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      ^Eneas Dawson. We * V ^^ Regret <Fpb ^^ ...

      ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . j j * ¦ charitable institutions connected with the City-Mr . Dawson took a lively and active interest .

      He _ was both A _ PB a philanthrop ^ h aB ^ B — ^ A ic ^ - and public » ^ m . _ -spirited . _ ^ ta . man fc « h -- V and ~ therefore - - he - - will be missed » far ^ ^ B ^—^ r ¦ , I — — g — , ¦•^^ ' » V ^^^^ " ^^^ ^^^ ^ pp ^ ^^ ^^^^» ¦ ^ " ¦ ^^^^ ^ p ^ - ^ - ^^ —^ V ^ P' ^^^"

      beyond the narrow circles of business and home .

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      August i , 1889 The Publishers' Circular % s

      Sir Jambs Picton, F.S.A. Liverpool — — ^...

      Sir Jambs Picton , F . S . A . Liverpool has lost —— - — - one v- — . - *^ of -m ^ - its h noblest citizens

      — — - — — — « ^ « ^ m ** *« . ^ a ^ rh ^ - ^* ^ . p **^ « # ^^* ¦ - ^~ ~ ¦ i # ~ ni' r r by the death ^ , on July 15 , of Sir James Allanson Picton , who was "born in that city hf on f

      December ber o 3 . , but louo 1805 in . . He He ite was was of the an aTi architect n . Tfs"i , Ar » . of and art success c \ sur smr - veyor in his , profession ^ — , sp — , J he ^^ ' "' contrived ^» " ^^ ^« - ¦ « r ^ pressure > ^ v ^^ ^» to V ^^ find J 1 A A ^^ time WAAAA ^^

      and Liverpool energy Munici for public pal Council work . in . He 1849 entered and took the a prominent part in the formation , of the

      magnificent of that cit . Library Mr . Picton , Art Gallery was kni , and hted Museum in 1880 and ana few iew men men y ever ever more more richly richlv ftasp deserved g . rvArl such nn < Vh ,

      recognition . His chief contribution to litera- , accomp ture and was careful lished his ' book linguist Memorial . ; Sir , and s James of a Liverp Fellow Picton ool and , ' was an active able an

      mem member services oer to or of' Liverpool man manv y l learned fia , which « rl societies anrtiAf were . iAJt . always TTi His a cheerfully given-were commemorated

      whenthe Circular Library , - was builtwhich links the Brown ------ Museum t k and « y ««^^ the , Walker Art

      — m ^ m ^^ ^ ' ~ n # - ^^— ^ . ^ . ^ ^ m ^ ^^ . ^^^^ * < aV t _ v r ~ n ^_« ' ^ b ^ ^ j ^^ appropriate Gallery . It name was universall could be y bestowed felt that no more the

      handsome new building than the one upon it bears to-day—The Picton Reading Room . At a

      banquet which was held some years ago in Sir James of Derb Picton y presided ' s honour the , guest over which of the the evening Earl

      used these words :- — , ' Should any person in time to come think

      it to . worth while ^ H ^ ^ B to > inquire ^ A who ^ to and what MA was the — man that __ _ bore , _ the __ name my _^ hi — g ^^ hest — _ . _

      ambition would be satisfied if it , could be said that he was one who moved in a narrow sphere

      with limited opportunities , but that in that narrow sphere and with those limited

      opportunities he did what little he could , and did that little from . a sense of duty . ' ¦

      There was no affectation in Sir James Picton B ' s l use P WfeP of kbh such w i-1 ¦ words v w -r- h h ^ ¦ they merel V fe y ex fe

      -^^ ^ B ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^» P ^^ ^^^^^ mr ^^^^ ^^^^ ^ —w - ^^ —— ^^^^^^ ^ v ^^ ^ y ^^^ ^^ V ^^ ^ T ^^ ^^ M ^^^ ^* W ^^ ^*^ ^^ ^^^ *^^ ]> ressed in » modest * A - fashion ^ to \ ^ K A the . HA ruling V a princi a m ple ^ K

      of a blameless and beneficent life .

      William Scott. Mr. William Scott Died On...

