Messrs. John, Cropper, Y. G. Brown, Faram, Pennell,
Matheson, Lockhart, Brougham, Dr. H. Taylor, Capt.
Woodfall, &c.
The proceedings having been opened by the usual
devotional exercises,
The CHAIRMAN said the Liverpool Town Mission,
whose claims were about to be advocated, was one of
very great importance. It was brought into existence
originally by the various churches of Christ in the
town, whose object was thereby more fully to extend
the knowledge of the Gospel amongst the neglected, the
destitute, and the ignorant. For 31 years it had been
pursuing its way silently, unobtrusively, and probably
little noticed by many. But, the fruits of the labours
of the agents of the society had been many—many that
had come under the notice of the committee, and those
who tookan interest in the society.; but the great results
probably would never be brought to light till the great
day of final account. Of the necessity for continuing
the labours of such a society as this there could be no
doubt. A large portion of the population of this, and
probably of all large towns, were living entirely in the
neglect of all religion—had no fear of God—were
careless of that eternity to which we were all fast
hastening. They trusted, therefore, that the operations
of this society would be continued and sustained by its
friends ; that its claims would be responded to ; and
that—especially at a time like this, when great revivals
of religion had taken place in different parts of the
country, and special prayer meetings had been held for
the co-operation of the Spirit of God—it seemed only
fitting that the various institutions which had for their
object the spread of the knowledge of the Gospel should
be up and endeavouring, as far as they possibly could, to
extend the means of bringing under the knowledge of
truth the great masses of the people. The operations of
the society were carried on by agents who visited the
people in their several houses—going from house to
house, and thus endeavouring to fulfil the cOmmands of
Christ, when He said : " Go and preach the Gospel."
For it was evident that a great number—perhaps far
the larger portion of the people—woUld not come to
hear the Gospel preached in our several churches and
chapels. Under these circumstances, there seemed no
other way than that of sending missions to the people at
their homes. (Applause.)
Mr. FARAM, the secretary, read the report, which
detailed at length the operations of the society during
the past year, and gave several instances to prove that
through the labours of the agents many people had been
reclaimed from impiety and intemperance. The general
visits bad been 60,193 ; visits to sick, 11,970 ; sick
persons visited, 2,924 ; _ deaths; 296-155 being reported

LATEST BETTING.
TATTERSALL'S.
THE CHESTER CUP.

20 to 1 agst Longrangeltaken) I 33 to 1 apt Petra (taken)
25 to 1 ... Birmingham (t.) 40 to 1 ... Satellite (taken)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.

9 to '1 agst Anatis (taken) 25 to 1 agst Telegram (taken)‘
11 to 1 Xanthus (taken) 25 to 1 Abd-el-Eader (t.)
16 to 1 ... Jealousy (taken)

MANCHESTER BETTING.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Wizard (t. and off.) 100 to 8 agst King of Diamonds
9 to 2 Buccaneer (t. & o.) (taken and offered)
5 to 1 Lupullus (offered)
THE DERBY.
11 to 1 agst Thormanbv (w.) 12 to 1 apt Buccaneer (t. &o.).
/2 to 1 ... Umpire (offered) flsto 1 Oxford (t. and o.)
CHESTER CUP.

22 to 1 agst Longrange (o)
25 to 1 ... Birmingham (o
30 to I to freely)
1000 to 30 . Petra (t and w)
33 to 1 Satellite (offred
40 to I taken)
LIVERPOOL S 1
8 to I agst Anatis (offered,
taken 9 to 1)
10 to 1 ... Xanthus (offered)
15 to I ... Jealousy (taken)
100 to 6 ... Telegram (offr'd,
taken 20 to 1)
CITY AND
25 to 1 on the field (offered)
200 to 7 agst Theodora (taken)
20 to 1 ... Curlew (taken)
30 to 1 ... Paleface (taken)

35 to 1 agst The Squire (takn)
40 to 1 Gaspard (taken")
40 to 1 ... Promised Land
(taken & wanted)
20 to 1 ... Mr Merry's lot,
(taken to £5O) '
'EEPLE CHASE.
100 to 6 agst Huntsman (takn)
25 to 1 ... Miss Harkaway.
(taken)
25 to 1 ... Tease (offered, 30
to 1 taken free)

SUBURBAN.
130 to 1 agst colt by Andover,
out of Gen. Wil-
liams' dam.

Wee Willie, the property of Mr. Byrn, has been struck ou
of the Liverpool Steeplechase, because his owner considered
him to have been unfairly handicapped. The horse iS offered
for sale for £lOO.

From a return to the House of Commons, printed on Friday,
it appears that the duty on horses, including race-horses,
realised £348,307, whilst in the preceding year the amount
was £351,006.

The steeplechases of Bangor are announced to come oft' on
Tuesday the 13th of March, over the same ground as last year.
The Hon. Colonel Cotton, of Malpas, Cheshire, is actively en-
gaged in promoting the success of the meeting.
Fitz-Roland, Ditto, Ancient Briton, Lord Nelson, Satinstone,
Artless, nyder Ali, Curlew, Oxford, King Charles, Fenella,
Yooicks, Danae, Clovernook, and Slolzenfels are struck out of
the Chester Cup.
The editor of the American paper, Wilke's Spirit of thit
Times, announces that he has £2OO at his office ready to invest
in a treble event bet—viz., that Heenan " whips" Sayers for
the championship of the world ; that Umpire wins the Derby ;
and that an American horse wins the Goodwood Cup. He
says that the money may be had when wanted, and solicits an
offer from as Engli, h bookmaker.

Sir Lydston Newman, Bart., has been entertaining a large
party at ,tokely and Mamhead Park, Devonshire. At the
former place a wildfowl battue was got up, and the result o
this novel species of wildfowl shooting was, that upwards of
500 wild duck were bagged ; and in the preserves of Mamhead
292 pheasants (nearly all cocks), 30 hares, and 70 rabbits, a
several woodcock were killed.