The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-03 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Civic IloseurALury.—The Mayor gave a, dinner on
Thursday evening at the Town-hall, the guests, num-
bering about sixty, and including several members of the
Town Council.
CAUTION TO COUNTY Cot'RT SUITORS.—Mr. J. K.
Blair, judge 'of the , County Court, non suited the
. plaintiffs. in eight instances, on Thursday, because the
Christian names of the defendants had not been inserted
in the summonses, which, in consequence, had been
served- in some instances on nOn-debOrs by mistake. It
is advisable that. persons, desirous of having* cases
adjudicated upon at the County Court, should give the
names Of- debtors fully and correctly.
SAILORS' HoMa.--Tlle sixth and last miscellaneous
concert, of the . present season, at - this - institution was
performed last night before a large and respectable audi-.
ence. The amateurs who sang•on this-occasion were the
same as those .who have, at every concert durinthe
present season, kindly volunteered their Serviees_ape'd to
whose exertions the great success of the concerts is 'timidly
owing. The names of these amateurs 'are—Messrs.
Hughes, Sayle, Rowley, and Foulkes, Miss Grieve, Miss
Sudlow, and Mrs. Mott.
.The judiCiously selected pro-
granune was ably rendered by the various ladies and
-gentlemen, all of whom were much applauded.
LANCASHIRE VOLUNTEERS, 45TH COMPANY.--The.
members of this company, whichjslthe first termed in
Liverpool on Lord Elcho's plan, took the oath of
allegiance .last night at the Odd Fellow's Hall, St.
Anne-street, 'before William Preston,. Esq., the late
Mayor, and.in the presence of a large:number of ladies
and gentlemen. The .oath was 'administered' to thirty-,
seven members ; but it was explained that there were_
eighty7three . members enrolled, but as. ;all were not
supplied with uniform, many . were absent on that
account. The Mayor' expressed the pleasure he felt'
when he saw the-way-in which the movement had been
taken up by the gentlemen of Liverpool; and after
administering the oath he announced his intention of
offering two silver cups—one -to be-shot for by the
members of the rifle corps, and the other by the
members of the artillery corps. The announcement
was received with loud 'cheers. A band was in atten-
dance. -

HISTORIC SOCIETY.--A meeting of the Literary
Section of this society was held on Thursday night. in
the grand jury room of St. George's-hall, James
Kendrick's, Esq., M.D., in the chair. A donation from
Antiquities dis-
covered in Lancashire, and deposited in the Museum at
Warriugton.--A donation,. entitled, "An Archroologia
Eliana Of the Miseellaneous Tracts relating tuAntiquity,"
parts 13 and-14; from the. Society of Antiquaries, ofi
Newcastle-upon,-Tyne:.-,Tbe chairman exhibited a piece
of oak, part of the-fireplace in the kitchen of the house
formerly occupied by Shakspere, .and in the upper room
of which the poet is said to have been born. It was,
intended to form the piece of oak into a casket, but on!,
the.carpenter • cutting into the block, a cavity was
covered. In the cavity was a small, wooden cross. The'
exhibitor Considered that. this relic, strongly.substautiated
,the authenticity of. a usanscript which was•found in the
roof of the same house, in. 1770.—The paper for the
evening Was'on the Analogy between the Genesis of
Man., and that•of the Solar System," by Henry
son, M.F.C.S.
.—WALLASEY COMMISSIONE-48.--At morilbTfineet-,
ing of this board: :Orich was held on Thursday evening,.
at Egremont, the chair was occupied by Mr, H.-Dooley,
and there were also present Messrs. Hill, Caine, Kerford, •
Hughes, Harrison, and Marshall—The Works 'and
Health' Committees' recommended that the lower portion
Of Mauor-road should be made twelve Yards wide, and
that tenders 'should be advertised for, for forming Rice-.
lane and Darlington-street.—The Gas and Water Cein-,
.nrittee recommended' that the testing of the pipes should'
conamence.on the.'lst of March, and the.pipe laying as
soon as possible.—ln reply to Mr. Marshall, the Chair-
man said that he hoped before another winter came, the
inhabitants of Wallasey would be suppliftd itit gas, nut
he did not think they old water to the district'
'they had to supply at once before July; but the inhabi-
tants of Wallasey might depend on haying water as
soon as that district was supplied. The proceedings
were confirmed.—The Chairman said there were no
minutes of the Ferry Committee, but it would perhaps
be well to let- the board know what was being done.
