The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-20 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Home-iliAnE Shirts made to order at
the (-Widen Glove Esiablizthment, 18, Berry-street, are made
by Liveipoo! XeedleNyomen.
AccroANT.---Zternard IWurFay, a labourer, residing in
Whitley-street, sustained a severe contused ankle at the
Huskisson Dock yesterday, by 'a tinantity of iron falling
on him.

LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, MOUNT-
PLEASANT.---COnSUlting Surgeon, Hugh Neill, Esq. ;
Surgeons, John Poole, Esq., Dr. R. -Hibbert Tglor,
Dr. Nevins; Assistant-Surgeon, T. Bickerton, Esc',
Treasurer, J. G. Livingston, Esq. Report for week
ending March 17, 1860 :—New' cases': Eyes, 84; Ears,
24. Prescribed for, and received surgical assistance.:,
Eyes, 407; Ears, 151.

lIVTRFOQL DISPENSARIES. Number of patients
during the past v/eek.--New
cases received adv'ice and
medicine at the institution ; North, 300 ; South, 159 ;
total, 459. New cases visited at their own houses, and
supplied with medicine : North, 115 ; South, 83 ; total,
'l9B. Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., president; Captain
Bourne, vice-president of North Dispensary ; Mr. R. A.
Payne, vice-president of South Dispensary ; Mr. Francis
Mill, treasurer; Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office,
Leith-offices, Moorfields.
MARKETS COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting
of the Markets Committtee was held, yesterday, at the
Council-chamber, Mr. Alderman Woodruff presiding.
Messrs. Ridley, Shimmin, Holden, Nickson, Haydock,
and Alderman R. W. Houghton were present. The
accounts of the several markets were read, from which
it appeared that St. John's market's receipts for the last
week exceeded the receipts of the corresponding week
in last year by £534 ; and those of St. John's fish
market by £177. The inspector reported progress in
connection with the three marketplaces, and the amount
of unwholesome meat seized during the week. .On the
recommendation of the committee of St. John's market,
it was resolved that the passage in that market be con-
strueted into .butcher's stalls. A letter was read from
Mr. Massey, proposing that all the market places be
opened from the Ist of April to the 31st October, at
half-past five, and from the .31st October to April the
Ist at half-past six each morning; and closed all the
year round at two in the afternoon. The letter was
, referred for further consideration. .

