The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-21 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

,FATAACCIIVRT .A. 1,13/ MEM' I egertlay Rag r-
abottt tWo 41014 , a rat ACC,tident COnrted at the
6;6 N. 614011 "ibe
by ..'jut), Lioniii,s, labaufiei, Was killed oil the
spot, and Charles Taylor, also a labourer, severely
injured. Taylor had his legs fractured, and his head
severely contused. It is a great wonder that he was not
killed, for he fell from a height of 54 feet.
COUN'Tt COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before W. A. Mil-
ton, Esq.)—CtAtst FOR Commtssion.—The plaintiff in
this Vc*.,,iltr: 50,4. Steift, Ortys.itel eitt.prOz
Piet(it thili Thb NripAit feeofei
tbb ilfiti of JA4 Troth tlie. defendant,. His ,110tioiir ben,
sidered that the plaintiff's evidence was entitled to more
weight than that of the defendant, and accordingly
gave a verdict to the former for the full amount claimed.
HIGHEST TIDE FOR A CENTURY.-11. Rabinet, the
successor of Arago, says, in the Journal des Debate, that
there will be the highest tide on the Bth of March
next thaf there bas been in Europe for,A;eentuy..; At
lvetpooX tli hlkhea,t tide of the ptc64hit yiJaf, rig
the 9th of March, when it will be 21 feet 11
inches above the Old Dock sill, and the lowest an the
following Friday, when it will only rise 10 feet 1 inch
above that datum.

LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—ReIIITII for week
ending 18th February:--Admitted : In-patients, 33; out-
patients, 28 ;, surgical casualties, 32. Discharged :
Cured, 28; relieved, and at own request, 4; made out-
patients, 4; irregitlar, 0; dead, 6: Remain in the house,
185. FM' the eilsaing, Webk—Visitdis, lkio4si's. Charles
P. Melly and AV: Ratlitinne, jun; ;.Pnjisieian, lir. Indian;
Sargeon,Mr. Long. lionse Stirkeqn; Mr:,T. S. w,ijkor;
htimir Mr. Allefi
13110ia1'ci Poole. Charles Treasurer.
LIVERPOOL
Drsinmiati?_;s.—Nlimlier of patients
diiring- the paSt week.—New cases received advice and
medicine at the institution : North, ,W ;, South, 102
total, 357. Nevi cases visited at their own houses, and
supplied With inedidne!, North, 02 ; South, 81.;. told,
L 73. Itek. IteCtk Capiain
vide-president of North Dispensary; Mr. Charles
Booth, vice-president of South Dispensary ; Mr. Francis
Mill, treasurer ; . Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office,
Leith-offices, Moorflelds.
POCKET-PICKING AT BIRKENIIEAD.—On Saturday
several persons had their pockets picked at Birkenhead.
and it was evident that there had been an importation

ic
of " talent." Thepolice were on the alert, and in the
evening SttpßEint9 etA Ilirtiie plight ir.ilpleg 11, oyle; a
tYlk iibin lAvcilioo , in tie act of picking a man's
pocket near the market. Yesterday the offender was
sent to gaol for three months.—A woman was charged
with picking a man's pocket of £1 95., hut the-case was
not strong enough to warrant a conviction, and she was
discharged.
.... .

PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.-At the fortnightly meeting
of this society, held last evening, at the Royal Institu-
tion, Colquitt-street, the chair was occupied by the
president, the Rev. H. H. Higgins: The cecretaiy
ackno*ledgod receipt, of the Preeeedings of the
Royal AstrotiorriidEd SoeittS, arid. of d by
entitled, " kniudatiOn fora Neil Theol df
lqedieine." tiriouS objects of interest Were eillibtad;
. .
and .tIO
,Papers, • i'et' by .tie President;
" The proper stied j, Of marikmd man ;" and
the " the iltisertiellt bbd Of
.1t664
Lion in the neighbourhood of Liverpool," by Mi. MOridti,
F.G.S.

ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY.—CharIes Goodenough, a
sailor on board the ship Cultivator, in the river, fell off
the top-gallant-mast-yard on the deck, and sustained a
compound fracture of the left leg and compound fracture
of the right thigh, with severe contusions of the body.
—Patrick Sweeny, a labourer, residing in Bent-street,
received a seterit contused ankle, .by five bags of rice
ills hitt! dt Waterloo thick.;-,:joha k4h4ierioud,,,a
labourer, residing in litiblin-street, sustained -a severe
contused back, by a cart crushing him against the wall,
at the WaterlooLstation of the London and North-
Western Railway.
PRESENTATION OF A SILVER BUGLE TO THE FIRST
LANCASHIRE VeLeYrnaris.—We understand that this
ceremony, which is to take place to-morrow evening,
and which has, excited so much attention among all
classes of the community, will he attended by some of
the principal gentlemen. of the Own and neighbourhood
iii lUdinn those eartilettiki With the Military §eniee:
We also Understand that General Pennefather, late
&minor of .11ialta, awl, at Present, commander of the
Northern DiCsion of Lancashire, Will he present. In
WriseePieliee df the arrangenients for the fortlienniiiic
randy dress }l if the WOoden -flooring is td be retained;
and as this will, in sonic degree, interfere With Lin; regii-
Latium previously made, some of the best seats in the
gallery have been set aside fur the exclusive use of the
ladies. . ,

MEETING OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND TEACHERS
OF SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. Last night the first general
meeting of the superintendents .and teachers of the
Sunday-schools of Liverpool and members of the Young
Men's Christian AsSociation, for conference on matters
relating, to the work of Sunday-schools, was held in
litope=hall, Dr. Flctelier presiding. About tito•ltridted
Persons titre pfeSeut. . After detotional etercist's, the
meeting was addressed by the chairman, who. stated that
the plan on which . these .niectity .Were to be held was
similar to that of the Social Science gatherings. It
Was intended that a friend should read a paper, and that
discussion upon it should afterwards take place, as the
promoters were anxious to make the meetings as practical
as possible, and to result in eliciting the views, alms, and
experience of those engaged in the Sunday-school work,
and thus render more useful the Sabbath-schools of the
town. Mr. R. H. Turner, of Cranmer School,' then
read a paper on " The Conversion of the -Young,"
which Was followed by discussion. Votes of thanks to
ebairtrian tlnil td the feadei.' Of tile paper *ere passed,
and the proceeding:. concluded with prayer.
LIVERPOOL TRADESMRN^S GRAND -FANCY AND VULL
DRESS BALL.--7-The energy and tact with .which the
committee of management, have gone about the pre-
liminary arratigenierits for this very interesting event
prdniise mdst fairly for its ultimate and entire success;
They have already been fOrtunatc in securing St.
;i degfee ofithlginent Which
efdditi the);Hanle drhfflged that the brill shall
be such as to allow it to be participated in by the juvenile
111PIllhers of families, for whom a grand juvenile fancy
ball will take place in the splendid concert-room up
stairs. The grand hall will be set out as a salle de dqnse
for the ladies and gentlemen who ivill avail themselves
of this opportunity of enjoying- such an entertainment
as is but rarely atforded, and which, could not be
matched in the abundance and beauty of its aceommod
Hon in :my other town in the kinedom. A distinguished
list of patrons and patronesses have, with the ntmost
eordiallty ;Old ;isPecd td tdtlittet-firiCe
tllti Hall. The names of the committee include those of
all the leading tradesmen in the town, whose alacrity
and energetic exertions in its behalf insure for it a cer-
tainty of success. This is not to be wondered at, when it
is reflected that it at once met with the willing Counten-
ance of William Preston, Esq., the late mayor, and of
William Brown, Esq., the generous donor of the Free
Public Library; but while this cannot be otherwise than
encouraging, it is not less gratifying to know that, so
early as yesterday afternoon, several hundred tickets had
been disposed of,
MAIO, El's enthflettun.-4he. *Hcly meeting
of the Markets Committee was held yesterday morning
at the Town-hall, Alderman Woodruff in the chair.

