The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-25 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY.

- The Lamp Cal:Forums moved the second- reading of the
Law and Equity Bill, the object of which was to effect the
further fusion of these branches of public justice. At present,
in many cases parties were compelled to apply to both courts,
at great increase of expense. If the bill were read a second
time he proposed to refer it to a select committee.
Lord ST. LEOYARMS opposed the bill, which would deprive
-the Equity Courts of the functions which they had so well and
so long discharged, and transfer them to a new and inconsis-
tent tribunal. - -

After a further legal discussion, in which Lords Cranworth,
Chelmsford, Wensleydale, and Kingdown took part, and a
reply from the Chancellor, the bill was read a second time.
The Marriage (England and Ireland.) Bill was read a second
time.

Some other business was transacted, and
The House adjourned at eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTEB.DAY.
The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.

Mr. Anonyms SMITE moved for a select committee to inquire
into the rights of the Crown as connected with the foreshores,
tidal rivers, estuaries, and bed of the sea round the coast of
the United Kingdom, and the manner in which the Woods and
Forests are dealing with the came. He adduced several
grievances suffered by private individuals from the claims
made by the Crown on the land between the high and low-
water mark.

The ArTos.NE..v-GeNnaar, explained that the difficulty lay in
defining the high-water mark, which differed according to the
state of the tide. Thug quiestion, on certain fiat sires, involved
more than a mile of ground. This property belonged to the
public; it was entrusted to the Woods and Forests on account
of the Consolidated Fund, and the Commissioner! *ere bound
to look to the general advantages. When the interests df the
public were concerned, the Commissioners yielded ; they gave
the use of the fore shores, without dispute, to the Submarine
Telegraph Ccnipany. As to the motion, the House of Commons
had no business whatever to inqnire into the right and title of
the Crown, which depended upon the law of the land. The
right of the Crown was the foundation of priVate right, and
the one could not be disputed without weighing the other.
It was certainly competent for Parliament to enquire into the
conduct of the commissioners, but there was no case made out
for. enquiry. The commissioners had done their duty faith-
fully, and in accordance with the interests of the public, and
he must, therefore, oppose the motion.
On a division the motion was negatived by 134 to 117.
Mr. GREGORY moved the appointment of a select committee
to inquire how far and in what way it may be desirable to find
increased space for the exte4isn and arrangement of the various
collections of the British Museum, and the best means of
rendering them available for the promottan of science and art.
Owing to the want of proper accommodation, many valuable
private collections were lost to the nation, and the Museum
did not fulfil its purpdse of educating the national taste. It
had now become absolutely necessary to inquire if the collec-
tions ought not to be separated ; if so, where they should be
placed hereafter. He urged likewise, that the duplicates should
be transferred to the provinces as the nucleus of collections,
and that lectures on subjects of science and natural history
should be established at the Museum.

Sir G. C. Lewis considered that in the present want
of accommodation it was advisable rather to remove
part of the present collections, than to purchase
more space in the neighbourhood of the Museum.
The question, in truth, resolved itself into one of expense.
As to the duplicates, there were but few in the museum which
could strictly be called by that name, and those that accrued
from time to time Were sold. As for the lectures, here again
occurred the question of expense, cn *hieh ground it was not
advisable to take any steps at present. He admitted, how-
ever, the utility of enquiring, and should offer go objection to
the committee.

Mr. A. TintNes:thought that removal of the collection woad
involve more expense than purchasing accommodation in the'
present neighbourhood. The removal alone would cost a large
sum; besides which many of the articles were unique, and, if
damaged, could never be replaced. He was glad that the
committee was to be appointed, and trusted that it would find
means to keep the Museum on the present site.
Colonel SYKES likewise approved of the committee, and
trusted the present site would be maintained, as the most
central for the working classes.
Lord PALMERSTON repeated that the question was one
of expense. If all the additions which were made from
time to time could be placed in the present building, ne one
would recommend any removal ; but the museum could
not display its present collection, and a separation became
necessary. The trustees had decided that the books and the
_antiquities could not be removed. Nothir.g, therefore, was
left but to remove the natural history collections. After close
calculation it.was found that it would cost less by Lt;00.006 to
take the collections elsewhere rather than to find place for
them in contiguity to the Museum. He quite approved of
the appointment of the committee, and should be satisfied if
it could provide accommodation on the present site at less
expense. He admitted that if arrangements could be made,
without expenseifor making the collections available for lectures
it would be most advisable to establish them. How far this
could be done would be a proper subject for inquiry.
Mr. JACKSON protested against charging these advaaces on
the Consolidated Fund. They could be provided easily by a
small rate on the metropolis. •
The CHANCELLOR of the Exerteuvra, adverting to com-
plaints as to the low pay of the officials of the Museum,
declared that they were as well paid as other public servants,
having regard to the nature and extent of their duties.
Those offices were of an agreeable character, and the duties
extremely light.
The motion was agreed to. •
Colonel Smyria obtained leave to introduce a bill respecting
the liability of innkeepers, and to prevent certain frauds upon
them.

