Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—On perusing, in your impression of this
morning, the police report of yesterday's date,
relative to the above, any one would infer therefrom
that I had had a vindictive feeling towards Mr.
Shattock in bringing forward this prosecution : to
use Mr. Bluck's words—" And all, except Mr
Hughes (who, for some roason or other, I will not
say what, is not satisfied), every one else appears
quite satisfied, and I really do not see why he has
so fastened on it." I would ask this gentleman
(Mr. Bluck) what is the duty, however painful, of
an attorney towards his client? Are my clients
satisfied? Still, withal, they were not the first to
prefer the charge against this unfortunate DISH; on
the contrary, I several times requested and pre-
vailed on my clients not to do so, as it would be
destroying their interest in other matters, as well
as another client's, whose case I had taken up to
compel Mr. Shattock to pay over to him £lOO
damages, recoverel. at our last assizes, " Leather
v. Busby and another," but the same have not been
received by Leather, although dilly paid by the
defendants. Ido assure you I acted purely and
strictly in accordance, with my clients' instructions.
Through Mr. Shattock they are heavy sufferers,
having to pay on his account to-day a .sum of
money. I could not have, had in view the prose-
cution, as that would have been conducted, a's yon
are aware, by the public prosecutor of the borough ;
and I trust I need not tell you how painful it is to
me to have been obliged to be a party to affixing a
stigma, I fear, on our profession, whose good name,
I hope, it is most desirable at all times to preserve
unsullied. Your insertion of the above will oblige.
Mr. Editor, your very obedient servant,
CHARLES EDWARD HUGHES,
Attorney for Messrs. Little and Murray.
50, Lime-street, Liverpool, 17th June, 1857.

DECLINE OF THE LEEDS SCHOOL.—After the late general
election, when Bright and Gibson had been refused by
Manchester, the Leeds Mercury edified the public with an
article or two on the rise and progress, decline and fall, of
the Manchester school. Mr. Edward Baines may now
resume the historical style and give the rise and progress,
decline and fall, of the Leeds school, an empire which in
importance bears about the same relation to Manchester
that Manchester does to the Roman empire, of which
Gibson was the historian.—Oldhant Chronicle.
JOURNEY OF SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.—WE are gratified
to be able to announce that Sir Moses Montefiore and
party arrived safely at Jerusalem on Wednesday, the 20th
ult. The philanthropist and companions immediately
repaired to the synagogue,. where prayers of thanksgiving
were offered up for their safe arrival. Sir Moses, we
understand, expresses his high satisfaction with the state
of the various institutions established by him. The wind-
mill has already reached a height of fifteen feet, The
intended hospital will be converted into almshouses. Sir
Moses resides in his garden outside the city. It is expected
that he will leave on the 25th instant.—Jewish Chronicle.
SAD Cam—A sad case has been developed in Chicago
—the old story. Abeloni Hann, a young German girl, a
daughter of poor bat respectable parents, was mold in her
native land by a wealthy young man, named Philip Willig,
who under promise of marriage, seduced her and then cost
her off. Her parents thereupon turned her forth upon the
world ; she came to Chicago ; obtained work ; eat' a few
nights ago she was turned out of the house because of the
discovery of her condition. After wandering wretchedly
about the city, and applying in vain for relief at the hands
of the Sisters of Mercy, she was taken into watch-house
and there her child was born. Unable to speak a word of
English—e stranger in a strange land—young and beauti-
ful ! What a lesson !—New York Delia.
MEETING OF FHE CATHOLICS.—An adjourned meeting of
Catholic noblemen and gentlemen was held, on Tuesday
afternoon, at the Stafford-street Club, London, to consider
the course to be adopted with reference to the Oaths Bill,
on its third reading. A resolution, proposed by Mr. Chas.
Langdale, was circied, after a long and animated debate,
affirming that the bill was, practically, a re-enactment of
an oath which was allowed, even by Protestants, to be
insulting and offensive, and earnestly requesting all the
Catholic members of both houses of the legislature to oppose
the bill at every stage Among those present were Lord
Camoys, the Earl of Fingall, Lords Stoerton, Lovat, an I
Cano pden, Lord Edward Howard, M.P., Sir Robert Gerrard.
Dr. Bowyer, M.P., and about twenty other Irish members.
A petition to the some effect has been drawn up, and is in
the course of signature at the Club.
PROSECUTION OF BAKERS.—On Tuesday, the first of a
series of informations laid against bakers in the county of
Middlesex, for adulterating their bread with alum, were
held before the magistrates at the Town-hall, Uxbridge.
The informations were laid by Mr. James Gregg, the
inspector of weights and measures for that district of the
county, under the act of the 7th and Bth Will. 4, cap. 37.
The following bakers were convicted :—Henry Appleton,
fined £5 for using alum in his bread, and 405., and £4 Is.
costs, for having alum in his possession ; William Gray,
.£ll lls.; Frederick A. Stone, £ll Is. ; Spencer J.
Homensod, £ll Is.; John Maize, 11 Is.; George Newman,
£5. Dr. Normandy stated that the use of alum in the
manufacture of bead enabled the baker to palm off bad
flour for good, and it also enabled him to increase the
quantity of bread. A sack of flour would make 90 ge-
nuine quartern loaves, but, by using alum, the least
number he ever knew made was 94, increasing to 96. and
he had known as many as 106 quartern loaves to be made
from one sack of flour. It whitened inferior flour,
and gave it the appearance of that of a very good
quality.
THE faun CHARACTER —ln our judgment, the most
dangerous and unsatisfactory part of the Irish character
is their hasty and passionate disposition. As they express
it themselves, they are very " near their passion ;" and in
this, as in many othere, they bear a strong resemblance to
a southern race. This sudden violence of temper leads
them into a thousand serapes, from which a cooler and
more self-possessed noople would be free. It leads them at
times to the committal of acts which appear to be
more criminnl and malicious than they are in reality.
For, like madmen, when one of these fits of anger seizes
upon them, they lose all self-control. They become be.
side themselves with ungovernable rage and wild revenge.
Like hot-headed children, they fly on a sudden into a
violent passion, deal blows around, injure, it may be, their
best friends, and when they come to their senses again, are
extremely sorry for their faults, and extremely penitent for
what they have done. Bnt it, must always be remembered
that these fits of unlicensed passion are more likely to
seize upon those who have not been properly instructed
and trained ; and that they are very seldom so abandoned
to their rage as to refuse to listen to the mediation of the
priest, and to be assanged and calmed by his admonitions.
This fault, therefore, is by no means beyond the reach of
cure. Religious infitienee can be brought to bear upon
them, and they aro very seldom used without success,--Dr.
Todd in Dublin Review.