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THE ROSCOE CENTENARY.

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as a guarantee of good faith; this is indispensably requisite

in any statement of facts.
The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold

himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his

correspondents.

THE MAYOR'S SOIREE.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD

have read the various newspaper accounts of the
elegant entertainment given by his Worship the Mayor on
Tuesday evening last with considerable disappointment. This
soiree was one of a series which it is believed the Mayor in-
tends to give, and, with one exception, unprecedented at the
To wn-hal I.

As an experiment and improvement upon the stately and
formal dinners to which hitherto civic hospitalities have been
confined, I-expected the Press would have warmly encouraged
the Mayor in his liberal design; hence its coldness and apathy
are to be the more regretted.

What could any rational lady or gentleman require that
Tuesday's soiree did not supply ? What method of passing
two or three hours could be more elegant or refined ?

'—to say

nothing of the splendid suite of rooms, adorned with exquisite
flowers, and enlivened with delightful music—promenading—
meeting at each moment with friends and acquaintances--

twenty minutes of charming music, requiring the conversation
only to be-subdued, not suppressed—a cup of coffee—an ice—a
glance at beautifully illustrated books or curious autographs—
a few glees, a clever solo on the flute, and then an elegant
supper—the Mayor mingling with his guests, tnd receiving and

paying the usual courtesies of an host. Such w•as the enter-
tainment provided.

The Mayor not only deserves great praise for his liberality,
but also for his tact. The rooms were just pleasantly full, and
no more. The company were admirably adapted in age and

social position to each other; and as a large number of those
present had seen the wrong side of forty, theabsence of dancing
was rather pleasing than otherwise. The great charm of the
entertainment consisted, however, in the presence of the ladies.

Many of those invited, of whom I am one, feel grateful
to the Mayor for the pleasing opportunity afforded us of escort-

17, our wires

through that magnificent suite of rooms, and

thus affording the ladies a gratification which hitherto has only
been enjoyed by their husbands. This alone would be a suffi-

cient justification for such a decided improvement in the civic
hospitality of ci-derant mayors, rendered still more agreeable
by the absence of headache, and aptness for busness the next

morning.

Had your contemporaries done their duty, this notice would
have been unnecessary ; but I feel that remarks such as I have
made are fairly due to Mr. Samuel Holme. One good effect of
such re-unions I have entirely omitted to notice—viz., the im-
portant benefits conferred upon the tradesmen of the town by
the necessary expenditure in articles of dress and luxury by the
guests on such an occasion.—l am, Sir, your constant reader,
H. C. B.

Liverpool,l4th March, 1853,

LETTERS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.—No.

DOMESTIC COOKERY

To Me EDITOR of Me LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Sr n,—l am not about to weary your readers with any details
of those culinary processes, which, however interesting in (heir
results, are usually eschewed by all but the actual practisers in
the kitchen. Of all modern literature, cookery-hocks are the
least readable, and for the simple reason that they repeat
themselves in unintelligible directions to do certain things
which none but experienced hands can pertorm,—and they
seldom require such instructions. My object, however, is to
direct attention to the utter want of originality and powers of
invention in this all-important art, and the unmeaning same-
ness with which, day after day and month after month, an
almost similar round of duties is performed. With few ex-
ceptions, the science of cookery is thought beneath the dignity
of intellectual man, and its study is confined to those who
scarcely think it worth a thought beyond that of preparing a
limited variety of dishes after certain well-established modes
of procedure. This ill-deserved contempt by the great ma-
jority arises chiefly from an erroneous notion of the great im-
portance of cookery as one of the chief arts of civilised life.
We seem to forget that while Nature has provided abundance
of food for all the animal creation, man alone has little that is
suited for his sustenance without the aid of fire, and that the
preparation of his food by this aid, in order to fit it for the
nourishment of his body, constitutes the art of cookery.
There is hardly a production of the earth, either of animal or
vegetable matter, that might not, by a judicious and skilful
application of heat, be rendered good for food. Our varying

tastes lead us to desire a corresponding variety of aliment:mi
yet, with an occasional dread of scarcity staring us in the face—as
was the case when the late Sir Robert Peel made the potato
disease an instrument of frightening the parliament into a
repeal of the Corn-laws—we ring almost the same changes upon
the same articles which satisfied the appetites of our ancestors.
Of the four-footed beasts which walk the earth, oxen, sheep,
and swine seem to content us; and to assimilate their flesh into
nutriment, roasting and boiling are the only variation. Of the
many birds which wing the air, how few does man sacrifice to
his necessities ; and of the finny tribe, how small is the cata-
logue of the fishmonger compared with that of the ichthyolo-
gist. Of the seeds of plants, wheat forms our staple and
almost our sole food; while of fruits and vegetables the list is
very limited. It would appear as though man's inventive
genius had been absorbed in mechanical contrivances for
clothing, ornament, and means of communication, leaving the
first great want—the one of all others absolutely indispensable
—the sustenance of his bodily frame—as one beyond the reach
of improvement, except such ingenious devices as may pamper
the palate of the epicure.