The other members present were Messrs. Ridley,
Shinnnin, Kitchen, Nicksun, Johnson, and Barton.—
The returns of .the receipts anti.expenses of the various
markets were read. For the Fish Market, it appeared,
that since the commencement of the corporate
bear up to the present time the receipts had
een £6OB, and the expenses £BO. In the correspond-
ing period of the previous year the, receipts weret•O‘2, and the eXpenses £123. The Chairman reutarlied
that this showed au increase of ,about £2OO in nearly
six months—a very gratifying result.—Mr. Kitchen
a*cd how the increase arose. The Chairman said by
an improved mode of working the • market. Matters
were now more closely looked after, and altogether the
management was much better than previously had been
the case.—The Superintendent of the markets produced
his weekly_report of the seizures of unwholesome meat
anti fish. During the past week, it appears that in the
north district there had been siji7ed 531bs. of meet
l in
the
.Central distfict, di' meat; none in the
south district; and that throughout the town there had
been seized 3,9261b5. of fish.--In answer to the chair-
man, Mr. Hutchinson, the superintendent, said that all
bad meat offered for sale in shops in any part of the
town could bo seized by the officers. Meat that was
seized was taken to St. John's Market, where there
were many butchers, and thus an impartial jury was
obtained to say whether the meat was sound or not,
—The other business before the committee was Of a
fofitilie

MitKISTI MISSIONS AID SOCIETY.—A public meeting
in connection with this important branch of missionary
enterprise was held in Hope-hall, Hope-street, last
evening, for the purpose of hearing information from a
deputation in reference to the progress of the Gospel
in Syria, Palestine, Asia Minor, and other portions
of the Turkish empire. Adam Hodgson, Esq.,
took the chair on the occasion ; and the depu-
tation consisted of the Rev. Dr. Wortabet, a Pro-
testant pastor from Mount Hermon, and the Rev.
J. K. Tucker, incumbent of Northwich, Cheshire. The
Rev. J. B. Lowe, having opened the meeting with
prayer, the chairman proceeded to explain the .objects of
the gathering, Those missions in the East were first
established by our American friends. They were very
conscious of the extreme difficulties which they had to
(mounter; but, with thoroughtgling energy and self-
devotion, the American missions had invariably been
characterised with success. The Americans found their
field of labour extend so considerably on every
side, that they were compelled to seek co-operation
and support in England. The appeal was res-
ponded to by the :English ; and, instead of establish-
ing a new mission, we united ourselves with the
machinery already in existence. The sphere of those
missions was a very extensive one, comprising Turkey,
Asia Minor, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Kurdistan—coun-
tries associated in our mends with our earliest recollec-
tions of those beautiful, Scriptural, touching pictures of
pastoral life—associated with our recollection of the
lives and labours of the Apostles ; but still more asso-
eiated with the scenes consecrated by the life anirdeath
of our Saviour. Having alluded to the usefulness of
another agency, the Malta College, which he held to he
important, whether regarded in a diplomatic, consular,
or evangelical point of view ; the chairman wont on to
say that when we looked at the Turkish empire, in the
last stage of dissolution, and when we considered
that in all human probability it must shortly
crumble into dust, we could not over-estimate the
importance of this great scene of Christian labour.
(Applause.) We heard a great deal now of treaties of
commerce, and national conventions, and political com-
plications ; but was there nothing interesting and
significant in the fact that two nations like England and
America were uniting their efforts to carry back the
Gospel to those regions from which we first received the
light of Bible truth ? (Applause.)—The Rev. J. K.
Tucker next addressed the meeting; giving various
interesting details of the origin of the Turkish Mission
Society, and the present condition of the Gospel in the
Turkish empire. The mission included 45 churches,
and about 1,600 communicants ; and in connection with
those churches between 7,000 and 8,000 of the popula-
tion were enrolled. as a Prot,stant community. In
Constantinople alone, • there were nineteen American
missionaries and thirty-one native agents, and they
occupied eleven distinct places of Worship.—The Rev.
Dr. Wortabet, the Protestant pastor from Mount
Hermon, also addressed the meeting; and, after several
interesting details of missionary effort in the East, he
concluded by an earnest appeal on behalf of the society.
A collecgon in aid of the society concluded the pro-
ceedings.