WATER COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting of this
committee was held yesterday. Adam Hodson, Esq.,
presided; and the. other members present Were—Messrs.
Bennett, Vernon, Beloe, Jeffery, Estill, Farnworth, Rae,
' Earle, find Wagstaff.—The quantity of water received
from Rivington during the week ending March 17fhwas
71,071,996 gallons ; the quantity from the wells,
25,341,751 ~' quantity of water in store, 421,282 : pro-
portion of Rivington to well water, as 70, to 25.—Mr.
Duncan reported. that the filters
,were in, fair, working
condition. The air-pipes that had been laid down in
the autumn of last year had been found very advanta-
geous.—There was no public, business of any interest.
. - LIST OF PASSENGERS PER R.M.S. EUROPA.—From
Boston : Dr. Jarvis, Mr. H. H. Williams, Mrs. A. N.
Williams, Mr. Tames •LanaloiS Mrs. James Langlois,
• ~, ,
Miss Mary Le Provost, Mr. F. Sallo, Mr. John
Hamilton, Mr. James Young, Mr. James Roca,
Mr. Inloes, Mr. A. B. Fasslu, Mr. Thomas Rhodes,
Mr. Juhn Andrew, Mr. James G. Garland, Mr. Hem-
enway, Mrs. Hemenway, Miss Hemenway, Mr. John
H. Pratt, Mr. John F. Bowman, Mr. B. Cuming, Mr.
E.'Edwards, Mr. Lamportiere, Miss Lampontiere, Mr.
E. J.. Ashley,. 'Airs. Williams 'and maid, : Mr. D. Moore,
Mr. G. Carruthers, Mr. T. H. O'Neill, Mr. T. Hughes,
Mr.. J. Douglas, Mr. Edwards and servant, Mr. J. Nor-
ton, Miss L. Fisher, Mr.. Croup, ' Mr. Klemm. From
Halifax : Mr. Murray, Rev. 'Dr. APLeod, Mr. Armison,
Mr. J. B. Prissick, Colonel Sharp, R.A., Mr. M.
Smith.
llissloNany CONFERENCE.—It will be seen in our
advertising (salaams, that a conference under the aus-
pices of the secretaries of the principal missionary
societies and committees of the throe kingdoms, is to be
held in this town. O
The
. members, who are. mit one
hundred in number, comprise truly representative men,'
notwithstanding a-judicious regulation that each- shall
take ' his part in the deliberations in an individual
crpr4ty, and not at' all as an officer. of any body with
which he may be connected. These visitors, who will
he welcomed among its not only for their social position
and Christian eliaracter, hnt feF their works' sake, began
attendance .laat. evening at Itope,l}4l. Du this and
three following forenoons they assemble at half-jMt
nine o'clock for prayer • wit'i open doors, after which
they proceed to business
_co iversation, which, hoirever,
will not be . public. :They 'leave off at two,
3V4, after dining together,,re-assemble at four (ex-
cept on 'Friday), for further conversation, until half-
past %TYPO, at Vtici9L 'limp large parties of friends
and well-wishers are i.4-ritesl ,to raeel them at tea, to be
followed, after a few 'addresses, .1y praY,U• 09- Friday
evening the Earl of Shaftesbury, who comes to Pura fq
the purpose, takes the chair at a great meeting iii tip
Philharmonic Hall, at which it is hoped a hrief and.
instryletive narrative of the results of the deliberations
will be giiie,l. It is hoped that along with Canons
APNeite and Stowori,f)r. Raffles, &c., two great Indian
heroes, Sir John rawrena- Ind Colonet Herbert
Edwards, will be present to manifest ,1,441.• interest. in
the Christianising of Indid; and the latter "arleasi; vii;
ad '.ass' the . audience. Lord Shaftesbury is to be the
guest eE life Worship the Igayor.--Communicatrd.
,LiTEn.4.n.y inkk p fiILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.--The or-
dinary meeting of the *Fe aoejetv- was held last evening
at the. Royal Institution ; the pres,. h
l'
ifeß-t) t e Rev. H. H.
Higgins,.. M.A., 0.1n10,, in the OW. es. )
called attention to a volume on the `` lora cx , aki-
ehester," published recently by Mr. Grind(); gf the
plave ; eulogised the work, and proposed that the
vo4inntes of the Liverpool society, containing the floral
papers, be presento4 to the author, through the president
'ot the Manchester me 4,4 salmi, as an acknowledgment
of its great 4;044, and. saggeAted. th.a **ability of,a
sub-committee being named to parry oat 40, okkeat,
De: Collingwood added his testimony 0 the Yaiqe q*
work, and, on, the proposition of Dr.' NeYins, seconded
by Mr. Higginson, a committee, consisting of fle 0114irr
niani•Dr Co-Ringwood, the botanical lecturer, and the
.I,l9wary: , secretary, Mr. Thompson; was appointed,
Several•donationi Were announced. The president ex-
hibited the second book published in England by Caxton.
It is a translation 9f as PaklaV Work on the game of
chess. The'preefd6nt explained at some esg.th the manner
in which the game_wa§g9ncipted in thqae days. mr..l.l€_§bit
said that'lie had seen in the western borixonon "'satil.rday
evening last a very bright meteor having 8 bluish tint,
and read an extract from a Drogheda paper givinN on
aecount of the terror experienced by the eyewitnesses
of the phenomenon in that town. Mr. T. C. Archer
exhibited a sample of paper manufactured from sea-
weed, by a chemist ,re ding near Newark, Nottingham-
shire, The inventor bad experienced great difficulties
in earring out his experiments, blithe ,entertained strong
hopes that the paper would snit admirably for engraving
purposes. Professor Byerlcy showeid a remarkable frog,
and Mr. Moore, the curator, exhibito a small alligator
alive. Dr. Nevins gave a very remarkable account of a
large brood of salamanders. A friend of his lost a sale,
mander in about three months time after he came into
possession of it ; in about six weeks the cook found in
the kitchen, and in about a month afterwards it produced
a were
of thirteen, yeagg salamanders. One died; two
were devoured by the others, whike tbe rest remain alive.
Dr.. Collingwood read a very able paper 4,34 lifemo-
morphi,sni,. or,. Organic Representative Form '• .