It may be, and no doubt is, difficult to induce people to
accept as food things to which they have been unaccustomed ;
but we must not forget that many commodities of almost uni-
versal consumption are only enjoyed through an acquired
taste, for which, perhaps, fashion has set the exampre. Take
the case of tea, which possesses anything but a pleasant flavour
to the uninitiated, and yet it is largely consumed; and the
same remark will apply to many other beverages which, pos-
sessing no attraction within themselves, have by use become to
be considered almost as necessaries. I shall not, however,
suggest any new element to be brought within the list of our
sources of supply, but content myself with referring to those
which are generally admitted into consumption. With them
it is the mode of preparation which is at fault—for the simple
reason that we seem content to tread in the beaten path of
those which have gone before us, leaving all the inventive skill
in this direction to be confined to puddings and tarts, and such
things as make up the mere ornaments of a meal. With the
many thousands in the middle ranks of life, to most of whom
the expense is a matter of some importance, the routine of the
daily meals is followed with unvarying regularity, as though
there was a Kind of heresy in striking into a new path. For
breakfast, bread, plain or toasted, and spread with butter,
perhaps accompanied with an egg, a rasher, or a herring, and
diluted with tea or coffee; for dinner, the joint of an ox, sheep,
or swine, either roasted or boiled, with potatoes and perhaps
some green vegetables and bread. The third meal is merely a

repetition of the first, and those who study their health make
it the last. Ido not propose that all this should be altered—
that we should at once discard our well•tried friends to which

accustomed, and take up the customs of
the Continent, where, however palatable may he the dishes, an
ignorance of their contents is bliss ; but I would suggest that
much more attention is due to the subject than it has hitherto
received in respect to the economical mode of preparation.
Our cookery-books, instead of giving receipts for known pro-
cesses, should instruct our housekeepers in the art to which
Liebig and others have given such valuable aid. The great
end at which to arrive is the conversion of the cheapest mate-
rials, in the most practicable mode, so as to yield tl:e largest
amount of nutriment; and if the science of chemistry had done
as much for this end as it has done for our manufactures, I
think it would be found that the cost of feeding the family
would not form so large an item in the household expenditure

we have been so for

as it does at present,

It will not be necessary to specify any particular mode by
which this end may be reached ; but I might suggest that some
little progress was made in this direction when the celebrated
M. Soyer devised means for supplying the wants of the starving
Irish population a few years since. He did, however, only
point out the way, which was afterwards but little followed,
and now almost abandoned ; and I have thrown out these few
hints in the hope that some of those who are equal to the task
will turn their attention to this important branch of domestic
EPHRA.

economy.—l am, Sir, &c.,

THE MAYNOOTH GRANT.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—Although the motion for the repeal of the grant to
Maynooth has been lost, Protestants have ample reason to be
gratified with the steady progress of their cause. The London
Times, hitherto a staunch pleader for the continuation of the
grant, admitted that its days were numbered ; and there can be
no question that, with perseverance for a short time longer,
victory will be ours. Had the prefended objectors to State en-
dowments of religion acted according to their professions, the
grant would have been repealed at the last division, as the fol-
lowing analysis proves:—

Ayes
Paired off
Voted by mistake
Accidentally excluded

162 Noes
10 Paired 0ff....
1 Voted by mistake

* Add Dissenters as per
contra
t Add ditto who abstained
from voting

_
Deduct Dissenters who say
12 they are opposed to en-
' dowments, but who voted
7 contrarily .

193
Majority against the grant

In this analysis I take no notice of the Romanist members
of parliament, for although they, like the Dissenters, contend
for the voluntary principle when haranguing at the hustings,
no sane man expected that they would vote for the abolition of
the grant.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Liverpool, 8f h March, 1853

ANGLICANUS.

* T. Barnes. Coffin, F. Crossly, G. Goodman, G. Had-
field, W. A. Wilkinson,NV J. Heywood, J. L. King, K. Milligan,
W. P. Price, E. Strutt, Thornely.
t C. Hindley, E. Miall, S. M. Peto, T. Alcock, W. Biggs,
S. Carter, J. B. Smith.

QUESTIONABLE SPORT.—The Court Circulars of the
daily papers frequently state that " His Royal Highness
Prince Albert went out shooting:" But we remark that
they never report his bringing home any game.

PORTRAIT OF RICHARD COBDEN

(FROM THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE.)

We once asked a bluff, hearty specimen of the old
English Radical, " What do you think of Mr. Cobden ?"
We shall never forget his reply. His answer was terse
and emphatic, and the sequel has shown it to be true—
"You may rely uoon it, Cobden is sharp and shallow."

To a clear head and an active temper, Richard Cobden
united a fluent tongue and a vulgarly ambitious nature.
Bred in Manchester life, be possessed the flippant and
ever ready adroitness, the familiarity with current facts,
and proficiency in the skin-deep political economy, which
is ever found in the half-read sciolists of the saucy and
sectarian school of Manchester politics. He came upon
English political lire at a time when there was a want of
an effective tribune and active popular speaker. Cobbett,

Le rnair

His worship the Mayor, in an eloquent speech, re-
joiced at the occurrence of that magnificent meet-
ing ; for it was a gratification in these days of ex-
citement, that then were. broad and neutral spots
where men of all - . • ,•

in talent worth a thousand (job.dens, had died in 1533:
Henry Hunt was, in all senses of the term, no more. Mr.
Joseph Hume had no talents for stirring popular assem-
blies or exciting the multitude; and the only exaggerations
in which he was proficient were of the arithmetical kind.

