The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-25 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ROUSE-PAINTING TRADE.—The mechanics belonging
to the trade are very busy, as it has been remarked that
there is more business carrying on through town at
Present than for many years past in the above line.
ACClDENT.—Yesterday, John, Licett, a labourer,
lesiding in Back Portland-street, sustained a' fractured
I(°e' at Victoria Dock, by-a
set of triangles falling on
„„,,111111- He was immediately conveyed to the Northern
lat)spita.
, ANNIVERSARY Or THE QUEEN'S CORONATTON.
Y --
eaterday was the anniversary of the coronation of our
gracious Sovereign. Flags floated from the Town-hall
11:'d other public buildings, and the bells of the different
arches rang their merry peals as usual.
the
CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.—Last evening
In St vent een th meeting of the present session of this
.743- was held at the Royal Institution. Some done-
rag were announced. A paper on volumetrical ana-
lysis was read by Mr. John Weir, which was very in,
4resting.
SALE or HOUSE Paorzury.,—Yesterday, Mr. Branch
NA, at the • Clarendon-rooms, a shop, in Paradise-
:treet, occupied by Mrs. Wigforth, for £365. Eight
houses in Horatio-street were bought in for £1,030.
During the day, house property in Stewart-street,
L( oolfe-street, Charter-street, and Trueman-strect were
cocked down at favourable prices.
THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. AT RORY.—.DEATH OT
Zss ENGINE DRlVER.—William Taylor, the engine
driver of the express train, to which the accident hap-
pened on the 18th instant (last Friday),' died yesterday
morning, at the Royal Infirmary. The details of this
'tale have already appeared in our paper. 'An inquest
Win be opened at the Royal Infirmary this day, but
after the preliminaries the inquiry will be adjourned in
iler to give an opportunity of all concerned to be
Preeeut.

COUNTY Counr—YE6TERDLY.—The following orders
for commitments were issued :—Edward Bebb, 22,
ePtune-place, Frederick-street, 14 days, to commence
a month; William Cain, Great Howard-street, 14
days,
in a month ; William Williams, 66, Trowbridge-
ttr
%,.."t, 14 days, in a month ; Edmund
,Simpson, 31,
41aekenzie-street, Everton, 14 days; Henry Harrison,
\\Talton 14 days, in a month; Isaac Griffiths, 8, Pleasant
4.11
I -street, Park, 14 days, in a month ; Patrick Welsh,
`lvendish-street, 14 day`; John Cumming, .71, Hop-
!tt'od-court, 14 days, in a fortnight.
*TOXTETH GUARDIANS.—H. S. Alpass presided at the
eeklY meeting of this board yesterday; and there were
160 present Messrs. Hunter, Harrison, Hughes, Baines,
2111 Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Grindrod, Carter, Ogden,
'id Lea. Mr. Tyson's tender for the erection of a hut
4611 d fittings in the Workhouse was accepted. The
"'ernor reported the number of inmates in the Work-
,.°llee to be, last week, 360 ; admitted since, 9 ; dis-
:Qarged, 17; dead, 2; this week, 35-0; there are 15 boys
beeehing industrial training. There was no public
48itless of any interest.
4 WORDS, WORDS, WORDS. —So says our friend hamlet,t44(l he is not a bad authority. Some one else says lan-
kage was, given to us to conceal our thoughts, and in
'l4
respect, a certain police-officei has fully adopted de
4age, for in a charge which he brought against a young
ebe—clu;before Mr. Raffles, at the Police-court, he said
Was using- obscure language. Now, this was like
tol3Ttle acts of Parliament that require a couple more acts
etPlaba. After a good deal of inquiry, it was ascer-
tained, that the officer meant obscene language when he
aid
rs' obscure, and so the matter stands at present.
the'°_,/torrza's INQuEsrs.--Yesterday, Mr. John Wyborgh,
utePuty-coroner, held the following inquests :—On
at ; °ody of a girl, named Eliza Walker, 17 years of
pe7 Who was a servant in an eating-house in Paradise-
s k'et• The deceased was in the kitchen of the house
ch
417 Monday evening, when her clothes took fire by
ti2dent, and she died in the Southern Hospital from
effects of the injuries. Verdict, " Accidental death."-
5 the body of William Kinny, five weeks old, who was
a "eated in bed by being lain upon by his mother, in
h °Litt off Hornby-street. Verdict accordingly.—On
iitte c
"43' of Henry Henley, 43 years of age, who fell
-0 a cellar in one. o£ hie vrarcllnwtics et Who
°eks, and was accidentally killed. Verdict accordingly.--
11
the body of Patrick Malone, aged 26 yea's, who fell
'llto the hold of a ship in one of the docks, and died in
:tlisequence of the injuries he received. Verdict,
'Accidental death."