      William Scott . Mr . William Scott died on June 29 at his

      residence at Northfleet , at the ripe , age of ninety-five . The son of a tradesman carrying

      on business in East Harding Street—a small thoroughfare at the # av back r of Fleet var Street br —he

      — " ^ ' ** r ^ - ^ ^^ V » tp ^ k ^ 4 ^ h 4 ^ » ^ i ^ ii ^«^ ^ m w ^ i ' w ^^ r ^^ ^>^^ ^^ a ^ a ^ ^ «^ ^*«^ 1 ^ ^^ ^*^ r **^ ^^^ i" ^¦ a' ^ la ^^ ^ ar ^« a ^ ^^ a ^^ entered upon his life ' s work at the early age of eleven .

      the - — —¦ -w At firm * .. « . a ^ the n ~ now aH . a beg , ^_^ v w inning . known i *** . ^_ a v v *< a of throug m' ** tho » ¦¦• v ^ v « Mi present . hout aa ~ v ^ ^» m v the v « century ^ * p ^ worl *• v ^ - ^ j » . <» d ^ a ^» ,

      ¦ l as ) iinters " ^ * E ^ ^ * yre ^ aar ¦ afl ^ * rf , M carried ^^ r & »¦ ' V *^ h PMh ^ n S pottiswoode ^ f ^ k on ^^ aBh A t the ^ f av « « Pfe ^^ tar comparativel r ^ afr - ^ a" , ¦ * ¦ a ^ l the ""^ ^ P ^ " * ^*^^^ ^ " * al ^ Government W ^^ ar ^^ y V limited aB « p « * " ¦ f * l «^ ¦>* ^ ' ^ i ^ v % ^^

      business of King ' s Printer , under the title of E Harding yre «»«¦» & aH BM Strahan Street l now tfmaB , at known th ^ e a- ap premises ^ as v ^ wrsv the in Queen fcaripr East ' s

      — — " — — ^ ^^^^ » aF *» ' ^^ ^ aa * - ^ p * ^ ^ a ^ V a ^ ^ . aa * —« v a ^ v ^^ ^» ^ p ^ - ^« ^^ - ^ p ^ v ^ T *^ ¦ House V I ; their ^ ^ Bibl ^^^ h ^^ _ ^^ a ^ e printing ^ ak office **^ . h >_ being a ^ aA then . a ^ H , as nowat Hackney . ^

      in the Young King , Scott 's Printer in 1804 ' s Office obtained as a reading employment boy ,

      s = ¦ ¦ ¦ - - ¦ =

      ¦¦ ¦ — — n ¦¦ ' - — ¦ ¦¦! ¦ i i ¦ —¦¦ ¦¦ -. ¦ i ¦ ,. ¦ ¦— . . 1 ¦ » .. i— . . , . , ¦¦ i ¦!¦ — ¦ m ^ a position which he occupied for about three years g — - — . — He ' — - was - - *¦ — — ' - ^ then — ' ^^ h ¦ apprenticed - ^ - — h ^ ¦ r ^ r' " — - ^^ r ^^ - ¦ ^ v ^^ - ^^ - - ^^— ^^^^ v as - ^—^• w- ^ a - ^ r ^^ compositor ~^^ ^ ^^^^^ ' ^^ ^ p ^ - - ^^ ^^^ ^ p ^ ^^ - ^^ ^ p ^

      to Mr . Strahan . During his apprenticeship he must shortly have after worked its close ¦ well he was and ¦ ¦ selected diligentl by y , the for b

      — - — m — — — - ~ ' ~ — -- ^— — - ^ r ~ " ~ - ^^ — ^^ - ^^ w w ^ ' ^¦^ " ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ pp ^ " ^^ - ^^^ ^^ r - ^^ ' ^^ ^^ ar ^ p ^^ a ¦ ^^ Bap * firm to take charge of their Store Department . While so emp loyed */ he was offered a position JT

      as manager of one of the largest printing offices then existing ¦ Bk in ¦ London r —¦ but i r so great k was » a his

      loyalt — ^ y to ~ - ~ - —— the ^ pv ^ firm ™ - ^ " ^^ he " ^— —^ ^^^^ ' ^^ served ^^» , v ' ^^ ' ^^^^^ that ~* r ^ pp ^^^ ^^^ he ^^^ W ^^ at w » " ^ v ^ once apr ^ p > ^^^^ a ^ pr rejected the — tempting offer— ;

      % i In 1833 he took pr charg # yy ™ e of " one of the boarding t ^ 3 houses provided j — - - - — f ~ - b . _ y the _ firm — — —_— for ___ __ their — _ — — in __—__

      -door apprentices , and admirably carried out the — — p pj — lans — — — — of — —¦ his — ¦ - —¦ emp ^^ - - ^— — ih p h loyers ^^^ m ¦ ^^^ » ^ " ^ ^ for —^ ^ ^^^ " the ^^ ^^^ ¦ ^^^^ welfare ^ » ^^^ ^ p ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ and ^^ r ^ r ^^»^^^ ^^ ^^

      happiness of the lads placed under his care . Kind and genial , but a strict disciplinarian , he first won ¦¦ the affection of his charges ' ^ pF- B ¦ w ^ pB ¦ I and then