in amity, without 'the sacrifice of a single principle,
but for the purpose of doing honour tl those who have
been celebrated and illustrious. Whether they agreed in
the political or r,digious opinions of their illustrious towns-
man or not, Ihey could all join in a tribute of admiration
to the benevolence of his character, the singular elegance
and cultivation of his mind. As he never obtruded his re-
ligious opinions,upon others, the theme was too sacred to
be touched upon while he was mouldering in his grave.—
(Great applause.)
Mr. Holme was followed by the Lord Bishop of
Chester, who addressed the meeting with an especial
reference to the intimate and friendly connexion between
literature and commerce. In the fame of Roscoe the
happiest incident of all was that the writings by which it
had been gained contained no single sentiment, no single
line, that could weaken the principles of right and wrong,
or taint or sully moral purity.—(Loud cheers.) His fame
belonged to the nation, to the country at large, and to
its literature ; yet his name possessed an especial claim
to commemoration here, because Liverpool was his birth-
place, and his home, in its sunshine and in its shade.
Having spoken of the influence of commerce in extending
the range of learning, and made an eloquent appeal in
behalf of circulating the Book of Life among poor
emigrants, his lordship dilated on the influence which
learning exercises in giving elevation and dignity to the
pursuits of commerce. He alluded to the Collegiate
Institution, which was under a most able principal, who
was both an accomplished scholar and a popular man ;
and, who, in conjunction with his immediate predecessor
in that office, had recently made a valuable contribution
to the sacred literature of our country, by his share in
their joint work. " The Ministry of St. Paul." He
also referred to the Royal Institution, and to Mr. Turner.
the accomplished translator of Herodotus. Remem-
bering how closely Roscoe's name was linked with the
literary institutions of the town, he hoped be would not
be out of place in commending those institutions to their
continued favour and an increased measure of their
patronage. He also made an appeal that those present
would be, what Roscoe was, in his day, patron of the
education of the poor. The right rev. prelate concluded
by stating that he had gladly joined in the proceedings of
the day, to do honour to a learned man, a most eloquent
historian, and, not least, a great benefactor of his native
town.

Mr. George Grote, with all the convictions, had none of
the capacities specially required for an English Radical
reformer, and, greatly to the advantage of historical
literature, abandoned the impulses of progressive Liberal-
ism for the interest of permanent literature. Mr. Henry
Warburton was a mere superannuated encyclopedia in
breeches, full of facts that had lost their significance,
sometimes consulted, but generally neglected. Mr.
Thomas Duncornbe was a mere dandy demagogue, a plea-
sing declaimer of platform platitudes—a well-bred, good-
natured, political humbug, that laughed at himself and all
mankind. Mr. Thomas Wakley, his colleague, had more
talent than truth, more cleverness than character; a man
whose tongue was often listened to, but rarely trusted.
In those days, 1834 to 1841, there was only first-class
democratic genius, one far-famed popular speaker, but a
host of influences, which, over his recent grave, it would
be invidious to characterise, interfered with O'Connell's
influence over democracy in England.
It was at such a time that Mr. Cobden entered into
public life, the parliamentary spokesman of the factory
interest, the guide and tribune of the Manchester party.
The Whigs could not estimate the results of their own
Reform Bill. The scions of their vaunted families were
more skilled in figures of rhetoric than arithmetic—their
boasted Russells. Normenbys, Morpeths, et hoe genus,
had far more talent for similes than statistics, for com-
posing declamations, than for calculating budgets. With
some fifty members to his back in the interest of the fac-
tory lords, with the want of a good popular " cry" at the
time, with a substantial monied interest behind him, and
the showy clap-traps of an ad captandum question at his
command, full of practical details, and flushed with
antagonism to a " proud aristocracy," Mr. Richard
Cobden, a third-rate tribune, who could not have lived
for an hour in rivalry with the Girondist chiefs of the
French Revolution—a man without genius of intellect, or
greatness of heart—sharp, quick, but superficial—was
enabled, by the blunders of one party, the bullying of
another—by trimming here, and tergiversation there—to
aid in carrying a much disputed question. Nothing contri-
buted to this overrated man's notoriety more than the artful
compliment of Sir Robert Peel, who, foreseeing that Lord
John Russell would more suo endeavour to appropriate to
himself the settlement of the question, by his allusion to
" the unadorned eloquence of Richard Cobden," at once
advertised the success of the Manchester agitator, and
balked the monopolising ambition of the baffled and out-
stripped Whig leader.
Fired by his triumph, and yet perhaps having an uneasy
sensation at heart that his success was felt to be more
accidental than deserved, Mr. Cobden has now aimed at a
higher mark, and aspires to inaugurate a new popular
party with dubious designs in politics. The Quixotic
quietism which this unEnglish demagogue now professes
must not induce us to treat his machinations with con-
temptuous ridicule or listless apathy. In the times in
which we live there is a propensity to inflammatory folly,
as if mankind wire " drunk with words ;" as if the phre-
netic flatulence of popular declaimers had a more than
customary spell in disorganising and debauching those
many-headed masses—" semper avidi novarum return."
Let vigilance be maintained, and we do not despair in the
least of the democratic designs of this Mancheste; agitator
being overcome.