The arbitration had met on the 13th of February, as
agreed upon, and also sat part ot the next day, ill the,
middle of the second day, the questien We' value of
the boats fianie, 'on, and they; .on behalf of the board,
declined to take the boats' from Messrs. Colbourn.
Messrs.'Colbourn's counsel could not, therefore, proceed,
and applied, for an adjournment.. . In compliance with
this application the _sitting was adjourned to the 19th of
April. The committee were ready to proceed at any
time with their part of the. case, but the wars,
to fix a tinge convenient to all.—The p,rocee,dings of the
Finance Ocnytreittee included a recommendation to apply
to the Nublie Lean Commissioners fora further advance
on the New Brighton sewerage works. The recom-
mendation was confirmed, and tie board then adjourned.
LIVERPOOL .13oitouGH 'BANK..— A meeting of the
Shareholders' Committee of the Liverpool Borough
-Bank was held on Wednesday, when the report of the
liqiiidators was submitted, Showing the progress made,
since the last general meeting, of the realisation of assets,
from which it appeared that property hart beep 'sold arid
debts collected, tipprazin44ing to yaltie placed idien
them by Mr: Banner,: the aCcOuntatit, in his last state-
ment-4%e list of shareholders was then submitted,
seeking for release from the court of their calls and
debts; • but the only case recommended was that of
Andrews, the porter of the bank,
,who'hadthirty-eight
shares paid up, and who had no means to meet his call,
and Who had also a debt of £9O owing by him to the
bank,. as one of their customers.—Atter the general
business; the chairman of the liquidators ~.c.tycd that'. t 1
report of Mr. Dixon,,ilip!ticeot.Mant, oftlinbUrgli and
coiinieLa theo9n, had been' received; and had
been sent 'to solicitors in London,' when, if they (the
liquidators) were so adviCed, fresh opinion would be
taken; when, if also favourable 'to the Prosecution of
the directors, they would subunit it to'the Master of the
Rolls, and act accordingly.—Some very dcAided views
-were- expressed that the lictumatbrythbuld- have been
hitherto so apathetic, and objection was taken that the
solicitors employed.by them had been previously 'in the
service of the directors, and who had defended them in
courts of law. It was suggested that it would have
been more seemly towards the sharehoNers• 4-to_latve
secured the services of parties wholly Innectimecte&lwitlf
the bank, and itq pleidoes nianagemene. •
OorioNEß's Court-41.-411e' following inquests were
held fdterday, bali;rd E. Co rri; Esq: : the 140.4
of a newly-born child Who died under suspicious circum-
stances.
.1162i.ui. Qer.ills. child is a widow named
Fiancee, Party, who resides at 72, Oswald-street. About
eleven o'clock on the night of Tuesday week, Eliza
Hope, a widow, an unqualified midwife, -WaS 'caged by
Martha Collins to attend upon Parry, who was in child
labour. Hope repaired to the house and found tlna %other
very ill, and she was shortly 4f twins, Both
were fine healthy fernalq. N 9 stleon had been engamed.
Hope saw the i...hildren again on • iidliy4last, when they
were doing well. Mr. Wake produced a Certificate
handed to the sexton at St. Martin's cenieteri• by Ziza,
betliSperidet, ivifn of Joseph Spender, 108, Toni
land -street, .who ha& ta.k,en•the nod y t,o,,i,lie,,Onctery for.,
burial. The certificate l' sigiiedl3,.. Hone, rnidwife,
2,..Ronospiubti-streeVand declared tilat.the child was

_ .