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THB BROUSIE FAMiE4 Pfkirit- thCilit'T Ai CtAYTON-
IiALL.—This talented faiidly are perterm ng., nightly,
t 3 numerous and delighted audiences, an almost entirely
TAW ,selection. of Anusic, besides many of their old
favourites. Everyone shiitad heir these Most charming
11,
4trutilgi of .t
k:7 SHO are t•teginttig ttoit4 #0,111„ nt invited,
by advertisement in to-day's paper, to VLEY.q At/letting,
to beheld to-morrow •afternoon, in the Bible Society's
House, Slater-street, to assist the Domestic Mission in
their efforts to alleviate the temporal and spiritual wants
of the people in the populous districts of this Large town,
oti the plan of "The Missinff Link."
Art]) EAR INVIRMARY, MOUNT-
PiiEitSAN.T.-4(11 4iitirie s4geqii littet Neill, Esq. ;
I,ig,+(fil47 lethh gittj.;
•.1-fibliert., Taylor,
Dr. Nevins; Assistant-Stegoon, I, ;
Treasurer, J. .G. Livingston, Esq. Report fOr week
ending Feb. 18, 1860 :—New cases : Eyes, 74 ; Ears,
22. Prescribed for, and received surgical assistance :
Eves, 328; Ears, 135.
ST. COLTIIBA'S CHURCH.—The annual congregational
soiree of this church was held last evening in the school-
room; PlensmW§trent. ,`lip zoom has decorated for the
occasion, thb rieniefous, mittpdasist ,esildeqyrseemed
determined to enjoy themselves. hi the oniirfi4 of ,the
evening the audience were addressed -by the Rev. Mr.
Bunt, the Rev. R. Moore, and the Rev. A. Gore. The
proceedings were brought to a conclusion by singing and
prayer.
CORONER'S COURT.—The following inquests were held j

at this court yesterday, before P. F. Curry, Esq.,
coroner ;--On the body of Catherine M'Govern, 46 years
of age; who resided at 201 Napier.street, The deceased
was a woman dtrfitigly addicted t drink, and on last
Saturday flight, *Hite in a state Of into4catioti, she fell
dowit Otnitg;., and *as ad. setoiely injtitcd that death
bristled in Aft I;urs. ' The airy feitirded a Verdict to
the effect that deCeased died ftotti a fall Whilst in a state
of intoxication.—Also on the body of lames Caskill, a
cotton porter, who was accidentally killed, on Satiirday
last,by the falling of three bales of cotton. Verdict
accordingly.
TdieAtan ROl'4f.—Professor Wiljaiba Frikell is
nightly lA-fan-tit/I to crowded highly delighted
houses at the Roya, in his new ;inn el6gatit entertain-
ment, entitled "Two Hours of Illusions." The pro- '
fessor, as is well known, has performed by command,
before the court at Windsor Palace ; he enjoyed a run
of popularity for no less than six hundred nights in
London, and there is already every appearance of his
" Two. Hours of Illusions" being quite as popular in
Liverpool. We can safely say that it deserves the pa-
tronage f all. Who arc ,c4pable of enjoying a beautiful
and really clever display (4 hat t'ornmonly de-
nominated magic. The hand under the leadership of
Mr. Joliffo agreeably fills up the occasional 'intervals
between the tricks, with excellent, music.
BOUNDARY-STREET CHAPEL.—The annual tea-party
in connection with this chapel was held last. night in
the school-room 'underneath the chapel. After the
liberal tea, which was provided fer the occasion, had
been partaken of, the company adjourned to the chapel,
for the purpose of hearing the annual report, and
addresses h the different ministers 'Who were present.
dtithieiller Tonkin Oetillied the Chttif, and after the
retiorVidd been:en,
read, piqeidd ti,ddtpss the meeting.
Mr. erlidn. 'Was loudly afplauded thintighout,
concluded by calling upon the Rev. Mr. GranshaWe to
Move the first resolution:. Mr. Granshawe, in a brief
gOeech,. proposed that the report be adopted. The
niotidri was seconded, and carried by acclamation.
Some other gentlemen blftt_i*ardS addressed the company,
and the meeting concluded with a dordial vote of thanks
to the chairman. _ .

