Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-08 00:00:00

the resolution. .
The Rev. H. S. Bnow.x.
posed, " That this meeting
men of Liverpool will wiliit
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313 Iti)ril

nvest position in

that amusemeii t.
Liverpool, beside

shovi the

doh, addiessed tl
portance of female-education
women of this country were

almost everyt

hanks we

The procecdi

being sing.

CHINESE CUSTOMS

parison with our own

ay, im

nswered

as I was inforn
so in Europe,

with a
carried a faL

of beads roue

guage had n,

of the book. HE

Now is the. opportunity, afforded. for developmn.
riches of many a _brain .ia.thi-4..-assembly. The hid(
0170 nlst be brought to light, and.. however, hard •.t,
matrix which envelopes it„perseverance and industr
will gradually dissolve ever difficulty ; and, if poi
justly appreciate your victory;, you wile M,and before the
-world a better son,-a hotter:11100:14 be:ttwttctli-ef, a
better neighbour, atid,--greater ticatsffi.l,la '
tian. (Loud cheers.) --concluded by prop_
resOlution in favour of corleelite'eveaifit" Schools. •'
~ The Rev. Mr, ItiiNs •cante- foiward tccieiOnd tile re-
solution, .and said he was. .nnteh pleased yrith, all, that
ha&taken place duringi, ,the . evening. He felt a gre
advantage in there, because the neighbour-,
• which was the scene 'of his Ministerial labours
low that he • was- seldom or ever in such an ar^.
atmosphere as surrounded him that-evening'
become connected :first, with.. the, Insfitc
since then the interest he, first felt it
creased froth year to year:. lie

1w bad

Ltetin
.t had been i

Ided by s

vas caller:

advantages now offeled;to
" that he was able to speak of this .m
of hope, but as a matter Of certaii
been informed that from five to
attended the elasseS: This,
reason for Pleasure and joy ,
thOse who wished for the prosperi_,
pool. He . hoped these large numbers
frighten others away; for if ever the numbc
to such an extent that the institute should pros
client fof their accommodation, he would ft
with room for two or.three hundred person
not agree with his friend, Mr. Stallybra ,
were of little good, thoiigb::the lecturing syst.(
been much abused; and' he was willing to take - his full
i share of the blamo. But if people • insisted'' on
turing, how could he help it ? (Laughter.) He
the young men of Liverpool rational. amusemer
care and moderation as fo the quality and quantity o

;,'that lectu

many c

advantages of education

the people, and

again 'Tiding the resolutlon.
The Rev. W. 11. IDatcus seconded tt
which was carried unaniwously.

ACDONALD,, Of t

length on the
6Taplained that the

e meeting at so

aing than the opposite sex

le want of eau(

then voted to the

attri- I

stranger

luded by the National Anthem I

THE- ANTIPODES OF

ENGLISH

giy given in the follow

tug extract from;a.work publi.§hed;afirlacao
"On inquiring of the bOainen: which directior

st-nort
1. IV

,ut imp,

he wind,

'e do. not say

ine my surpri

when in explaining the utility of the compass,
the boatman added, that . The needle pointed- to
the south. Wishing to change the subject, I remarked
that I concluded he was _ about to_ proceed to
,seme
_
high festival, (
pletely white.
dejection, tha
before, and that he was in the deepest mourning for:him
On landing, the first object that .attracted my notice wa:
a military mandarin, who wore an embroidered pettic2.4+

merry mking.
He told me,

with' a look of 'much
;r had

ais only brothc

xl thd week

, withsonte dismay I observed.. him
mount on the right side of his horse. On my way to the
house, my attention was drawn
,to several old Chinese
standing on stilts, some of whom had grey beafds.
nearly all of them huge g
delightedly employed
group of boys were
the innocent oeel

oggling

gpeetaeles ; they were
paper kites, while a

gravely looking on, and regarding

Dtsirous to

Ettion -of their seniors
ratified

people, I looked in
)roPrietor told me time the IMl-
ncl I was somewhat astonished,
to find him begin

most serious and
see the literature of so curiot
at a book store... TI

with the

tentlon

.ead the date of the publicatior

fifth year, tenth month, twenty-third day.' We ar-
range our dates dieerently; I Observed, and begged he
would speak of their ccremoniaLs., He conunenced by
saving, When you receive a diStiiiguishedguest, do not
fail to place him on your left hand; for that' the of
honour ; and be cautious not ;to. uncover the head, as it
Ibe an unbecoming riot . of, familiarit3 .' , Hardly