The
house, 2, liosi)ommon-strect, is used as
spirit Yattit: Elila Hope denied _all.knowledge of the
certificate, • and paid it , was a forgery. Mr. Francis
Ayrton made a, post 'node») .exanunation. of the- body,
and found death to have been caused by satoepoligi.,
There were Slight 'marks on the left tb;.4 4iidAuee,
The jury returned a verdict ot sUffocation,.how
produced.therq evidence to pliuw,,and, censured
sees aliquot 11l the raatter.--On the body of Peter
Dean, d child three years of age, son of Patrick-Dean,
dock labourer, living at 3 Court, Brick-street. On Tues-
day afternoon, the infant's clothing: took' fire white' fq
mother was in the yard. Oh the feAlowin,... 'dilsr. he_
died. in the Southerne. " P,eAth
burning 7".. how '.here vtrus no• eicleitc.e. tck show.---7--On the
body of.Variek'Etaglics, seventy-tiye years 01,70-, New
-Bird-5460. OiceaSed wtts etitE)Op44 4t. the Albert Dock
AVarelictcsec, flit tiriciayloot and several others were
engaged in "breaking out cotton to be sampled." Richard
ovetsby stuck a hook in a bale which stood upon another
hale,: for the purpose of pulling it'down. The canvass
nave way, and the bale rolled over against the deceaSM
knocking him down. He was conveyed to the Southern
Hospital, where he died on Weditesdv,
" Accidentally killed,"

13K.sk. Aslmum.—Theannualimeeting Of this
institiftien, (a report of which we were precluded from
givit4• y,esterday,). Was held on -Wednesday Afternaull.
Mr. Harwood Banner the president, in the chair, The
proceedingshaVing. Banner,
open e 4 with prayer, Mr.
Braneker, the. treasurer, read the annual report, which,
aftev referrkng to the loss the institUtionhad-sustained by
the death during the past year of two..members .of the
committee, Messrs. H. T. Browne and W. It Preston,
said—With this melancholy excepOon the past year has
been happy and Prosperous. That prosperity would
have been complete if the ordinary (ands had been snfett'
cient to meet the expenditure, but this has no` i been the
A considerable sum • was raised -
_by. the; concert

.•
given by the boys' band alt,
.Ss. George's-hall, but the
deficiency is gtill stiO iy to,, make the; committee very I;
earnestn
pressing
nion,,, their. frieri,ds the• necessity of
'adtl,ing tgetr, *lnes to,
,the list of annual subscribers.
Fowteen.b,4s.liave been sent to service during the past '
year, and, 35 have been admitted, leaving; at present
120 in the asylum. Of those who have left, two hate
gone as clerks into merchants' offices, two into the navy„
three to sea, and the remainder to different trades*, .We
wish, as a committee, to give our beery tlra4s,' to, those
patrons who have invited to the boys, to entertainments
at theiceennqy seats. The geafesebberality has also been
154,,wa.-say r,iteproprietors of the Birkenhead and Eastham
ferries—the'latter, Mr Itilliar, haying not only permitted
the children to cross, the river in his boats at the time,
lift also. invited them to tea in the hoautintl gardens of
the hotel. Mi. Reynolds and Mr. Jolliffe again deserve
qur thanksfiar the gratUitous instruction given by theth
to the boys in their respective departments. • ' Upon the
whole, the progress of the institution in the paSt year
has been marked and decided. . The management of the
asylum has beensatisfactory, the health of the children
excellent, and the accounts received of the apprentices
good, and there has been a considerably ivrelase in the
number of boys, and a alight; iti'otigh, Yer3r. _slight,
improvement t,A the aniount df enthral subscriptions, all
showing 'Wit 'the 'Asylum for Orphan 13ovs is accom-
plishing the object for which it`was established, gradually
extending its hold upon the sympathies of the people,
and steadily and surely pursuing its course of usefulness.
