The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-07 00:00:00

142 tolo•

Increase in ships
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Increase in tons 26,058
CLEARED OUTWARDS, From Jan. 1 to 3rd Nov.
1860 ... 4,594 ships 2,510,840 tons'

1859

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.. 4,372 ships

.2;168,

599 WO'

Increase in ships
Increase in tons
THE WHITWORTH. CANNON.— SO far from
Whitworth's terrible gun having been discarded by °11;
Government, and, therefore, handed over to the exclus'/-
possession of the Emperor of. the French, as some of oar
contemporaries have seemed to apprehend, we have thet
best reason to believe that the recent experiments a
Southport have so thoroughly convinced the authorities,
at the War Office and Admiralty of the remarkable
power, range, and general adaptability of the Whitworth.
invention, that a Government order for heavy. riff,c,`
guns upon this principle is in course of execution in all
city, and at the Woolwich factories, where a portion 0
the machinery has been converted for the purpose.--
Manchester Guardian.
TOXTETH BOARD OF HEALTH.—The ordinal
monthly meeting of this board was held yesterday, ill
the Public Offices, Park-road. Mr. H. S. Alpass Pre-
sided, and the other members present were, Messrs'
Boult, S. Siddeley, Hill, Woodhead, Darsie, J. Rogers'
Jevons, and Hargreaves. The following cheques were
granted, Richard Hughes, £l4 ; Widdowson, £2l 6s''
Martin, £lll7s. sd. ; Howarth, £29 15s. 4d. ; A. Miller:
£lO ; the Clerk, £5O ; Wm. Rees, auditor, £ll BS.
letter was read from the Liverpool Road and Oninib:f
Company, .requesting permission to lay down a line fie
rails along Aigburth-road ; the consideration of t
letter was adjourned until after Mr. Train's applicati.oill
had been considered. The Clerk submitted a sPeald,
case which had been prepared on behalf of this boari
and the Board of Guardians, as to the power of this boa.r_L:
to assess the workhouse in Smithdown-lane to the rate
levied by the board. Mr. Boult moved, and it
resolved that the same be approved. It was move,„a,vlt
Mr. Darsie, and seconded by Mr. Woodhead, "
the clerk be instructed to present, at each month .17,
meeting of the Executive Committee, for their approve_ t
_
a report on any work connected with this departtooto
that he considers necessary, and that he may wisiltb;
have executed during the succeeding or current mon
and to include in each succeeding report the state of ay
such work that may have received the sanction of toci,
board, whether in course of completion or if comple,..telit
and that no work be undertaken by the engineer wit4,e,
in the first instance coming before the board as au to.
and receiving its sanction." This motion was agreed
The- survpyor sent in a report as to the alteration in ;ea
footpath in Aigburth-road, and a resolution was agr
alteringig-
to that no further outlay be incurred in altering
ion
burth-road than is required to complete the w°l*,.s
hand between St. Michael's-road and Mr. Sorsisti
gate. Mr. Boult moved, "That the clerk be instracer.,
to apply to the Town Council of Liverpool for, Poe
mission to introduce into their proposed bill upon lay
tramways, a clause or, clauses enabling this board to ye
down, or permit them to be laid down within ,yr.
district." Mr. Jevons seconded the motion.
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Darsie moved a negative as an amendment.
division, the original motion was carried by the
chr-
man's vote. This terminated the public business.
eived
'LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—New cases roe 074 ;
advice and medicine at the institution : North,. `O,O
South, 162 ; total, 436. New cases visited at their nth,
houses and supplied with medicine : North, 76; Sepre-
-45 ; total, 120. Rev. Rector Campbell, l
sident Major Bourne, Vice-President ettrtthil
Dispensary; R. A. Payne, Vice-President or
Dispensary ; Mr. Francis Mill,
Langley, ecretary. Treasurer; gr. r