VV
LANCAsinitE VOLUNTEERS.—The signature of the
following. commissions has been announced .in the
Gazette :-Bth Lancashire Artillery Volunteers: William
Clay, Esq., to be captain ; George Swainsen, Gent., to
be first lieutenant; John Clay, Gent., to be second
Iteittentint,i lan. 9.-7th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers:
William Halsteiid EleWhitest, tlent,,,, to be lieutenant,
vice Robert Ellis Green, resigned ;
cashire Rifle Volunteers : John Lees, Esq., to be captain;
Thomas Mellor, Gent., to be lieutenant; Feb. 7.-36th
Lancashire Rifle Volunteers: Robert Ellis Green, Esq.,
to be captain; Walter Watson, Gent., to be lieutenant;
Feb. 7.-39th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers: William
James Griffith, Esq.,. to be captain; William Henry
Jones, Gent., to be lieutenant; Benjamin Gibson, Gent.,
to be ensign Feb. 9.
WArmt ComictirrE.—Yr. Tiodsrm presided at the
usual weekly rutaitig df the Water ettaffitute, yester-
day ; and the other nieltibers preScfmit Were--*lfesseg.
Ctellini Mee,. Farnworth, Rae, Wagstaff, Woodruff,
Bennett, and Earle.--The engineer reported that during
the' Week there had been received from Rivinrton
7d,J3741i of titer,
,and from the wells there
had been punilied h,416,129 gallons; 'total supply,
93,783,243 gallons. There had been tt ilst Of 21 inches
in the Prescot (No. 1) reservoir, and a fall in the other
reservoirs as follows :—Roddlesworth, 2 feet 11 inches ;
Rake, 2 feet 11 inches; Anglexark, 21, inches; Riving-
ton, 5.1- inches ; Prescot (No. 2), 2 feet and three-fourth,
of an inch.—An application from Captain Bousfield, for
permission to use the top of the Audley-street and Ken-,
smngton reservoirs as drilling places, was read. The
applidatioii was not granted, by a vote of five against to
font for. Jt'oiris thought that the croWdS would damage
the top of the reseifdirs bat Vifoodrulf said he had
authority for stating th at,if the privitige there granted,
a guard would he appointed to keep order.
A IhNDsOME PREStNT..—The Earl of Sefton having
determined to present a clock to the 3rd Battalion of
the Grenadier Guards, on the occasion of his leaving
the regiment, Mr. Hancock, the 'silversmith, of Bond-
' street, was entrusted with the commission, and the
work, now completed, is both bold in design and deli-
cate in execution. The movement is enclosed in a
dwarf square pillar of ebony, springing from a tablet
of the same materials Qn this latter, facing the
spectator, are tWo pritateS, in the Uniform of the
regiment, renewing it Charge of cavalry, Behind
them MVO Others, also in unifortn, "on guard."
These figures, modelled iit giffei, by Mr. Marshall Wood,
from men still in the regiment, Whti tllstirlgtiislietl th6m,
seivei by brave conduct during the Crimean War, fife
pleasing works of art, and remarkable for the fidelity of
the portraiture. On the square pillar beneath the clock
face is a silver tablet, inscribed with the object of the
Presentation. Surrounding the upper part of the dial
are two antique &ailed figures holding the laurel tyreath
of victory ; these are finely executed in relief, the prose
being elegant, and the drapery graceful amid gloting.
A majestic British lion is at the base of the clock, while
a group of flags, •eirnins, and other military insignia form
the uppermost ornament. The whole work is original
and appropriate.

LivEitrooL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. iiiiTi.Es;)