The financial statement showed a balance of £ll5 9,5, 2d.
against the institution. The treasure explained an
apparent discrepancy in the, aceounts-41100 having
been invested) tlilsrt there was a balance. Ilie against f
justinition--7by stating that it was a rule to invest all!
legacies and pay their way out of the current income.
The Chairman in moving the adoption of the report,
expressed a hope that the deficiency ,would be made up
this year by increased subscriptioua, which were rendered
more necessary by ,t 4 increase in the number of boys.
The -sikpathy tAt for orpban destitution: was one which
-
lid thought was now fully established in the hearts of all
in the- town, and helaa no, apprehension that the insti-
tution, world ever want that liberal 141i1a.. alii3P4i
Tlie metiini was second by
which it. SQ W.ell ITlc.l*.)-1.
Mrs. Ara diet and carded upaninuins* ViarAlis were
lien vote p,itie.elqgy 'Who have, prreagliqa on behalf of
yk
Ole institu 1,911' ch;rix tt
tg.ia , se.4 year, to the president and
66nolittte, to the medical Officers of the institution, to
file ehaplaip, and to the treasurer.—The treasurer, was
requested to continue his services, and a committee for
the ensuing year was appointed. The boys were after-
wards [ examined in various branches of education, and
l'prizes of hooka, peneils, &c., were distributed to those
I who had made most pro/areas during the past year.
• .

ACCIDENT.—A boy on board the ship Victory sus-
tained a severe•compohnd fractured leg on board that
• ship when at sea by getting jammed with a spar
during a gale ten days ago.
.LIVERFOOL INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN.—MonthIy
Report, February, 1860: Fresh patients. admitted, 98 ;
'patients Who 'have received treatment, 215 ; patients
.remaining under treatment, .131. Hon. medical officers,
Mr. Stephens and Mr. Hey; assistant medical officer,
Mr. Rowe; treasurer, Arthur Dempsey, Esq.; hon.
surgeon,dmitist. Mr. Newman. • • ' •
'WORKING, WOMEN'S lIUSBANDS.—The sixth of a
series of lectures, , connection with the .Tuckerinan
Institute, was 'delivered last evening, at the chapel of the
Domestie,Mission, Bedford-street, by Mr. Hugh Shimmin.,
The. president of the institution, the Rev. S. A..Steintlial;
occupied the chair. . The lecturer selected as his subject
"Working Women's Husbands." The discourse evinced
an intimate knowledge of the social stite Of 'the labour-
ing community ; and it sparkled .here and there -with
homely wit, which was very entertaining.
.WiTJALBA FRIKELL AT THE ; THEATRE ROYAL.—
Tc-day, for the last time here, the professor gives
another afternoon performance, to which he has most
Denerously and considerately, invited the inmates of the
eaf and. Dumb Institution to' be present and behold
his wonderful illusions. Many thousands have beheld
them with unbounded admiration. The thoroughly
French manner of the performer himself, as he trips
along the boards, and rattles over his broken English
with, unflagging spirit, is by no means the least enter-
taining and delightful part of the.entertainMent. Next
week,. we are assured,, is posititely his last here.
TOXTETH BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meet-
ing of .this hoard was'held on-Thursday, in the Public-
offices, Park-road. Mr. H. S. Alpass presided, and the '
otlo.r. members present were Messrs.. Baynes, 'Grindrod,
Joseph Wilson. John Wilson, Hunter, Carter, Leyland,
Johns, and J. B. Hughes.-2—The Governor of the Work-
house reported the.number of paupers in the house last
week to-.:be 379 ; admitted since, 19 ; discharged, 21 ;
died, • 2 ; this week, 375.—The minutes of the Building
Committee were read and confirmed, after which, on the
motion 'Of Mr. Johns, the board resolved itself into a
committee, to consider the best course to pursue in their
pending legal prosecution. The reporters then with-
drew.

INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS.—We learn from
1 Washington that the Secretary of the Navy had authorised
the immediate introduction in the United, States navy of
Roger's American edition of the " New. Commercial Code
of Signals, for the Use of all Nations," recently published,
by authority of the Board of Trade. This makes the
code international, and it was believed that it would be
carried hereafter by all American vessels. A copy of
the "Mercantile• Navy List," which is also published by
authority of the Board of Tiade, will be placed on board
of all American vessels of war; and merchant vessels of
all natims, which may display the flags of the new code,
• will be recognised, and reported accordingly. - ' -
TOXTETII LITERARY ASSOCIATION.—At a very nume-
rous meeting of this society last evening, held for the
purpose of discussing the financial budget. the following
resolution, after a very animated debate., was carried,
with only one dissentient ;—" That the just expectations
of the people having been excited for a great remission
of war taxes and duties, it is not expedient to remit or
abandon revenue, otherwise levied, till :these expecta-
tions • haye been realised ; and that the resources of the
nation would enable snob remissions. - Further : That 1
the price paid for the commercial treaty, in the shape of I
fresh impositions and vexatious restrictions on trade, is
far More than commensurate with the advantages deriy- I
able therefrom."

Has GLE S CIRCUS.—To-day a grand performance
will be given. at half-past two, and again, as usual, in
the evening. Mr. Hengler,- with that good sense and
proper spirit which has, we may say, invariably charac-
terised his management, shows that due apprecia%ion of
past favours from the public, which lndstor,ud deserves
continued patronage and stacss,'by announcing a fare-
well series- of • efert4hAments, ,the, expense of which
must h4ye 'been' an entirely. subsidiary consi-
..
Lieratfon eompared with his desire to bring the
season to a brilliant conclusion. Mr. John Milton
Hengler, Mr. Ahn Henderson, Mad'lle Josephine, Mr.
Jim FroWde, Miss EMily Cooke, Mr. Henry Cooke and,
his dogs and monkeys, and Mr. 'Davis Richards, 4p-war
at each performance, and combine . to- fswil one of the
most -attractive entertainments vicev. presented to the
arena. We feel it a,licic.fit waneee,ssary to repeat of this
highlyl9,gnOslbie ',Mid fashionable establishment, that
Oct most fastidious may frequent it without offence to
the eye or ear.

NEW . PATENTS.— The following patents, amongst
others, passed the Great . Seal during the week endi.ng
I Feb. 28.—T0 George. Bell, for " Improvementswap,
in and mowing machines."—J. •J. Howe and 11.. A.
1 Martin, "An impuixe4 meillod ok application and
ari apgernealt 4. ndexe.4 to. account and other. hooks."--
J. B. Barnes and • d.• L,eacli, ‘-' Certain improvements in
oars for 'propelling boats' 'as also in .the row-locks in
which they. work;"---T.. EaStman, "Improvements in
sorer propellers" (a communication from J. Shepard, of
Buffalo, U.S.).—Augustns Smith, " Improvements in
machinery for the preparation of cocoa-nut fibre."-,
J. C. Nixon, "Improvements in kitchen ranges,• with
combined steainer and hot closets for cooking:, warming,
drying,_or. other purposes."—T. W.. A lisup;• ~,, improve-
ments in portable gas apparatiAs,".—r..M7llcnifytcd" from
the Patent 04,ees., t. cifillton,:-sqwzre,,. 4iv6,p401, .
F..i.TAL .I\cii,FNlT‘.—.7-A. little girl, Lruily, daughter of
4olin'VV-Acer, epgi4e drier, 4, Ohalimer-street, Windsor;
was aoetdentalty scalded on the 18th of February. The
father was engaged in shaving himself, having before
him on the table a jug containing boiling water. His
I two ,children were at the time playing about' the Zoorar.