Mr. James Crossley, president of the Cheetham So-
ciety, Manchester, in a brief but eloquent address,
said the name and memory of Roscoe was still the
richest heritage and proudest recollection of Liverpool,
and that was certainly a wise and judicious commemo-
ration, which, while it paid due honour to the distin-
guished dead, read instructive lessons to the living.
Mr. J. S. Mansfield, stipendiary magistrate, said
with Roscoe he had little in common except what
every other stranger had—admiration for his ge-
nius, esteem for his virtue; and genius and virtue
were not local. He agreed with the Essays of
Elia, that "for a man to be truly great his mind must be
well balanced ;" and in the well balanced mind of William
Roscoe might be traced the success of that distinguished
man. In this he was fortunate, too, that it was not only
left to him to write of the good deeds of others, but he
had also left actions of his own which, after the lapse of
a hundred years, had a claim upon their admiration ; and
as long as genius commanded respect and virtue esteem,
so long would the memory of Roscoe be commemorated.
Mr. Mansfield concluded by suggesting that it was cer-
tainly a duty which we owed to posterity that these
celebrations should take place.
On the motion of the Rev. Dr. Raffles, a vote of
thanks was accorded the noble chairman, and the com-
pany broke up.
OPENING OF THE MUSEUM.

FOREIGN SHIPPING.—An account is given in a parlia-
mentary return of the sums paid out of the Consolidated
Duties of Customs, under the Act 59 Geo. 111., c. 54,
and subsequent orders of the Treasury, in the year 1852,
for the difference of rates and charges due to corporations,
companies, or individuals for foreign vessels which, under
treaties of reciprocity or otherwise, are admitted into the
ports of the United Kingdom at the same rates of charges
as British vessels. It appears that the amount paid under
the reciprocity treaties up to the 31st of December, 1851,
was £802,202 19s. 6d., and in the year ended the 31st of
December, 1852, 441,857 6e., making 4844,060 52. 64

The opening of the Derby Museum in Slater-street was
a highly interesting feature of the day's proceedings.
About half-past one the Mayor (in his official robes), the

