The Blackpool Herald. — 1886-12-31 (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)

BLACKPOOL HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1886  THE SOUTHPORT LIFEBOAT.  , platform with a reading-desk. Here all the 1 The new lifeboat which arrived at Southport on devotions are conducted. At the time announced Thursday evening last to replace the one that for the commencement of the service, there zepss iizse: wwhaesn sguocienegsstroutdhye rleasuCntleehoefdthoencrprwaeosfa athe were very few people in the building. Upwards of 2.000 persons attended to witness the The minister gave out the first hymn, and by experiment. The boat left the pierhead under oars, ablea ftd as r short sped along distance l oonut tahte a goodly ye hoisted, speed iawnda the time it was finished the congregation had t increased considerably. The singing seemed northerly direction. The boat was much steadier rather weak, and is open to great improvement, in the well he water than the Eliza her liza Fernley, and the crew wsail Perhaps being holiday-time most of the choir and her generale capabilities. In thevialltrerna doonr eab. were away from home. The minister gave a very orate preparations were made to capsize the boat to thoughtful discourse on the end of the Year, and test her righting powers, but the experiment was again frustrated by the heavy sea that was likened the lives of men to it. He reviewed mining. the birth of man as Spring, his manhood as Off the Southport:Pier, on Wednesday, the new Summer, his riper years and experience as lifeboat was tested as to her self-righting capa'oid• Autumn, and his old age and death as Winter. ties, and gave entire satisfaction. Casks of water, A collection was afterwards made, but I noticed we ai gahh te dttow ftohuer thwarts,men weighing elbloasttoon,easa equal in aerwe only about one half of the persons present put &Bohm ed. She was then capsized, first with ths anything in the boxes which were handed round. , tanks empty, and then with them full, and each This seemed to me rather strange, after reading . time she righted herself immediately. A second a notice in the pew in which I sat, and which anchorp end e d overwith a the shob rot cablewan d aatntoatchheerd 8 owmaes r atahnert ens a stated that the Church and Minister were , turned in about six seconds. The final test was supported entirely out of the proceeds of the with the sails set and tied in position, and under offertory. I concluded that many of the ' these trying Conditions the boat righted in threequarters Unitarians had left their purses at home upon the lifeb lifeboat a t ermeiwnntteh.eeTdheecoxswain, declared 1 bt all he a lmf eon! that a- al this particular morning. • After leaving the . had complete confidence in the new boat. 1 Church I sauntered down Banks-street and I The concert, under the auspices of the Todmorden the Promenade on my way home to- Musical Society, in aid of the lifeboat disaster fund, realised £37. The members of the Toimorden te South Shore. I had not . gone far before I was dd fellows' Working Men's Club contributed E. 3 to overtaken by a person whose face I had seen in . she fund. the Unitarian place of worship. He knowing , • I was a stranger in the church seemed wishful IA named t 1 young man name Marsden as lost is life, a . Ito have a little. conversation, so he passed the Bolton; in attempting to re,cue another map named . Thompson, who had gone through the ice while i usual compliments of the day, and asked me how skating on a mill lodge. I I liked their parson. I told him I considered The hod •yof a married woman, named Mary Casey, I him a remarkably clever man, and that I had has been found in a pond at Farnworth, near Bolton. It is believed she committed suicide through want, enjoyed his discourse. He replied, "If you had being in distressed circumstances. , only to sit under him as I do, happen you , A serious explosion took place at Batley on Christwouldn't like him same as you do now." "Why, maa eve. The Tradesmen's Association, in order to dr:rwaa,ouswtema taomthe toarwsz,plhoz,ailisileuxwhibaitii3oon osfamfizmy friend ?" "Well, you see, at the present w time we are all turned upside down. A lot of Sykes, and injuring five other lads. g y us don't like Mr. Williams, and we want him to A "Fem." Rzusoursusn.--Mr. Alexander Jacques i I leave, but he won't." I asked, "Is that the has relinquished his fasting experiment in London on I the groamt of the small interest evinced in the affair. • reason that so manyof the congregation refused He has, however,declared his intention of undertaking to put in the boxes?" " Yes ! we intend to la longer fast in the New Year against Mr. Succi. starve him out." "May I ask if that is the . fesAtivitainiesenatta'l i'jeooloweiccuh rrbearnce racktosokonplaeriadtmuraiangptahye usual method pursued by Unitarian Christians Two soldiers commenced boxing, when the play ' towards their parsons ?" "Well, I cannot say unfortunately developed into a.fight, in which one of the combatants received injuries which resulted in what other folk do, all I know is we intend to his death. 'do it." "Since you have told me so much of The Christmas letters received and delivered by the your dissatisfaction, may I ask what has this 12, Liverpoolotlle)':ostaageftg cianlseashoywle.d in inc.res.Aeo nes. r l increasey , minister of yours done wrong as to warrant you in the parcels post is 30 per cent. • lin taking such unkind measures ?" "Well, I'll A notice of motion has been given by Lord Colin tell You Mister. We've got two serious cases gaa nmpubbeellll,ofaortt nic,rweatrall of the suit of was Campbell againstr. against him. The first one is that he actually the weight ~f evidence, misdirection, the absence of a spent £6 of the church money, and had a lot of proper and complete direction to the jury upon points of law, and the improper admission and photographs of the church printed." "Indeed, rejection of evidence. and what were these photographs for ?" "Why,