The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-02 00:00:00

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE .

SIR WILLIAM DON, BART., AND LADY DON.
" The Wreck Ashore," "Peggy Green,"_and " Kenil-
worth," are to be performed to-night. Veen eegid. to
be a first-rate house.

THE LATE MR. JEREMIAH CHAFFERS.

THE INQUEST,

An Inquest was held yesterday on the body of Mr.
Jet.emiall Chaffers, the late manager of the Royal Bank.
-It. was held at his houie tells View, Aiiheld, before Mr.
Driffield, the.county coroner,: a jury of neighbour-
in
. gentlemen: The servants were: examined, but from
motivis of delicacy,.--we refrain from publishing the
evidence; - The ihrt-iiiidniniously- returned a verdict of
Destroyed himself .whilit labouring under temporary
.insanity." • • •

GREAT FIRE, LAST: NIGHT;

. .
It has been more than once retnarked that fires have
been of more frequent occurrence,'- and' have: generally
been of a more serious character; in the north than .in
the south part of this town. However strange such a
'remark may seem, its truth will be at once apparent
When we remember the three great fires which occurred
.?t, this time lest year ; also- the serious iujury
and partial: destrUction -of several warehouses, in
:the same part of the town, during 'the last few li
months. - Another gteat destruction- of property by
fire occurred last:night at the Stanley Dock wa •
re-
house. These Watehitaseit as is. well known to most
of the inhabitant§.:of toWni are situated at: the
north and-aeuth ends of the Stanley '.Dock,. They are
abotit 100 fed in height, and extend.-froth Gt. Howard-
street
to thelVaterloo-road. The scene of last night's
calamity was that portion of the waxeliouses on- the
northern side of the dock. At the .time- at which we
write there is little correct information to -be obtained
as to the origin of the fire and the probable amount of
injury sustained by the property. These details, in
order to ensure accuracy, we prefer giving to-morrow,
and in the meantime present the following brief
chronicle of the conflagration last night. Between half-
past nine and ten o'clock, the policeman on duty observed
the upper story of the warehouse on the north side of the
Stanley Dock to be on fire. He immediately communi-
cated with the different fire stations; and the engines
of the West of England, the Liverpool, and reels from
other stations, were in attendance shortly after ten
o'clock. The fire commanced in the right hand side of
the upper storey, which contained 1,500 bales of cotton.
At first, the danger threatened to the shipping in the
Stanley Dock was very. considerable ; but the two
vessels which were the nearest to the burning
cotton—the Planta and the Crescent City—were re-
moved from the dock. The 'fire' raged with increasing
hay until about eleven o'clOck; when the efforts of the
firemen appeared to hitVe been successful in mastering
the flames. The fire, however, was not completely
subdued at an early hour' this morning. By reason of
the construction of the warehouses, the fire could not
extend beyond the first division, but it is feared that the
whole of its contents will be destroyed. The estimated
value of the cotton is at £15,000. Mr. Hewitt and his
brigade performed their duty with commendable energy,
as did also the brigade under Mr. Barrett's superin-
tendence. Lieut.:Colonel Bonnie, and a detachment of
the 4th Lancashire Artillery, rendered great, assistance.
Among those present in the building we observed
Major Greig," Captain Luckraft, Messrs. Rawlins, and
J. R. Jeffery, who ascended to the highest floor. The
as -seen from that point, was one of in-
spectacle,
describable grandeur, but space, and the late hour at
which we write, prevent us froni entering into
descriptive particulars.

LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN, 58, HOPE-
STREET.—MonthIy report, July, 1860: Fresh patients
admitted, 144; patients who have received treatment,
291; patients remaining under treatment, 154. Hono-
rary medical officers—Mr. Stephens and Mr. Hey.
Assistant medical officer—Mr. Rowe. Treasurer—
Arthur Dempsey, Esq. Honorary surgeon-dentist—
Mr. Newman.

WEST INDIAN EMANCIPATION.—' Last evening, at
Rope Hall, a public celebration of the anniversary of
the West Indian emancipation took place. Mr. John
_Cropper occupied the chair. The meeting was addressed
byseveral gentlemen, among others the Revds. P.
Haines and W. H. Channing; Mr. Grose, a self-emanci-
Z 1 slave from Kentucky; and Mr. J. C. Gangooley, a
Brahmin from Calcutta. The attendance Was Pretty
large,