Mr. Jscasom moved an address praying for a commission to
inquire into the system of eontroland management of our dock
yards, the purchase of materials and stores, the cost of build-
ing, repairing, and refitting her Majesty's ships. -

Mr. CORRIE offered some explanation on the subject. He
did not object to the motion, but was not sangaine as to the
results.

Mr. BENTINCX complained that the commission would not
alter the system, wherein lay the real fault. He strongly con-
.denined the constitution of the present Board of Admiralty,
which was the root of the evil.

Mr. LINDSAY observed that it was very easy to find fault
with the board, but no one proposed any plan for constituting a
better. He defended his previous statement as tcr the waste of
money in the dockyards. The public never got the value for
their money.

He proposed an addition to the motion extending the inquiry
to the mode of keeping the accounts of the dock yards.
Lord C. Paget having expressed his approval of enquiry, and
having consented to the addition, the motion, as amended,
was agreed to.
The Pawnbrokers' Act Amendment Bill passed through
committee.

On the motion for the second reading of the London Cor
poration Bill, •

Mr. AvaroN inveighed against this small measure of reform,
which retained all the abuses of the old Corporation, and
retained an institution utterly unfit for the requirements
of the time, arid which was growing worse every year.
It became most important to establish a really effectve muni-
cipality. The present dress and position of members of the
Corporation were simply ridiculous, and its abnormal offices
were an insult and an injury to the metropolitan
county. There were many working officers of the Corporation
to these he wished to give a fair field for their exertions,
which they had not at present. The Metropolitan and City
Police ought to be amalgamated. He protested against
the fiscal exactions of the Corporation—the coal tax more
especially; and concluded by moving that the bill
be referred to a select committee, with instructions to
enquire and report upon the charges and taxes of the
metropolis, and the expediency of constituting the metropolis
a county of itself for all purposes of local management, and
for the administration of justice.
Mr. Wituanis contended that they would do better to let
the present system alone, rather than deal with it in the
imperfect manner proposed by the bill. He declared the
Corporation of London to be the most corrupt and wasteful of
any governing body that ever existed, whether municipal or
national.

Sir G. C. Lewis founded his support of the bill on the
report of the commission. The only objection to the bill was
that it did not go far enough. Those who wished for further
alterations might propose separate bills. Not believing it
possible to form the metropolis into a county of itself, he
should oppose the motion of Mr. Ayrton.
Mr. JOHN LOCKE moved the adjournment of the debate.
Fir G. Gregor opposed the motion, which was negatived
after a division.

Ultimately the bill was read a second time, on the under-
standing that the further discussion should be taken on its
reference to a committee of the whole House, which was fixed
for Tuesday week.
The Census (England) Bill was read a second time, after a
protest from Mr. Baines.
The petition of Right Bill was read a third time and parsed.
The remaining business was disposed of, and the House
adjourned at ten minutes to one.

