ncreased in population. It is rather
singular that in more than one instance cock-pits have been converted
into places of public worship. The cock-pit at Aintree, for instance,
was so converted; and the first sermon preached in it was by the Rev. Dr.
Hume, who skilfully alluded to the scenes that had been enacted in it,
without in the least offensively describing them. That sermon was a
remarkable one, and made a great impression on the congregation assembled
there for the first time. The late Lord Derby was an enthusiastic
cock-fighter, and kept a complete set of trainers and attendants. When I
was a boy, it was thought nothing of to attend a cock-fight, and, such
was the passion for this cruel sport, that many lads used to keep cocks
for the purpose.

It is a curious thing to watch the changes that have taken place from
time to time in different neighbourhoods as to the character of the
inhabitants. Where at one time we may have found the aristocracy of the
town assembling, we have noticed its respectability gradually fading
away, and those who inhabited large mansions removing elsewhere. For
instance, Rose-hill, Cazneau-street (called after Mr. Cazneau; at one
time a pretty street indeed, with gardens in front of all the houses),
and Beau-street, were fashionable suburban localities. St. Anne-street
abounded in handsome mansions and was considered the court-end of the
town. The courtly tide then set southward; Abercromby-square, and its
neighbourhood sprung up, and so surged outward to Aigburth one way and to
West Derby another. Everton I have already spoken of. I remember the
houses in Faulkner-terrace remaining for years unfinished, and it was at
one time called "Faulkner's Folly," from the notion that no one would
ever think of living so far out of the town. Mr. Faulkner, however,
proved himself to be more long-sighted than those who ridiculed his
undertaking.

I remember the present Haymarket a field with a rivulet flowing through
the midst of it, and the whole of this neighbourhood fields and gardens.
In Cazneau-street there was an archery lodge, a portion of which is still
standing.

I remember, too, the erection of Richmond Fair, in 1787. It was
projected by a Mr. Dobb, who dwelt in a bay-windowed house still standing
in St. Anne-street. He intended it for a Cloth Hall for the Irish
factors to sell their linens in, which they brought in great quantities
at that time to Liverpool. The Linen Ha