Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-02 00:00:00

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whom his efforts have already produced the greatest good.
Many poor, destitute, ill-clad, and ignorant children have
condition—cared been
clothed, instructed, and put in the way of beeomint
respectable members of society. But more room is
wanted for these benevolent operations ; and a charitable
Christian gentleman (Mr. J. Shaw Leigh) havinggiven
land whereon to build, a larger school, with work-rooms,
class-rooms, and a yard, the_ assistance of others is
earnestly •plicited towards completing the requisite
funds. We understand that the Earl of Derby is ex-
pected to lay the first stone of the building, as soon as
a sufficient sum is raised to warrant the commencement
of the work. Let us hope that so truly Christian an
undertaking will not be allowed to languish for the want
of a few hundred pounds. The Rev. T. Major
'Lester, we are requested to state, will be glad to re-
ceive any contributions to this philanthropic object.
NEW YEAR'S EVE.—ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, ST. PAUL'S-
SQUARE.—On Saturday, night last, being New Year's
Eve, Divine Service was held in St. Paul's Church,
Which commenced at half-past ten o'clock, to usher in
the New Year with devotion; The congregation was
unusually large on the 'occasion, and a spirit of deep
reverence seemed impressed on all present. Several
appropriate hymns were 'beautifully sung by the choir,
and joined in by the congregation. The religions ser-,
vices having been concluded, the Rev. George Reade
preached from Rev. ii. 17—" To him that overcometh
will I give to eat of the hidden manna ; and will give
him, a white stone ; and in the stone a new name written,
which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it."
The sermon occupied three-quarters ,of an hour, and
was brought to a close at five minutes after twelve
o'clock. Mr. Reade then concluded the services with an
appropriate prayer, and having offered up the usual
benediction, the la;ge congregation separated. As the
congregation retired, a collection was made at the doer
on behalf of the Church Missionary Society. Sach
was the manner 'in which the new year was ushered in
,at St..Paurs. :

THE LIVERPOOL PRESS-TESTIMONIAL

OF REGARD.

' One of those pleasing, though, to some extent also,
" good old town " to assume positions of more extended
usefulness, took place on Saturday afternoon. The
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gentleman on whose account the proceedings of Satur-
day were adopted was Mr. Justin M'Carthy, who was
connected as a reporter with the Northern Daily Times,
from its first appearance in 1853, up to the time when, a
few months ago, that journal passed into the hands of a
new proprietary.
Mr. M'Carthy having received an engagement on the
1 ondon Press, is about to remove from Liverpool, and
prior to his departure for the metropolis, his brethren
of the Liverpool Press resolved to present him with a
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towards him—should be a somewhat congenial emblem.
reasonable token
bounds,
should
express farastbepiorasgiboloed
feeling
of the style of feeling which united the donors with the.
recipient—and should also be in some degree so useful,
as to bring the memory of his Liverpool friends
frequently under his notice. With this view the com-
mitteechoiceol two sections of Charles Knight's Cyclopsedia
appointed to manage the arrangements made
—the biographical and geographical sections—and
these were presented to Mr. M'Carthy on Saturday
afternoon. The presentation took place in the editorial
room of the _Liverpool Hail, Mr. A. C. Baker, of that
journal, presiding on the occasion. The books, five
elegantly-bound volumes, bore an inscription expressive
of the friendship and genial good feeling entertained
l towards Mr. M'Carthy by those who had the good
fortune to be aquainted with him.
Mr. BARER, in presenting the volumes, in appropriate
.and eloquent terms expressed the great pleasure which
all present had experienced in the intimate as well as a
extended intercourse which had subsisted; and, he. .
trusted, would long subsist, between Mr. M'Carthy and
those from whom he was now about to be separated.
The present meeting was to himself, and he had no
doubt it was also to those whom he had the honour of
representing, one productive of mingled emotions. , ,On
the one band they could not but feel that their respected
and most deservedly esteemed friend was about to be
removed to a more .congenial, as well as wider and
more important sphere of action ; but neither could
they divest themselves of the knowledge, that in the
removal of Mr. M'Carthy, they would lose the valuable
privileges which that gentleman's numerous merits and
high qualifications conferred on those who, like
the gentlemen present, had the happiness of en-
joying his friendship, and knowing his wprth.
It could not be necessary in such an assembly
to enlarge upon the high literary qualifications
which, as a public essayist, they all knew Mr. M'Carthy
to possess; neither could it be requisite to insist on his
great success as a lecturer, of which they had had such
admirable illustration on several recent occasions. To .
make allusion to his high qualifications as a reporter
would be altogether out of place in an assembly of gentk-
men, all of whom had had such ample opportunities
of observing and admiring his capabilities. Instead
of doing that, or any other thing so unprofitable, he
might be permitted to remark that in Mr. M'Carthy
they had an excellent illustration of the important
fact that mechanical dexterity of the most perfect
character was quite • consistent with a cultivation of;
and full acquaintance with, the highest and most Valued
walks of literature and of science. ' To ' offer com-
mentary upori the genial temperament and gentlemanly
disposition which had won for Mr. M'Carthy the esteem ,
and affection of all who had the happiness to make his .
acquaintance would be, if possible, still more out of
place. In alluding to Mr. M'Carthy's departure, be
could not, however, avoid expressing regret at the Toss •
which himself and all present must sustain in being de-
prived of his companionship,--a regret much qualified no
doubt by the conviction which was shared by all present
that the transference of Mr. M'Carthy to London would be
to afford him a better field for the employment of his
talents, and to give him a more extended sphere of
general usefulness. With these feelings he felt he had
been honoured indeed in being made the instrument of
expressing the sentiments of esteem and friendship
entertained by his professional brethren towards Mr.
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M'Carthy, and of presenting to him in their name the
volumes which were now before him, accompanying
the gift with an expression of the most sincere good
wishes for his health, his general prosperity, and for his
h eer s '
professional success.
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it had been bestowed, were such as must prove gratifying
to any man who was worthy in any degree of esteem.
Nothing could be more congenial to his feelings than
the manner in which this valuable gift had been bet-
towed. The books selected were exactly of the kind he
should have desired, containing as they' did, a mine of a.
' intellectual wealth. He should be doing great injustice
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to his own feelings if he did not acknowledge that he
felt proud on the present occasion, and he should be
equally wrong if he did not admit that his leaving
Liverpool was a source of regret. Here he had been
happy in having secured some of the warmest friend-
ships, and in experiencing much of the most genuine
kindness which any man could hope to meet with.
To sever those ties, even though only partially,
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must therefore be a painful operation, and he felt per-
fectly certain that whatever might happen to him, how-
ever successful or however unsuccessful he might be,
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conclusion, he begged to thank the chairman and those
present, as well as the whole of his professional brethren
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M•Carthy and her family, Which_ was drank with
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Mr. LEE, in proposing as a toast, "The is , took
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remarking the opportunity of that the profession of a
reporter on a newspaper, was one demanding the posses-
sion of many qoalitreations.
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was in ispensable that
the reporter should possess great manual dexterity; but
it was even still more important that h -
extensively and minutely acquainted
with the whole
round of the sciences and thearts.li
in physical and mental lore, skilled He should be learned
point the arts, and, in
of fact, furnished
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a knowledge upon all sub-
jects almost, if not; altogether, the professors of each equal to that enjoyed by
Mr. M`CAnzu respective calling.
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