Lord Haddo, on the House of Commons going into
Committee of Supply on Art Estimates, is to present a
petition from 400 clergymen in the diocese of London,
praying to debar from public aid schools of art in which
females Are employed as unclothed models ; and to move
a resolution to that effect.
THE EXHIBITION OF SALFORD.—The contributions
which her Majesty has been pleased to lend to the
exhibition Peel Park, Salford, have excited great interest.
Among the costly articles which are now coming from
the royal collections at Windsor Castle will be a large
silk tent, support by silver poles, and fitted up luxuri-
ously with velvet carpets from India ; the singular
gold-enamelled articles which were presented to her
Majesty by the two Kings of Siam ; several suits of
Japanese and Indian plait and chain armour ; a collec-
tion of daggers, knives, and swords from Nepaul and
Abyssinia, with other curious and valuable articles.
A NEW METHOD OF DISSICTION.—The great desider
ratum in anatomy is, to obtain an exact idea of the real
position of the internal organs. This, however, is far
from being the case in dissections by the- common
method ; since every section made on the body, render ed
flabby and unelastic by death, produces a corresponding
deformation ; the soft parts contract, and nothing but
an approximative idea can be formed of the relative
position of the exposed parts before the operation. In
order to obviate this inconvenience, Dr. Pirogoff, an
eminent Russian surgeon, has had the ingenious idea of
subjecting the body before dissection to a cold of eight
degrees centigrade (16 Fahr.) for the space of three days.
By this means the body acquires a hardness like that of
wood, its organs retaining at the same time their rela-
tive sizes, since the moisture they contain increases by
congelation, and thus counteracts the contraction which
the solids would otherwise undergo. The body in
this state is subjected to the circular saw, which will
cut off slices of the thickness of a one-franc piece
with the greatest Nicety, either longitudinally, trans-
versely, or along the axis of the member. By this.
mews Dr. Pirogoff has been enabled to publish
an anatomical atlas of every part of the human
body, seen under three different aspects. In order
,
to copy out a section obtained in the manner described,
Dr. Pirogoff passes lightly. over the frozen slice with a
warm sponge : the surface is thus thawed for
immediately
but a transparent film of ice is h
es drawn upon
a fir trnd st
formed over it. A pane of glassumtes
l lso as to form so
it crossing each other at. right thegiifilm and the bur-
many squares, is then laidr
squares like
face copied out upon. p ed into
artesans the greatest precision is
the glass. BY t.hi-
attained. The pririple of refrigeration has been car-
ried the ingenious inventor, who, by
ried still
;no. a body to a cold of 18 deg. centigrade (four deg.
further
eFxarirs.)reduces. it.to the consistency of stone, and then
operates upon it like a sculptor with a chisel and mallet,
laying all the viscera open without in the slightest
degree injuring them. It is thus he has been enabled
to ascertain that the cavities, of the mouth, nose, the
tympanum of the ear, and those of the respiratory organs
are the only ones which enclose air, and that every-
where else the surfaces of all parts of the body adhere
immediately to the membranes enveloping the organs
they contain ; so that however apparently dissimilar
their surfaces of contact may be, there is still an empty
space between them.—Galignani.

THE EFFECTS or DnuNnENNEss.—Elizabeth Jones;
45 years of are, wife of Edward Jones, 1 Court, Tat-
loek-stre,.-t, expired on Monday, from the effects of a
fall over the stairs whilst in a state of intoxication.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—John Williams, employed by Mr.
Horsfall, at the Mersey forge, was admitted to the
Southern Hospital on the 20th instant, suffering. from I
compound fracture of the skull and other injuries
received at the forge. He expired on Monday.
SOCIETY or Firm Ann.—The annual subscribersi
in addition to the exhibitions and lectures provided b'Y
the council of this society, have free admission to. thd
Gallery of Art in Colquitt-street. The admirable cats'
logue prepared by the hon. director is a valuable and
agreeable guide to the art treasures it contains.
LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INEERILABY,
PLEASANT.—Consulting Surgeon, Hugh Neill, Esq.;
Surgeons, John Poole, Esq., Dr. R. Hibbert Taylor,
Dr. Nevins; Assistant-Surgeon, T. Bickerton, FOP,'
Treasurer, J. G. Livingston, Esq. Report for
wee*
ending April 21, 1860 :—New cases : Eyes, 83; 31.44
29: Prescribed for, and received surgical assistance :
Eyes, 330 ; Ears, 158.
(Before. BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY. kpe..lolV,
Commissioner Perry.)—ln re John Herd: This bast'
rupt, a corn broker in Liverpool, came up on application
for his certificate, and was unopposed. His Sonar
granted a second class certificate, immediate.—ln fs
Rowlasoa and Brooks These banknipts, who were
builders in Liverpool, also applied for their Cagiest°,
and were unopposed. The court granted second C
certificates.
COUNTY COVRT, YESTERDAY.—(Before J. t• 31:311.f.
Esq.) The plaintiff in a case Sinter
Green v. itt
sought to recover the sum of .E 7, which he had P
‘:
into a watch club, of which the defendant was t."l!'.
manager. Plaintiff had
.paid the above sum by weeklY
instalments, and had received a watch in return. trr"t
getting the watch, however, he found that it did Ilte.
keep good time, and sent it back to. the defendant to
regulated. This toot place about two years age', au'
since that time he had never been able to recover the
Watch from the defendant, who pleaded that he iraa_
lost it. A question at law arising in the casd,
Honour reserved his decision until to-day.—Christorc'
Efforn, of 60, Kensington-terrace, Kirkdalc, was cal"
mitted for fourteen days, for the non-payment of 3 deb
of lls 6d.