XENV PATENTS.—Patents sealed during the week
11ding the 22nd May, 1860: Samuel Corbett, of Salop,
an improvement or improvements in pulpers, for
Pulping food for cattle."—Paul Rapsey Hodge, London,
the treatment and use of new material in making of
till)er, or other compounds of vegetable pulp."—Wm.
‘ligfiam and Wm. Hinchliffe, both of Armley, " im-
Pr°vetnents in apparatus for applying steam and other
vaP°llts, gases, or fluids, to the production of motive
br,
;',lver, and which may also be used for a pump or gas
'"auster, or other similar purpose."—Louis Jean
arldecastiele, of Belgium, "an improved method of
c4P mI.
g the locomotive with the tender, for the purpose
t.,; giving greater adhesion between the wheels of the
inter and the rails."—Edward Dorsett, London, " a
?.7 manufacture of heavy oil."—James Anderson, Ayr,
nProvements in obtaining motive power."—Alfred
4°sskill and James Gawan Crosskill, both of Beverley,
4111 "improvements in reaping and mowing machines."
Communicated front the Offices, for procuring British
and,.Poreign Patents, 4, Clayton-square.
IteIarIMENHEAD POLICE COURT.—(Before Mr. Barton,
14' A. Coxon, Mr. Younghusband, and Mr. Case.)—
tniiliara Doughty was charged by Margaret Hughes, 1,
th-illvaY-place, with assaulting and robbing her of a
;°4/ at half-past eleven o'clock on Wednesday night.
e shawl has been found. ,The prisoner was sent for
41 to the sessions.—Mary Sheridan, Walton-street,
1::"I Eleanor Kenny were charged with stealing a flannel
Vet and a striped shirt, the property of William
4 liclerson, 38, Oliver-street. The articles were stolen
/venk ago, and pledged at Allwood's, pawnbroker.
:It to gaol for 21 days each.—The lads who were
til4l'Red on Monday with stealing lead from the railway
A(l4 were cautioned and dismissed.—Mary M'Coomb,
ag 41'ged by Mary Moore with stealing a sheet, which
f •
mind at Allwood's, was sentenced to 21 days' impri-
irkent.—John Burman, captain of the flat John and
2177 for not having a sufficient safeguard to prey ent
tal •
from falling from the quay above the flat, was fined
and costs.—Ed. Hardley, captain of the Betsey, flat,
414 fined 20s. and costs for permitting ashes to be
tOl7ll into the dock.—Joseph Wilson, farmer, Liscard,
1,,
fined ss. and costs for absenting himself from his
4r" and cart.—Francis Symon, beerhouse-keeper, St.
ns-street summoned for Sunday trading, was fined
64.

r• P. H. Glover, for twenty years librarian to the
;el; died on Wednesday.
'he telegraph cable of 1,200 fillies, to be laid between
ntoon and Singapore, is now being tested.
It is reported that Dr. Wellesley, brother to Lord
n PnwleY, has been offered the see of Carlisle.
°
The 4
-e first leader in the Times is devoted to a criticism
,e petition of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce
ectilig Indian duties on imports.
a~nINVENTION.—TTSE NEW FOUNTAIN PEN.---A. greater
diftrjance than a bad steel pen can hardly be met with---the
tiltritttilty to get a good one. Amongst the recent improve-
-1.11 new " fountain pen," just introduced butall
%iv,
.0., is the beat we have ever seen. By a simple eftec-
,,,t'oontrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by means of
%ti 4,4 inverted barrel above the writing nib, and this barrel
t1e1,7 taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly
thivitheut any chance of being corroded. Another feature
kaisk7 Pe:ll.k, that one dip in the ink will last for five minutes'
Vriting. The pen itself is of the finest description, and
1411erehuts,
offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it will
1it,;,,c,2?d to fill a want felt by every one up to this time. We
13(417,tt1ed this splendid pen, handed to us by Mr. E. T. Hall,
11144:,eobai-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are
Who Wit it will give a full verdict in its favour.