The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-29 00:00:00

Mr. RIDLEY said he objected to Mr. Wignall's giving
advice to his successor. He had heard that Mr. Wignall
was in great danger of being dismissed ; and if that
were so, he had no right to dictate his own terms to the
committee.

After some further discussion it was suggested by
Mr. Sheil, and agreed to, that Mr. Wignalts services
cease from the time of the receipt of the letter.
The ENGINEER reported that to carry out the

improvements at St. Domingo Pit, in accordance with
the plan, would cost £450. He also submitted for the
approval of the committee a specification for excavating
in Great Mersey-street and Gore-street North, and for
embanking and filling up Rake-lane and Sandwhite-
lane.

The committee recommended that the same be
approved.

Mr. RIDLEY said that, in conjunction with Mr.
Shimmin,he appeared as a deputation from the Markets
Committee: The.object of the deputation was to ask
this committee to remove froM the Markets Committee
the obligation to pay £2O per year for sweeping Islington
Market.. No..charge was made for sweeping Queen's-
square and Great Charlotte-street Markets; and as the
one he referred to was swept by the same people, he
thought the Markets Committee ought not to be saddled
with this expense.

Mr. CRELLIN asked the engineer what it would cost
the committee to keep it clean, if it was not occupied by
tenants of the Markets Committee ?

The ExorxErn replied that the other places which
were used as markets were streets, and were conse-

quently swept 'without any expense to the Markets Com-
mittee, but it was not so with Islington Market.
Mr. RIDLEY said the Markets Committee were quite
willing to have it done; but they believed it could be
done for virtually nothing,—the refuse being sufficient
to pay for it. Mr. Ridley then moved that the motion

.passed at the last meeting of this committee, respecting
the payment of £2o.a-year by.the Markets Committee,

be rescinded

The motion was seconded by Mr. Nickson.

On a division there were five members for the rescind-
ing and five against it. The chairman gave his casting
vote against the rescinding of the motion, and it was
accordingly retained.
This concluded the business.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

• (Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
THE KNIFE AMONGST WOMEN.

Mary Collins, a married woman, who lives in Ilea Port-
land-street, was charged with having stabbed Margaret Allen.
Mr. Block was for the prisoner. The complainant said the
prisoner entered her house the previous night about nine
o'clock, whilst she was at her tea, and took a knife off the
table and struck'her on the' head, inflicting a smart wound.
Cross-examined by Mr. Bluck : I keep a house for females;
the 1 risoner came to ask for same money that Lowed her, but
1 had not got it, and told her she could not get blood out of a
stone. Mr. Bluck : And then she took it out of your head ?
Witness : Yes, and a good deal of it too. A young woman
was called to corroborate the complainant's statement; and in
reply to Mr. Bluck this witness said she was in jail at least a
hundred times. Mr. Raffles asked the officer if he got any
blood on the knife,lwhen the prosecutrix replied---No, I wiped
the blood off the knife to cut -bread a .d butter with it.
(Laughter.) A surgeon proved that the wound was a smart
one, but he did not apprehend any danger from it. Mr. Bluck
called on his worship to dispose of the case summarily. The
prisoner was remanded for a week.
TAKING CARE OF CAREFUL—THE LIBERTY OF THE