      - ^ — - — - ' — '"' ^ ^^^ - - ^— ^ - ^^^^ - ^ v ¦ ' ^ ^^ ^^^ —^^ ^^ ^ ^^ " ^^^ ^^ ~^ ^^• ' ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^ - ^^ , ^ PJ ~ —^ T ^^~^^ - ^ BT ^ B ^ P » ^ .. VI ^ B ^ IpT ^ B >« V > , ^ IJ while ^ M fl ^ B sternl - ^^ H y checking a ^ B d every fault ^ ib dai . , he ^^ led ^ ab ^_ them . ^^ onwardsby example rather than bt

      to higher , views of life and duty . y The precep few , ( alashow few !) survivors of those who at that

      time came directly under his influence still speak in terms of glowing affection and

      admiration of the kindness and ability with which he directed their litfesentering into all their

      amusements and interests , , purifying the one and widening the — other . Although at — the

      c ? ¦ ^?— time of his death he had ceased for nearly thirty years to have any direct connection or

      intercourse with Messrs . Eyre & Spottiswoode's workmenliis ^ influence ¦¦ acting through those

      who came — - , —j — — — directl - ~ y —>~_ - ^ in - ~_~ contact , — — - ™ - — ~ - _ ^ F ^^ % with ^ him ^ " ^^ 1 ^^ , may ^^ ^^^ a still be traced in the high character of the men

      and their loyalty to tlie firm . In 1846 he was appointed manager of the

      printing business of the Queen's House , and as such assisted in preparing the estimates

      A - JL - C 7 upon which were based the contracts whereby ¦ Messrs - ^^^— -- » ' a —™ ' m . v E —^^^^^™ ¦ yre ^^ ^^ T & ' ^ an ^ - ^ pa" S ~^ m" pottiswoode •^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ¦ » ~ " ^ ^ " i r - ^^ ~^^ became ¦ 'h ^ " ^» —^^ ^ ia ^ " ^ ^»^^^^^^ ^^^ general ^ p ^^ h - ^ v " ^ ^^ - ^ a ^ - ^ mm •* PJ ^^"

      bookwork printers to the Government . Hemay thus be considered as one of the founders

      of their present extensive business . Many of the excellent institutions connected with

      the Queen's Printing Office—schools , sick fundlibrary < fcc . —came into being during

      , , S ^ aft his ^ manage I ¦ rshi ^ p . The ^* W ^ H ^ Saturday ¦ * V half * V ^ ^ te -holiday ^ ^ ^ was then introducedthe hours of labour were

      curtailed , and every , means was adopted for improving the condition of the workmen which

      an enlightened philanthropy could suggest . After about eleven years of management

      a » a a a n h a « m , during which ^ ^ the ^ business ^ ^ increased * pH fourfold ^^ ^^^ ^ , age and its infirmities caused Mr . Scott to

      retire from active work . The firm he had served so well , in accordance with their

      generous custom , settled a handsome pension upon ^^^^ ft H ^ r ~*^^ ff ^ vPt ^ him *^ ^^ apa > v ^ pk u ** , ^ PJ which ^ V an W ^ ^*^ ^ B ^^ V ^ V b ^ V ^ he ^ ^ i ^ ^^ a" ^ has ' ^ Vaw * ^^^^ r ^ k ^ r enj ^^^^ ^^ h ^ b pj oyed -i ~ ¦ ^^ vr ^^ for ^^« ^>_^ ~ ^ m about ^ h ^ ^ r ^* - *^ r ^ a ^ ^* ^^

      thirty years , thus furnishing the probably unique instance of a printer continuing in the

      pay of a single firm for eighty-four years .

      Stephen Woodbridoje. We F F ^^^^ Af Regr...

      Stephen Woodbridoje . We f f ^^^^ aF regret ^ Hb ^^^^ Hpl ^ k JPa ^^^ r ^^^ extremel ^^^^^ P ~ ^^^ " *^ ^^^ ^^ p' ** ^^ ^^ ^^^ " ^^ y W to ^^ record ^^^ v ~^ ^ i the ^^ - ^^ ¦ ¦ ^—^ death rw ~ - * - ^^^ - - ^— - ^ - ^ h ^ h ™ ,

      from consumption , on the 18 th ultimo , of Mr . the Step jfirm hen of Woodbrid J . O . Juta ge , & one Co . of of the Cap partners e Town . in

      , : Some ten or twelvo years ago Mr . Woodbridge entered the service of the late Mr .

      J . C . Juta , and speedily gained the goodwill -

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 1, 1889, page 887, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01081889/page/13/