40 ROYAL ROCK BEAGLE HUNT. 



The wlnte-breasted hound under Jones' right elbow is Handy, and the two 

 above Finder are Daisy and Governess, the latter looking up at Jones. The 

 Iiound in tlie extreme right backgiound is ]\Ierry, stooping to Tearboy, whose 

 head just appears in the picture. 



" How I have ihought of this, and of these times, 

 1 shall recount hereafter ; for this present, 

 I would not, so with love I might entreat you, 

 Bs any further moved.'' 



'ytilius Ci.vsar, net i, seen,- 2. 



Extract from " Liverpool Mail,'' Saturday, May 6th, 1848. 



On Friday evening a public dinner, given by the friends of Christopher 

 Rawson, Esq., took place at the Royal Rock Hotel, Rock Ferry, as a testimonial 

 of respect to Mr. Rawson, prior to his leaving the neighbourliood. 



About eighty gentlemen were present, and at the request of the committee, 

 the Rev. T. Redhead took the chair, the vice chairs being occupied by 

 T. Littledale, Esq., and Robert Christie, Junr., Esq. Among the companj' were 

 the Rev. Mr. Hassall, of St. John the Baptist's, Toxteth Park ; 

 Mr. J. \V. Wright, Mr. C. Woodward, Captain Richardson, 



R. J. Tinley, „ W. Bowman, Mr. T. Shaw (Arrow Hall), 



James Tyrer, ,, W. Hayes, ,, F. Peel, 



W. Tobin, „ H. Jenkins, „ W. Todd-Naylor, 



T. A. Bushby, ,, Jos. Haselden, ,, J. De Winton, 



J. W. Harden, ,, Henry Aspinall, ,, W. Harrison, 



Alfred Walford, „ S. Kearsley, „ W. G. Barton, 



Henry Walford, . ,, W. H. Tobin, ,, Robert Alexander, &c. 



After the cloth had been withdrawn, and the " Non nobis Domine " sung, 

 the Chairman proposed the usual loyal toasts of the period : — The Queen, 

 Prince Albert, The Dowager Queen Adelaide, &c. 



The Rev. Mr. Hassall, of Toxteth Park, responded to the toast of The 

 Bishop and Clergy of the diocese. After a few preliminary observations, he 

 said that it was quite unnecessary for him to refer to the former Bishop of the 

 diocese, and perhaps the excellent gentleman who had so lately come amongst 

 them, and who now so worthily adorned the episcopate, was not at present so 

 well known to the people of this neighbourhood, still he (Mr. Hassall) could 

 assure them that his Lordship was a man remarkable for piety and virtue. 

 (Applause.) With reference to the clergy, he could state that it was always 

 their aim to stand well with their brethren of the laity. This, indeed, ought to 

 be the wish of the clergy after the handsome manner in which the laity had 

 come forward in support of the Church ; for he saw aroimd him a goodly band 

 of athletic sons of the Church, who to his (Mr. Hassall's) certain knowledge 

 liad come forward in support of the Church, and in her defence would fight 

 manfully for her, if the clergy were not unmindful of her faithful sons. 

 (Applause.) Besides these, and Mr. Littledale, the Vice-chairman, no one was 

 more zealous in her support than his friend, Mr. Rawson, on his left. (Loud 

 applause.) The gentleman who had to propose the toast of the evening would 

 excuse him if he (Mr. Hassall) said that the name Rawson was well known on 

 the other side of the water, in Toxteth Park, as well as on that, the Cheshire 

 side of the Mersey. Both father and son were as well known on one side as on 

 the other, for they were remarkable for their unostentatious charity, and the 

 old-fashioned sort of hospitality, which brought around them a numerous band 

 of friends in that neighbourhood. (Loud applause.) AH present were imbued 

 with a feeling of deep regret at their leaving the neighbourhood, in which he 

 (Mr. Hassall) could well sympathize, for although on the Liverpool side the son 