Town Council, and other gentlemen walked in procession
from the Town-hall to the Museum. Within the reading —..sat— room, a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen had --..---
The hundredth birthday of William Roscoe must ever gathered. The Mayorand the Council proceeded to make On Saturday week a writ of enquiry was held before
, th:,
be distinguished in the annals of Liverpool. Tuesday a tour of the collection and natural history specimens be- under-sheriff of Nottingham, in the case of Hatay
wreathed to the Institution by the late Earl of Derby. Morgan. The declaration set forth that Thomas Hardt:
last, the Bth instant, was celebrated by a literary festival, This collection comprises in all 20,000; the stuffed speci- sues Herbert Morgan for damages sustained by the !e
which, especially interesting in a local point of view, miens of animals numbering 600, of birds 11,000; while duction of his daughter and servant, Elizabeth Hardy,
the remaining 7,000 are in the skin. Mr. Moore, the whereby she was delivered of a child and the plaintiffl7l
affords to England and the world a gratifying proof of the
curator, has manifested much skill in the disposition of deprived of services for a long time, and the Pia' I's
fact that literature and commerce have a close affinity to the various tribes, both of birds and mammalia. The claims £2,000. The plea stated that the defendant was
each other, and are in no respect uncongenial—that, to birds occupy the whole of the four upper rooms. The not guilty of the alleged seduction. The plaintiff took
adopt the words of the Lord Bishop of Chester, " Corn- collection of imports made by Mr. Archer, and transmitted issue upon this plea, which was, however, withdrawn
e,.
respect the handmaid of Learning." ui
merce is the great civilizes of this world, and is in this
to the Great Exhibition, has been placed in the larger of the defendant and judg
sement signed, and the present r.
the rooms down stairs. To the model of Liverpool, which of enquiry instituted to as the damages. .511-
has been carefully completed under the personal super- O'Brien appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. De Lora, 9.!
The idea of the Roscoe Festival originated with Mr.
oftnd of Mr. Beloe, a place has been assigned in one the firm of De Lara and Fogg, attorneys, Manchester, ape
James Boardman, one of the few surviving friends of the the upper apartments. Having completed the interest- behalf of the defendant. The plaintiff was formerly, aa poet and historian. Mr. Sansom, secretary to the Lite- ing tour, the corporation took up their allotted position until about two months ago, an extensive butcher, carll;
0
rary and Philosophical Society, discharged the duties of in the reading-room, where, having mounted a temporary ing on business in Nottingham, but, in consequence .
secretary to the conducting committee. . tribune, his worship delivered the inaugural address. his extreme age (72) and lameness, he had not, for tee
The proceedings opened with a breakfast at 10 o'clock. He was sure that when they remembered that institutions last mentioned period, been able to attend to any business'
Six tables running the entire length of the spacious like that were for the benefit of all, he much mistook the and was now in very humble circumstances. He bad a
Philharmonic-hall were filled; the boxes, galleries, and spirit, the generosity, and the intelligence of his fellow- wife and six children, three of whom were daughters-- orchestra accommodated many spectators, and hundreds townsmen, if they would not cheerfully contribute a small Elizabeth, to whom this action principally referred,
twasli
~ of ladies lent the charm of their presence to the occasion, rate—amounting only to about a penny in the pound—for 20 years old, and the other two of the ages of 17, and
On an elevated dais, et the end of the room opposite the a few years at least, until the corporate finances enabled respectively. The defendant is a captain in the First
orchestra, were placed two tables for the guests. Mr. them to carry out the proposed improvements, and to Royal Dragoons, and is the only child of a wealthy gel'.
Lawton, of the Bee Hotel, who, thirty years ago, was erect a more magnificent building. His worship con- tlernan at Bath.
mine host" of the house in which Roscoe first saw the eluded as follows :—Hoping it may prove of that advan- The facts connected with the commencement of these'
light, provided the entertainment. The president's seat tage to the great mass of our population which I trust quabatance of the parties were stated, by the unfortunate
was the oaken chair made from a part of the wood of the end hope it will, and expressing the debt of gratitude that Orlin her evidence :—I am 20 years old. I recollect bell
house in which Roscoe was born, furnished from Mr. I feel individually to that large class of my fellow-towns. at Miss Pearson's school. 1 remained there six years, arl
Mayer's museum. In front of the guests' table was a men whose friendship I have always enjoyed, and whose lett when 1 was sixteen. I was then bound apprentice to
marble bust of Lorenzo de Medici ; while a bust of his friendship I hope I shallever retain, I have now to declare, a milliner, but lived with my father at the time. It Wa°
eminent biographer, crowned with bays, stood in front of in my official capacity, in the name and on behalf of the on the sth of October, 1850, that 1 first met Captais
the orchestra. Beneath it were suspended memorials of Corporation of Liverpoohand on behalf of thetrusteeswhom Morgan, as I was walking with Miss Newbold, to whi
the great man to whose memory the popular ovation was my Lord Derby has appointed to take care of this collection, he
first addressed himself. I was then between 17 and
now offered. Upon each plate were laid certain presen- that it is from this day to be open to the public at large. 18. We walked together for about an hour. On the del
tations—first, a poem printed by Mr. Marples, of Lord- The announcement was received with loud applause.— after, when I was with Miss Newbold, we again met bi
street, from the " Sacred Offering" of 1834. by its editors, The Rev. Rector Campbell, on behalf of the Derby and walked with him. He asked us to his rooms in the
the two daughters of Mr. Roscoe ; secondly, a beautifully- trustees, responded in a long speech. He said that in barracks. We went there together several times, and were
printedcopyofDr.Traill's Memoirof Wm. Roscoe, given by such a parish as that of Liverpool. where, from the vast- waited on by his servant giri. After that I visited him at
t
Messrs. George Smith, Watts, and Co. ; thirdly, a poem ness of the population, it was utterly impossible for him to his rooms alone, and he treated me with courtesy an"
written by Jemes Stonebouse, and printed by Mr.Marples ; place himself in the communication that he should wish kindness. Once when I visited him, some time in S°.
fourthly, a copy of Mr. Mayer's essay on " Roscoe, and to place himself in with the labouring classes, it was im. vet:them be spoke to me about his father, who, he sal"'
the influence of his writings on the fine arts," printed by possible for him not to be gratified with being permitted had been to see him a day or two ago. He did not knot