ASSAULTING THE POLlCE.—Patrick Murphy, a strong
looking fellow, whose appearance was very unprepossess-
ing, was charged with having assaulted several police
officers who had interfered with him, in order to prevent
hint creating a disturbance. Of course the prisoner said
he got the worst of it; but, notwithstanding this, he was
ordered to pay 40s. and costs.
STABBING BY A FEMALE.—A young woman, named
Matilda M‘Donald, was charged with having stabbed
Jane Itilpode, who, as well as the prisoner, residtn in
lirinee Minn-I
-steed: It appeated, front the statement
of the prosccutrix, that the prisortet WAWA het td go
for ale without money ; and that when -"she rettised, the
prisoner seized her by the hair, pulled her to the ground,
and then taking a knife, stabbed her on the forehead.
The prisoner, who expressed sorrow for what she had
done, and pleaded drunkenness as an excuse, was sent
for trial.
WHAT'S TILE USE OF Tun BstinpAYELL RECORDS ?
James Jeffers Was eharge4l with having stabbed a
lalidnief flashed Man's M‘Duffy. The prosecutor
alleged that about nine o'clock on the previous evening
he was passing along Addisim-streetr on his *Ay hote,
having been enjoying himself at a public-house in
Byrom-street, and was stopped by the prisoner, who
seized him by the coat, and asked him where he was
going. The prosecutor pushed him away,
that the prisoner should mind his own business, and
immediately afterwards he was stabbed °vet the eye. In
reply to Mr. Raffles, the prosecutor said that he had
been drinking with the prisoner, but had not seen bins
liefore Sdnday, *hen he Met hint with some girls whom
he knew.—Mr. Jones, surgeon, St. Anne's Dispensary,
said the wound had penetrated -to the bone, and was
dangerous. The prisoner denied the charge altogether,
alleging that he and the prosecutor were drinking
together, and that it was not till that morning
that he had thought of charging him. lle added
that the prosecutor had asked him who it was that
had inflicted the wound.--Mr. Raffles : Is the pri-
soner known here ?—Bridewell-keeper lie was here
last 'Week, tot breakinr,(7 windows.- Mr. Raffles :
Is that alo—Bridewell-keepW That's all I know
about him —Officer 661 : Why, sit, he has been
transported, and has served his time. After
serving the first three years, he was released on a ticket-
of-leave, but, having stabbed a man who subsequently
died from the wound, he was apprehended, and 'served
the remaining four years, besides six months to which
he was sentenced for manslaughter.—The prisoner was
_ sent for trial.

vV'
A MAIL CHARGED WITII BREAKING INTO HIS OWN
Box..—William Hicks, who resides in Queen-street,
Edge-hill, was charged with having stolen £lB 2s. 6d.
the property of Thomas Waterson, a boat builder. Mr.
Bluck appeared for the defence, and elicited in cross-
examination that the money had been taken out of the
prisoner's own box, the prosecutor alleging that though
this was the case, the money belonged to hint, having
been given to the prisoner's wife for safety. Mr. Black
also questioned the prosecutor as to intimacies between
himself and the prisoner's wife ; but though he :idmitted
that the prisoner was often absent, he denied that any-
thing 'improper had taken place between him and Mrs.
Hicks. lir. Raffles did not think there was any case of
felony, and ordered the prisoner to be diScharged.
B WIFE EATING.—A man, named Richard Dowling,
was brought up, charged with having assaulted his wife,
but the woman being unable to appear, he was remanded
ti I 1 Thursday. _ °

OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PILETENCES.—A woman,
named Mary Ann Jones, a resident of
.Warren-street,
was charged. with having obtained the sum of 10s. by
representing herself as another person, named Margaret
Jones, and by signing the mime of Margaret Jones to a
post-office oilier. it appeared that a woman, named
Mary Jones, sent a post-office order for 10s. addressed
to her sister, Margaret Junes, St. Vincent-street East,
and that the letter-Carrier, having been in the habit of
leaving.letters for Mrs. Sarah Ann Jones with the land-
lord of the Crane public-house, left the letter in which
the poet-office order was. enclosed at that place also.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Jones, finding that the letter was. not
intended for her, made inquiries for the owner, and the
prisonr having on this circumstance represented herself
as the person to whom the letter was addressed, Obtained
the order, signed the name of Margaret Jones, and
reccivcc the money at the post-office. She was sent for
trial.

HoumnitnAxmo.—John Williams, (rlias Lythgoe,
a man vho had had the honour of appearing seventeen
times before the magistrates, was charged with having
broken .nto the shop of Mr. Nicholson, leather-cutter,
Scothinl-road, and with havir, stolen a pair of boots,
a cash-)ox, and about live shillings ; and Ann Cuff,
atia4 Mirtin, was charged with receiving the stolen pro-
perty. The premises were broken into on Thursday
night, Ind on Friday the woman was stopped offering
the boos for pledge at Mr. Thompson's, Scotland-road.
Detectile-officers Marsden and .14edmond, on visiting the
house occupied by the prisoners, found in a bed in which
the inab prisoner slept a chisel corresponding to the
marks bade on the window when an entrance was
effected. The boots were identified by a person in the
employ )f the prosecutor, and the prisoners wore sent
for trial.