CELEBRATION OF ST, PATRICK'S DAY.

The annual national soirée, in commemoration of
Ireland's patron saint, was held last night in the Concert-
hall, nefore a crowded and respectable audience, Edward
Challoner, Esq , occupied the chair, and among the
peps,' gentlemen on the platform were—D. Clarke, J. C.
Corhaihr, stagley Clarke, J. Eager. 11. Sharpies, J.
Pyke, D. Powell, J. Browne, J. Livingston.
G. Lynch, H. Grey, Bennett, 1. Walsh, Egqrs., anti
Major Reid.

The OHAIR\RN, in opening the proceedings, said he
felt the present was an occasion on which he might
appropriately address a few words to them, complimen-
tary of their liberality in selecting an Englishman to
Vesicle Ayer them on an occasion of that kind. The
anniversary, of St, Patrick would perhaps have been as
happily kept on St. Patrick's day ; but ibis was, no
doubt, a step in the right direction, and if it could be
Celebrated on the,l9th instead of the 17th, Englishmen
might join it with them. If he might presume to offer a
q,,orqihn he would suggest that their next anniversary
be field on or beyond the secondday, when he had no doubt
that Englishmen would join in with them. And as the
sth of November had been furgotten in the anniversary
of the battle of Inkerman, so mighty pqty distinc-
tions be sunk on St. Patrick's day.

The Very Rev. Father NtigiNT next addre;sed the
meeting. His part, he said, in the evening's entertain-
ment, was to be a very silent one. He would introduce
to them his friend Father O'Reilly, who on Saturday
last undertook in the kindest manlier to take his place,
as he (Father Nugent) was suffering. from a cold. Pre
ViR4S, however, to calling upon Father O'Reilly, be
would introduce to them Patrick Michael O'Donnelly.
Before he sat down. he wished to explain that they had
not met on Saturday because the Concert-hall was
engaged ;--and as it was not thought desirable tq hold
the meeting in St. George's-ball, they had postponed it
until yesterday.
MICHAEL DONNELY then delivered an eloquent and
appropriate address, in the course of which he urged
upon them the necessity of their 'actiVely'bestirring
theinselyes, and labouring with renewed vigour, for the
support of Holy Mother Church and Pope Pius IX.
He concluded by calling upon all to give largely to the
collection•in aid of His Holiness, which will be made in
the Cathqic chnrches of England on Sunday 94t. •
Father Q'Ii,BILLT then rose, and wag received with
great applause. He descanted nport the subject of
Ireland's persecution, and he impressed poi them that
the only thing which had preserved Ireland and her
people, .was their constant adherence to the head of the
, church. Other Catholic countries-France, the we-
reign of which had been called the eldest son of the
Church, but now seemed likely to turn out a prodigal
son.; Spain, Sardinia, had fallen; bat the star of Ire-'
laud was but now rising: This was because the Irish
Were ultramoutanists and Papists, while the inhabitants
of other countries were disloyal Catholics.
pa,tl).o NUGENT afterwards delivered a brief
address. lie had not at first intended to do so, but
he could not look upon so imposing an assembly of
his countrymen without congratulating, them on their
numbers, and appearance. In the course of his address
he referred"to the Reform Bill, and contemplated the
power which it would put in the hands of the Catholic
community. So far would this be the case, that he
hoped they would have one of the three representatives
of this town a Catholic and an Irishman. He concluded
by moving a vote of thanks to the chairman.
The motion was seconded by J. B. Aspinall, and
carried by weamation.

A vote of thanks to Father Nugent terminated the
proceedings, which were characterised throughout by a
spirit, of order and good humour. Several national
melodies, which were ably sung by the various artists,
contributed very largely to the evening's enjoyment.
The whole affair, in fact, reflects the greatest credit
upon Father Nugent and his co-operators, and we feel
sure that all present were gratified and pleased with
the pleasant manner in which St, Patrick's day was
celebrated.