Mr. T. Brakell ; and, lastly, a reprint of Washington to co-operate in a work where even harmless amusement where I lived, or he would have introduced me to bin'
Irvine's Sketch of 'William Roscoe, printed by Messrs. could be provided for them ; because he knew perfectly He also said his father lived at Bath, that he should haat
Harris and Co., successors to Mr. M'Creery, Roscoe 's well that amusements were provided by the Panders of known what his father would say if he had seen me, as be
original printer. vice, the only tendency of which was to corrupt and was very odd. He had not, at that time, made any be'
A few minutes after ten, the Earl of Sefton took the degrade the mind.—Mr. J. A. Picton, in compliance proper proposals to me. I was in the habit of weikieg.
chair, the vocalists, consisting of. four voices and a with the wish of the committee, made a few observations , with him almost daily. On one occasion, in November,
chorus, led by Mr. Sudlow. meanwhile performing the with respect to the present position and future prospects ! I was in his rooms at the barracks, when he approached
Roscoe anthem (music by Webbe). His worship the of the institution. In regard to the want of accommoda- Ime with rudeness. That intimacy continued while he re
i:
Mayor sat on the chairman's right hand ; Mr. William tion in the library and the museum, he said the corn- mained in Nottingham, and resulted in my giving bitw
Caldwell Roscoe. grandson of the historian, on his left. mittee had made the best of everything, and be could to a child, which happened on the 16th of September,
The Bishop of Chester sat next to the Mayor. In the not better illustrate the difficulty of their task than by 1851. The child is living, and is out at nurse at Wollatoe.
boxes were the Countess of Sefton and party, and Mrs, stating that with respect to the museum, the problem they My father supports it. In the spring of that year, the re'
Samuel Holme. The stewards were Mr. R. W. Ander- had to solve ens this : given 18,000 specimens of natural giment was ordered out of Nottingham, since which time.
son, Mr. H. Behrend, Mr. J. C. Redish, William Ihne, history, to determine how to place them to advantage in I have received a number of letters from Captain Morgan:
Ph. D., D. P. Thomson, M.D., Sir. J. Abraham, Rev. a space only calculated to hold 6,000. He threw out a In July, in consequence of his direction by letter, I wen;
T. Moore, Mr. S. Martin, Pro. Rev. D. Thom, Ph. D., few hints as to how the institution might be aided ; up to town, and lived at Mrs. Brown's, of Brompten. ;
Mr. Wilson Ronald, Mr. Reay, Mr. R. Whineray, Mr. expressed the conviction that, to be of any service, it afterwards lodged at Mrs. Ross's, 67, Coleshill-street,
H. Howard, Mr. F. Horner, Mr. J. Murray, Mr. W. must be a progressive institution ; and enforced the fact j Eaton-seuare. I was introduced at both these places aS
Weiehtman, Mr. R. Clay, J. B. Edwards, Ph. D., Mr. that its condition in future times would unmistakeably ' Mrs. Morgan. Before I left Nottingham I bad two let'
H. S. Evans, Mr. N. Mercer, and Mr. W. Wright. mark either the rise or decline of local literature, art, tars from the defendant. I received one when I was
Breakfast concluded, Dr. Hume read various letters of and science. At the request of the Mayor, the Lordp3ishop visiting at Mr. Burgess's, Radcliff-vicarage, and was at
apology from many intended guests who bad been invited of Chester delivered a few remarks--The Mayor then ; home when I received the other. I destroyed those letter°
from a distance. Sir Archibald Alison felt "the greatest announced that the museum would, in accordance with for fear my father should see them. The defendant caw
respect for Mr. Roscoe, both as a literary man and an the wishes of the noble donor, be closed on Wednesdays 1 tioned me to conceal what had occurred from my parents'
historian, and should have had great pleasure in bearing to the public, in order that artists and others might have 1 I did so. I left London in March, 1852, at his requenstt
testimony to both," had it been in his power to leave his an opportunity of copying the specimens; and that on las he said he could no longer support me in town. Pr",
duties in Glasgow. Mr. N. Wallick, whose botanic re- Saturdays it would be closed regularly for cleaning.— had said very frequently before, he should be obliged
searches in India had obtained for him " the high honour Three cheers were then given for the Mayor, cn the call to leave the regiment because of his circumstances'
and privilege of Mr. Roscoe's friendship and patronage," of Sir. Picton, and the assembly dispersed. His regiment was then stationed at Christchurch, le
was obliged to be absent from long-continued indisposi- THE ROYAL INSTITUTION. • ' Hampshire. I came home to Nottingham, having written
to my father and mother. I brought my baby with tee'
Con. A letter from the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli The Derby Museum opened, a large party assembled in
was read amid loud cheers, and the other apologies were
the theatre of the Royal Institution, to hear an address When I left London I had only just sufficient money let
from Mr. John Gibson, the sculptor, who is now at tfrom Mr. Joseph B. Yates. The various departments of bring me home. 1 heard from Captain Morgan twice just
' after my arrival, and received £2. 1 heard nothing mitre,.
Rome ; the Prussian minister • Mr. A. Panizzi, of the this building were opened to the public, and the press
that, three i b
.t months.ead e f atbe
being
ge s
o id expiration
cut,
he olltz bs
ti esP,
British Museum ; Professor frail!, of Edinburgh ; Sir, from which the first edition of the life of Lorenzo de Me-
Ingersoll, the American minister; 3lr. Henry Hallam •; ' tfrinoime Ibtiomunftler
dici was printed was placed in the vestibule, by Messrs.
Lord Mallon ; Sir E. L. Bulwer ; 3lr. T. B. 3lacaulay, Harris and Co., its owners. A poem of Roscoe's was tioned with his regiment et Manchester. I went there,
31. P. ; Lord Ellesmere ; Lord Carlisle ; Lord Harrowby ; printed by it during the day, and sold for the benefit of leaving the baby out at nurse, and my father paying:the
Lord Derby ; 3lr. Clarles Turner, M.P. ; the Arch- I the Ragged Schools. Dr. Raffles, in proposing a vote of expenses of the journey. I saw the defendant at Man;
bishop of Dublin ; Lord John Manners ; Mr. Charles thanks to Mr. Yates, indulged in some pleasing reminis- chester, and received from him a five pound note, whieee
was
more. to
Thatbrin bring
s ma
el
I Name.tlie money I
Dickens, and several others. Parliamentary engagements cences of Roscoe. The assembly then separated to peram.lhait:aeresirreiceeeivreedce.iveldiA
was the general excuse of the absent guests. bulate the rooms of the institution, and also to visit Mr.
After a portion of these notes had been read, the noble Mayer's Egyptian Museum and the Atheuteuna, in the written to him frequently, but have had no answers. 1-,
spoke
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chairman pronounced a warm eulogiurn upon Roscoe. " I latter of which were deposited numerous relics of Roscoe. may say," he remarked, " that Mr. Wm. Roscoe was not
THE MAYOR'S SOIREE.
barracks. s.mly'hfaetismcrheudoals
altogether unknown to me. For when I was a boy, as