LIVERPOOL INgTITUTION FOR THE
RAINING EMP.Lot'Mfgrr OF NURSES.

I: The anntfai ineAiirrlg shipporters of this society'
awratesinheo.lo. .
dn.iat the institiftiovi Soho street, yesterday
ay
. the absence of Mr. BroU,crhain, Mr. E. W. Copper
eld t 6 report of th'e,.oi)brations- of the Society during
klic Vaq Feet,, which was as follows
The committee t 7 Limuch pleasure in presenting MA :mond Men, for The
institution continuos steadily to fiouriSh, SVAI as,ttiev hope and
w
tpliril ~Ilitn .hnstitution have
believe to increase in usefulness. The income GeMefi from
the sums received for the services of the nurses is 'raga ttati
dttritiii Any previous year, and the general testimony as to
their eificienev continuos to be quite as satisfactory. The
comittittee Would take this Opportunity of requesting all who
emplo), the rtqrses of this mstltlititin, to make a point of
stating,ciiitlifirliv their opinion of the efficiency, or otherwise
of the riii4S 'W fife fiii,o4vo Of Melt' chides. as it is only by
this means that the conatiit.ee cdii, juogeof their qualification
for their work. Very many' most grz-?feruf.zirtfega jias'e been
received from those who have had the service's eif tS'ennises.,
tither gratuitously granted by the committee, or at a con-
siderably reduced rate of charge.
At the close of the 'year the balance in the hands of the
treasurer amounted to about £220; and the committee feel
that this is a rerr cheering circumstance as regards the per-
manent welfare of the institution; for although the health of
theAtirses has on the whole been very good, it is not to be ex-
peetkl.that qtyie* a large and increasing staff there should be
no eases of 'or dtebiAitY; .;wllich, by disabling_ the nurse
from attending to het ditties; prevernsbeT frinri adding to the
receipts of the society. „
'I he number of cases attended by the nurses during thd`fast
year WAS 168. Of gratuitous cases, 49 weeks; of cages at
reduced charge, 76 weeks. The committee have to express
their grateful thanks to J. N. Walker, Esq., of Calderstone,
for a very kind donation of Lilt), and to Mr. P,rocklehurst, of
Macclesfield. £10; and to Mrs. Moss, of Otterspool, for a
donation of Li, towards a fund to be especialli, set dealt for
the benefit of sick and disabled nurses, which plan the corn-
Millet Rope may in time he fully careed out.
• The nurse who was permitted by the committee to take
cluO Re of the inValid Hospital; Wart given much satisfaction to
the comtnittee managing that hist/anion. They have great
Eopea that, it May, prdre ti real benefit to the Institution for
training pit sk. tbongh front the great demand for the gel-Vices
of the hike esta'blishment oh this hospital, it Ills not
been possible for tei he tis'intrett there' as world he de-
sirable, its order to learn Aire of .the piinor requisites of
nursing, so pleasant and. indeed, frtitikittily Sb essential to
the comfort of the patient in a sick room.
The committee would wish to express their great satigaction
in the general conduct of all the nurses during the year ; and
also their obligations to Mrs. Brown, who still continues to
held the office of matron to the house in Soho-street.
Some fcrvo restimonials are added, that the friends of the
institution may knot?' how much the services of the nurses are
appreciated, and of what essential benefit they have been in
many cases of serious illness.

The numilier of nurses at the close of the Yraf r.trs 20. One
on probation ; one nurse left during the, year.

The usual votes of thanks were voted, and the Will-
mitte'es were re-appointed for the ensuing year. The
proceedings then terminated.