One of them, the eldest, grasped the lug o the, tab,
upsetting its. ,contents over tl clepeased, The poor
sufferer died on the Is; iipt.---jane .119)ermot, three
years .of Doe., Stilt, diaughter. of a labourer, residing at 17,
4io.ClizAlc:,-.Akeet, was burnt on Thursday. afternoAti, at a,
1411110nr's house. The child was7untoedisit4 cx.diyeye4
tote' NOrthern Hospital, where she expired the same
evening.—lnquests on th.e hAdiss Nxill lie held t(1--clay, at
the Cordner's eoli,rA.
11fiigNic1rAii U.,,,wixiotir.—Ou Thursday, Messrs. P. B.
APCiuie'find Anthony \V.- Chalmers Were elected auditors
fox the borough, and. Messrs. Weir Anderson, and
Baron
_Wrigley, were elected assessors,. to -.revise-Om
burgess list with the Mayor. The following gentliemeu
were elected assessors for•the various. wards :—Eyertori,
James Kendall_ av,cl .I.lenry. Cur.w.ea ;,,,Sootlaud,:-.lsane
Glol*nild oxley -Ellarn; *lanxhall, jose.ph., AVCartin
hut" .10Ward Blundell ; St. Po:uns, William Mason and
Hobert Mackay; E;xchange, W, Q. Roberts and William
016.ver.; • Castle,stcM, ‘Adward -Deakin and. William
Windsor i St: - Meter's, Thomas Clarke and Thomas
erns ali i 'ritt;street, Win. Bell and :Francis. Staveley ;,
St. George's, Thomas Marrs and Thos. Lewis ; Re,dri,ey-
street, ,James Cooper and William Ross • Abercromby,
Richard Holmes and J. E. Thoronsiop.4. Lime-street, T.
M'George and Ellis Aritiraniall; St. Anne's, Francis
Thackwray ..and Simon Fraser ; West Derby, Robert
Sliorthcm.:ante Robert Martin ; South Toxteth, Jame*
tinghis and John Kidd; North Toxteth, Thomas liar,
rison and Lewis. Roberts.

Loss OF THE NIMROD.—qhp o,lAo3ol.g.tetieT, in refer-
ence to the toss of this ycf-'4:4 eve[ved yesterday at
the. underwriters'.4,voiuns Milford, 29th Feb., 1860.
Thomas .Court, "Ksrt,, Onderwriters'.-rooms, Liverpool.
Wax are sorry to inform you of the loss of the
steamer -Nimrod, of. Cork, with , the whole of her crew
axed passengers. The engines had apparently •hpeoe.
useless, and the vessel was seen drifting trowar4s the
cliffs.' When close upon
.5t,'11,174:.:i. Ikea], they le.t. -go
both anchors. She then, dstoN4 dear. the Head, but
unfortunately drove, 0,r,.t0 a sriAtlii TOCk dose to it;' She
lifted on to,A With the sea, and immediately parted in
ti3,l*l;tp,s and sank. If any means whatever (say
:Walk's apparatus) had been at hand, no loss of life
would have occurred. A good many articles t b,eitug.
washed up, in the way of rum, whiskey, &c,
The name, &c., was taken fronx tke. s,tern (Stile lif&boa.t,
but we.cannot.say whz4e. frionl, of. tipllll.4, to, 4V Ot
the underwyktei:S with yo ale. am. concerued x'o) would
tininelliatesteps hem talien, The receiver
or droits
.is just starting .to St. David's.. - The accident
took place during tlAe gale of yesterday, from the N.W.
to W.NN,V, Jiuring the squall it blew a perfect hurri-
cane, We have to report the .arrival of the American
barque Harriman, Captain Bray, from Galveston -for
Liverpool,- with sails split ; steamer - Genova, Bailey,
from Liverpool for London, proceeded this 4ay.—nl\e.
are, &c., Arthur B. Hamer and Co.