all sons do, I took the cue from my father, and I learned .The celebration was brought to a most gratifying ter-
I eery's. enr
strict e erasald
in early life the high respect and admiration of my father mation by the siree.Aie,iv.en ir tne eyenine at thei Town-
'ya ' was not a milliner. I never told my father or any of tel
for that great man."—(Hear, hear, and applause.) He hall, to which the r-3 or hAad invited 'upwdras ot
at a milliner's establishment nine months. Miss Newbold
concluded by calling upon thousand persons. The company began to arrive shorn
after nine o'clock. The scene, on entering the Town-
Mr. William Rathbone, a contemporary and in-
family, that Captain Morgan was paying me any attention'
hall, was remarkable for brilliancy and tasteful effect.
timate acquaintance of their greatest townsman, who I only burnt two of his letters—the one I received
The grand staircase was profusely decorated with fine 1 paa r
tv
iecruyl a fir s ti rwast;
traced the high intellectual and moral positionriadctiff, and the other that I received when at home. h
exotic plants. At the entrance Jrthe reception-room
at
to whch Rescue was self—viewing him as a cannot say why these two were burnt more particularity
was a portrait of Roscoe, and also a portrait of Sir.
poet, a natureiism a patriot, an historian, a lover of, than the rest. I went twice to the barracks before the es'
Gore, bookseller, the individual in whose
nature, a patron of art, and, above all, as a Christian treme intimacy took place. (Re-examined.) My father
shop Mr. Roscoe served fora month. The enter
philanthropist.t ' filled the office of churchwarden about two years before!
The defendant's letters were put in, and among then'
The Rev. Dr. Hume next delivered a lengthy , tainments commenced with. a selection of music, by a
few members of the Liverpool Philharmonic
iSocietlye,
and brilliant oration on the prominent topic of thewere the following :
under the direction of Mr. Sudlow. At ten o'cio.ck the
,
"My dearest Liz,-1 have just received your note, let
morning's meeting. In his estimate of Roscoe he
"Torrington Arms, Monday.
pointed to him as an example of " self-formation ;" as 'a , promenade commenced for the purpose of examining the
,!
man who possessed such a wide range of attainments, and specimen and microscope tables. There were eighit tables, which a thousand thanks. lam going to ride the du
such a high grade in each of them, as few men have ex- . presided at by the followingFer gentlemeni :17./c/ tirisrfirzaefed ' chesnut 'up to town this afternoon, and shall just have
Books: Mr. Picton and Mr.
.rn rough. . zs e °us
hibited ; in the town of Liverpool his life might be saidtime to send you a line before I start. I will go and see
Zoology and Botany : Dr. Dickenson and Mr. T. C.
about a suitable lodging for my dear little worrier/
ot of -Km
no
irgrho
twsb,
rainddg
e, willan
d send
ti y
dyeo upaarkl: aline l
lt to-morrow to be written in her public institutions ; from the Town-hall buildings, in the commercial centre, " where the Archer (two tables).—Local
dre Antiquities: Dr. Hume and
of 17°5e" that somewhere about ' Brompton,' in the neighbourboe
merchants most do congregate," the effects of his efforts Air.t ;,Igyer._ .t/Yates,Manuscripts and Books of Art : ,
Letters' to let you know the result of my search for one. 1 thins
directly, and of his influence indirectly, might be traced Josdepeliat
Articles
Eeq.—Original
,c 1 of Vertu : Mr. Boardman, wh se property
outwards to the very circumference. In future his
thesean resae —Architectural and 11.1 chanoical Models
literary fame would rest mainly or exclusively on his two relics r ' It has the advantage of being a healthyandquiet situ's-
AI H. P. H N 1 '
d Stereoscopes: - r. miler, Air. . 'ew ands,
great prose works, " Lorenzo" and " Leo ; ' posterity
be • tion, out of t. noise and bustle of London. You m"
an
11John G I
and Ir. rant r . e t arn llioroscoves • Drs. Newman
would name him in after times, as the enlightened did in' • not expect any thing very grand in the way of lodging s-1.
and J. B. Edwards, and Messrs. Byerley and Canty.
this, " Roscoe, the Historian ;" he was one of the faithful
darling, as I am too peer to be able to afford them.
and.
Mr. Boardman's mementoes included a letter from Miss
few who occupied the fore front in the battle of humanity
will secure you a nice clean and quiet bedroom Ow
Felicia Dorothea. Brown (Sirs. Hemans), written in 1809,
--he contended against the hostility of the interested,
sitting-room, and as I am a great deal in town I shall be
to Matthew Nicholson, Esq., of Liverpool ; a letter from
and the apathy of the unfeeling, neither fainting nor able to be a great deal with you, almost every del;
Lafayette to Roscoe; and various autograph letters of the ; * * *
faltering in his sacred enterprises; he was a literary man,
Cheer up, my awn dear little ' Bet.' I shall be
and and yet he fought valiantly throughout the whole "battle historieafn.
Liverpool The local
printedantiquities included several speci I
so delighted to see you again. Burn my letters, as Your
of life," neither deserting his post nor calling for quarter; 'ns
e pottery ; a large_ volume of ,
father might get hold of them." ()liter obwe aet vpe: :le
~
sketches by b on ;. and
.a snuff-box made from a
his benevolent purposes corresponded with his high at-
beam of the house in which Roscoe was born. The
tainrnents ; and that great assembly, a becoming tribute
to the memory of him whom Liverpool delighted to zoological curiosities were exhibited by Mr. Francis
Archer and Mr. Robert 3lcAndrew. The refreshment-
honour, was likewise a silent but solemn pledge that those
who tread in the footsteps of Roscoe and his companions room was thrown open at eleven o'clock, when an ample
supply of the creature comforts were supplied. The cone-
in sustaining and extending the local literature would pang began to disperse. shortly after one o'clock, the
meet with countenance and support.—ln acknowledgment latest visitors leaving about two—every one delighted
of this address,
with the nd and race manner in wch his Worship
Mr. William Caldwell Roscoe, the historian's grand- the Mayorki and Mrs Holful me had dispensed hitheir hospitality
son, spoke in words eloquent and full of feeling.
He felt that was not a common honour, which, on a
working-day and in business hours, crowded a hall with
men who had come from the flags of the Exchange, and
the counting-house, and the docks. Liverpool was ac-
cused of too undivided an attention to commercial interests,
but its inhabitants, by the honour done the memory of
his ancestor, showed their belief that everyday business,
though of the highest importance, was yet subordinate to
a higher purpose, that of bringing intellectual culture into
nobler development. For this reason, Roscoe himself,
who always esteemed practical success above all principles,
would most have valued the testimony of that day. As an
historian, as a poet, as a botanist, even as a philanthropist,
Mr. Roscoe could be judged of in other places. But here
they could applaud him and honour him as a citizen and
a man—the highest character in which lie could possibly
be honoured. Mr. Roscoe concluded with an eulogium
upon 3lr. William Rathbone, as the truest and best ex-
ponent of a good citizen, thanking him for his introduc-
tion of ti.