THE STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of this useful society v'idS held at
he'chambers of Mr. Beloe, 22, Lord-street, yesterday.
Amongst thogentlernen present were his Worship the
Mayor, T. D. Anderson, Esq., Adam Hodgson, .Esq.,
:George Arkle, Esq., Charles Mozley, Esq., George
Them—Pson,•- Esq., 'James Lister, Esq., Mr. Alderman
Preston, George Brown, Esq., and Messrs. Litherland,
AudreWs, 'Pennell, Leicester, &e . &c. Letters were
read frbni Messrs. George Holt, W. Rathbone, and S. R.
Graves, regretting their Unavoidable absence.
The Ataycifi Wiring been moved into the chair, called
upon Mr. Beloe to iedd the ftillo*ing report
Your committee, in reviewing the iabckifs of the past year,
are of opinion that, although not a few cases df iCCYC stffer-
ing and destitution have claimed their attention, yet, UpCln the
whole, the class usually applying for relief have been in a
better pecuniary position than for some years past. Your
(titrimittec feel cheered and thankful that they can say so much ;
yet it IS t'vident that in a floating, fluctuating population,
which siways exls!7" in a large seaport like Liverpool, there
will be eases continually= ocevrring which call for prompt,
tuougn it nray be only temporary; assistance, showing the
necessity for an institution of the nature e 7 the "Strangers'
Friend Society."
Those great and good men (now long gathered to their wax who origin 'ted this charity had principally in view the relief
of those who were merely sojourners or strangers in the town
hence the name arose ; but it soon became apparent that
'other, and quite as legitimate, objects presented themselves
olf relief, and their claims could not be disregardettwithout
doing violence td tits hest feelings of the Christian visitor. As
a case in point, we woiild tfrtll attention to the dock porter,
who rarely has more beforehand ULM td supply the wants of
the day; he goes out to work in the mornoig; and is carried
perhaps soon after with a fractured limb to one of the loos-
; pitals, leav;ng, it may be, a wife to provide food as beiZt she
can for kerself and little ones. The parish, it may he, is the
place for them to apply to for -relief ; true, yet a 1 who have
had eases of this nature under their care will have found that
a considerable time often elapses before this relief comes to
hand ; and in the meantime famine, and often disease, makes
its way into the home, causing an amount of suffering which
thoite only who have witnessed it can conceive. What is here
trio tired er.t the dock porter applies more or less to a large class
of day labourers, whd form sitch is considerable portion of our
population. It is in cases like laic *hove that the services of
the soiety's visitors are called into reqiiiSitiost. At such times
a little temporary relief and a few words of -syropuftty will go
far in assuaging the tried feelings of the sufferers, and occa-
sionally call down a blessing on the supporters of the charity.
Whilst this society renders assistance to sufferers such as
dentribed above, munberless cases arc referred to the parish-
' otliee--:thus acting as a valuable auxiliary to the authorities of
the town.

Your committee reft're't that the want of funds should have
crippled the usefulness of die ethirlty, and they cannot but
believe that if the services conferred tiptht the town by its un-
wearied visitors were more generally kmitin tittritberg would
avail themselves of this agency to help those who arc e 1 much
less favourably situated- as to temporals ; and the committee
are cheered in .their exertions from the fact that the Town
Council has so far recognised the usefulness of the society as
to grant a sum of £2.5 in aid of its funds.

The following resolutions were then passed unani-
mously
Mofed try Charles Mozley, Esq., and seconded by
George Arkle, 116 q.--" That the report and account now
readhe adopted and passed, and that the same be printed
and circulated."

• Moved by Main Hodgson, Esq., and seconded by James
Lister, Esq.—" That Thomas Darnley Anderson, Esq.,
be elected a member of the committee, and that the
committee and officers be reappointed for the ensuing
year." _ _

Moved by George Thompson, Esq., and seconded by
Mr, Litherland—" That the thanks of the meeting be
given to the officers of the instituti►nt for their great
attention to the interests of the charity." •
In replying to the vote of thanks to the officers, •• Mr.
Defoe claimed special attention to the Valued services of
Messrs. Vermeil and Leicester, under whose personal
superintendence' the machinery of the charity is kept in
order. It was a pleasing' fact that during the past winter
the distress in the town has Ito a great extent been met
by constant work ; nevertheless 3,763 families have been
relieved by the charity. -He concluded by moving' n•Vote
of thanks to the Mayor, who, in reply, acknowledged
the great advantage he had derived in his official capa-
city fi-Oni tfze operations of the society to which he
wished every success; text should enrol himself hence-
forth as a subscriber.
The meeting then separated.