Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-12 00:00:00

ADDRESS

OP THE LIVERPOOL PRESS ASSOCIATION TO W. H. RUSSELL,
ESQ., LL.D., "THE TIMES" CRIMEAN CORRESPONDENT.

Dear Sir,—We, the members of the Liverpool Press
Association, cannot permit the opportunity of your presence
amongst us to pass without expressing to you our appreciation
of the rare merits which, is your person, dignify the order to
which we belong. In trying times, selected by the proprietors
of a great public journal, for the discharge of a most onerous
trust, it was a something, whilst justifying the confidence of
your employers, to have won the gratitude of a nation. ' Your
vivid pictures of the war, and its attendant circumstances,
brought the eventful scenes which you yours'Af witnessed to
the hearth-sides of every British home; and it is "no small
pride to your " brethren in arms" that the " pen proved
mightier than the sword" in the remedy of abuse and the pro-
tection of a brave army. To your honesty of purpose, zeal
and fidelity in execution, and high professional qualities
England is much indebted ; and in thus recognising and feeling
proud of the success which, in your person, has proved the
attendant on professional merit, and the accompaniment of
individual worth, we feel that a distributive portion of the
credit attaching to you is reflected, however unworthily, won
us. Accept, then, dear sir, our earnest hopes for your continued
'success—your future prosperity; may you long live to win for
yourself new distinctions in the field of journalism, and to shed
new lustre on the profession to which it is our privilege to
belong.—(Signed, on behalf of the Liverpool Press Association)
STEPHEN S. MEANY, President,
THOMAS LEE, Vice-president,
THOMAS WHITEHEAD, Pro-Secretary.
Juno I 1 th, 1857.

Mr. Russell replied as follows :—I assure you, Mr.
Meany and gentlemen, who have been so kind as to pre-
sent me with such a mark of your good opinion—quite
unexpected and almost embarrassing to me—that you
find me without words, indeed, to return you my acknow-
ledgements for such a mark of favour. The only thing
that would at all embolden me, and justify me in accepting
such a testimonial of your regard, is that which I hope
animates every man who is obliged to fight the arduous
battle of life with that very inefficient weapon, the pen,
in his hand, the consciousness of integrity of purpose, and
the desire to tell truth. Whether the enemy of truth
will be ashamed by the process or not, I am not quite
confident. As for myself, the praise you have bestowed
upon me I feel to be very—altogether undeserved, ex-
cept so far as it may be justified by the honesty
of purpose with which I have endeavoured to tell
the troth; but to receive from gentlemen of your intelli-
gence, who represent that great estate, called the press—
which is the unfettered expression of public opinion—of
such a town as Liverpool, is one of the greatest rewards
which I could receive for any privations I may have under-
gone in a field of labour which is new to most of us. I
can only say that this, to me, as novel as it is valuable,
shall be always preserved by me with an honest pride, and
that among whatever little heir-looms I may hand down
to my children, most of which will be, lam afraid, only
the kind expressions of my friends ; this shall be very
much valued. I thank you all most heartily. I cannot
find words to return von my thanks in a manner properly
representing 'the feelings which I entertain of the kind
compliment you have paid me.
The deputation shortly afterwards withdrew.
_Mr. Russell leaves town, we believe, this day.

BODY FOUND. —Yesterday afternoon the bogy of a man,
who is at present unknown, was found in the river Mersey.
It was immediately conveyed to the dead house at the docks,
and an inquest will be held this day. It is supposed to
be the body of a pilot who was accidentally drowned
some short time since.

A DODG ER CAUGHT,—Yesterday morning, detective
officer Laycock, wrested a young man, named John Wil-
Hants, in Mr. Murray's public-house, in Elliott-street, en
a charge of having committed a series of robberies in
several public-houses. It appears that this dodger was in
the habit of engaging beds in public and other houses
where there were lodgers, and it seems he used to get up
in the night and steal, from the other lodger's rooms,
money and everything portable that came in his way. He
was stopping in his last lodgings for two or three nights,
and every morning complaints were made by the other
inmates of the loss of money, and other things. The
police' were communicated with, and Laycock advised
some of them to mark money, which they did, but as
usual it was gone in the morning. When the prisoner
was arrested, some of the money so marked, was found on
him. He will be brought before the magistrates this
day.

IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC.—An application was made
yesterday morning to Mr. Mansfield, at the police court,
on behalf of two young ladies from Belfast, who are
about sailing for Australia, in one of Messrs. B ships.
The ladies were present, and were accompanied by Inspec-
tor Murphy and detective Scott. It appeared that the
ladies have a brother in Melbourne, and that in February
last he sent them a watch, value £lO, and gold value £l4,
and this was sent through a house in Melbourne called G.
Ford, forwarding agent, who charged 6s 6cl for freight
and insurance. The sender got a bill or note of the air sir,
directed to ---- and Company, Swe -ting-strect, Liver-
pool, as the agents of Mr. Ford, of Melbourne. When
the ladies applied at this office, they could not ascertain
anything about the articles, and subsequently the police
were informed of the matter, snd Scott and Inspector
Murphy called at the office, but, as they stated, thoy were
informed that the parties could not give any information
about the matter. In this shape the case came before his
worship, who said perhaps the publication of the affair
would prove usefu,. Inspector Ii ehoe said this was not the
first complaint r f the sort tb!rt had been made to the police
on a similar subject. Inspector Murphy, and Scott were
directed to go to the office with the ladies, but had not
returned when the court rose.