HEARTLESS CASE OF SEDUCTION.

" Christchurch, September 19'
" My own dear Liz,—l received Mrs. Ross's letter`,`
the bearer of such good news, in safety, and truly thank'
ful was Ito hear that my dear little pet bad at 104,1.:
got over her troubles, and that both mother and baby
were doing so w ell. Pray take care of Yourself, v 3.-,
darling, and be sure not to get up too soon. Inclosed 1S
a sovereign, the last I have ; however I must try one
procure money somehow to send you. Believe vs
.
dearest, it distresses me deeply not to be able to send 4y
more ; but what I have not got myself I cannot ro&sl",,n
send to you. Cheer up, my darling ; you will now s°
be all right again, please God.
" Believe me, my dearest Lizzy's ever affectionate it
A.

" Christchurch, Tuesday.,

' My dearest Liz,—lnclosed is the second half of a
five pound note, No. 60,799, which I trust may reach
you in safety. I think, my dearest Liz, that your parents,
have not behaved very kindly to you. I have done el'
in my power to support you since you have been in tol;
now some months, and if I were to add all the sirs."
sums together that -I haveexpended for you and sent to Yell
trent times, it would amount to a sum that Would.
se you, I can assure you. Now do not roiEunderstall
me, dear girl. Ido not, God knows, begrudge or regret
one farthing that I have ever given you. I only wish t°
God that it had been in my power to have given Ye., t"
twice, ay, four times the amount that I have done ;
alas ! that I could not do. All that I mean to say

that I don't think that your parents have behaved (i'llo)tc
kindly to their daughter, knowing (as I presume they
low small a sum I am able to affotd you, my poor LiZ' e
,ave afforded you a little assistave
s tk me that they l-,--

do think they miOA have
sonittimes. It appear,

Ter ~Qa

that you are their daught, _a that they consi.,_
provided for. You know now wretchedly poor lam,
that I shall in all probability very shortly have to 10',
the service, and live quietly at home upon any small 01,1';
that my father may choose to allow tee. I Ilavp
of my own, and am totally dependent upon him.
not discuise the honest truth from you, dear Liz
cannot (from want of means to do so) much lour
to pay for your expenses in town, small as the

rently is. One thing I faithfully promise you, ID,.
dear little child shall never be in want, and sums for;o;

support shall be regularly remitted to you. AS 0
myself, my troubles and embarrassments accumulate so
upon me that lam in despair. I know not which WaY,d
turn, or what to do, and I sometimes am almost coward
enough to wish I were dead. Let me hear from you, V' •
believe me, ever yours affectionately, s‘

One of the earliest letters, written to the girl !iefore
she had left her father's house et Nottingham, was s 6

follows :

." Swan Hotel, Market Harborough, May 4th, ISSI.
" My own dearest Liz,—Many thanks for your dear
little note, which was handed to me cn my arrival here.
Now my own poor little pet, you must cheer up, and p°'
be so miserable and down-hearted, as the parting will br,
only for a short time. * * My dear little " Bet,,
I am always thinking about you, and of the many ball'
hours that we have spent together in dear old Nottior
bam. Now, my darling, you really must try and 107;
up your spirits for my sake, as it makes me quike
miserable to think that my own little Bird should
fretting and making herself miserable and forlorn. 0,
shall write to you again this week, and let you know hoop
we are getting on. * * In case " Miss
should feel inclined to send her old man a line to cheer bl';
up on the road, 1 send a list of the towns where we stol
e 1
* Ido so wish that I had you here, my dear IRA
" Believe me, yours ever affectionately,
" HERBERT.

pretty.

Another was dated—

" Army and Navy Club, Thursday evenieLg't,
" My own dearst Liz,—Upon going down to Wl'e„rie
stone to-day, I found your letter, which has made
truly miserable. My own pet, I have behaved like to
banand to you. Can you ever forgive me ? I o
and despise myself for my unkind behaviour to DV C, 1
poor affectionate little girl. I tell you frankly tl33"ue
have striven hard to forget you, and have tried to teto
up my mind not to write to you again. Each letter ti;le,
I have received from you has made me the more rniser,,,ost
as I have known all along that my behaviour was, "sor
unkind and cruel. * * * I will do every thing I°,oll
power to make amends for my past behaviour, if Yollocl
only forgive me. Inclosed is the half of a five P°o I
note, No. 71,837. * * * It is but a paltry E... 5031,
know, and I wish that I had more to send, but have
as usual, very hard up, as my expenses in town reice
been very great. Write to me immediately You re-cou'
this, and tell me what you would have me to do for,. it
I am now quartered at a public-house at Whetstonbire,
is but a poor place, and I am as little as possible t tb3s
and almost always in London, I think, therefar.e'o. for
it would be better for me to take a quiet little lcaginoT•rovl
you in town here. What say you ? I will go t?" 1 boPeP
morning and make inquiries about oze;
darling, that this may reach you safely. Shew it to r
and write immediately on the receipt of this. , cdri,
May God bless ,you, my own dear Liz. Cheer tirel. to
we shall meet very soon, and I will do all in my P,5).. ,ffec-
make up for past neglect. Believe me, ever
tiona
Thely,
retrOed
The jury consulted fcr more than an hour, a
nd a
verdict fur 400 damages.