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INQUESTS.—The following inquests were held yestet
day before the borough coroner :—On the body of T. P‘
Cowden, 11 years of age, who expired at the Infirmary,
having been injured by the falling of a stone from the
roof of the passage in his parents' house. A verdict &,
"Accidentally killed" was returned, the jury findil
"that the attention of the owners of the property shout
be called to the dangerous state it is in."—On the bey,
of Rose Ann Nelson, 31 years of age,, wife of Wiiliarn
Nelson, a ship's cook. The deceased was found dead is
her room on Monday morning. Death resulted
natural causes. Verdict accordingly.—On the bedY,
Elizabeth kennedy, three weeks old, child of Rose
Kennedy, 60, Lower Harrington-street. The decer7
died in the arms of her mother on Sunday morning las"
whilst in bed. Verdict, "Accidentally suffocated.'
THE RECENT FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIE,4I:
excitement consequent on the late fightteems to inore
rather than subside in Liverpool, and the admirers s°
Sayers have commenced a subscription on his beha'
It is confidently stated that he will pay a visit to Ll'e.,.er'
pool in a day or two for the purpose of receiving
tribute. Heenan, too, is coming in for his share,
public praise ; and already a sum not far shortkel
couple of hundred pounds has been put down for hilabi
the American captains in the port of ~Liverpool—serkfl,
of whom are said to have pocketed nice sums ill „
shape of time.bets, such as £4OO to £lOO that Sayers
would not beat Heenan in an hour. The fight' Os
made the subject of a discourse on Sunday by tne Ref,
H. S. Brown, on whieh occasion this poplar orate,
frequently elicited "loud laughter" from his AO/
delighted audience.
'
LIFORTANT TO RAILWAY COUFA.NIES. cow-,
some interest to manufacturers was tried in the 01t111,370
County Court last week. It was an action as
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company for.
alleged detention of some bales of cotton. The
tiffs, Messrs. Gee and Co., of Bottom of Moor, had,
appears, ten bales of cotton left for them at the raftn
station, Liverpool, on the 26th of January. Theca'
should have been delivered to them on the 21:3
according to usual practice, but in this instance it
.4
not reach them till the 30th, and by the non-deli°;
the plaintiffs stated they had lost upwards of 120. ke)
jury gave a verdict for the plaintiffs for £l5, to 1010
the judge added the ccsts, his honour laying it dowe_..,
"clear law and clear reason" that the railway comPr,
were not at liborty to detain goods, because when the;
received them they took them on the assumed cost
that they were to forward them by the first conveyia''
t/
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THE BIRKENHEAD CATHOLICS AND THE OPE.
Wednesday week a meeting of the Catholics of Bickel;
head was held in St. Werburgh's Church, Grange-lane:hv
which a number of speaZ,ers expressed their synsea.i.
with- his Holiness the Pope in his distress, and it ior
determined that a second meeth:,..ct should take Plato
resolving their feelings into a practi.ol form the 4t1,0
of a bag of money. Accordingly the t;:atholics meta
night at the church. After a speech Of a fecal St,
length by the Canon Chaplain, in which he content- ...uteri
inasmuch as'not one farthing had ever been contrlb-_,L
towards defraying the expenses of the Church at BAn
where all the spiritual business of the Catholics of
,
countries was transacted, it became their duty, cetti:o
tarily, •to give assistance to the. Pope, now
he was in difficulties, consequent upoi. the -d "
turbances in the States, originated, not by BO 7.1
subjects, but by strangers who were bent ur.,
creating disturbances. He denied .that Eantributiore
had ever been solicited by the Holy Father; but t-„,-
time had arrived when the Catholics should Pro-
s
themselves such in reality, laying political differ'
ences entirely aside. America and Ireland had sea,,
tributed ; Dublin to the amount of £15,000; Loy
(ion contributed £5OO per week;-- and- Liverpool; esol;
it had finished, would contribute, at least, from /79°.,1
to £8,000; and they in Birkenhead were also cap'
upon •to render assistance to the Pope, and he ho
_A
they would respond liberally. A collection ensued, sP"
the amour. t raall ed was nearly £lOO.

MISS HILES'S FAREWELL CONCERT Ire

ST. GEORGE'S-HALL:

Miss Hiles must have been- gratified <Fie te,
attendance of her friends and admirers last nigbit Sa
George's-hall to take leave of her. The Hall was
full, and the reception of the fair.,beneficiaire most
thusiastic. She sang remarkably well, and was ti,
ably supported by her sister, Miss Clara Hiles, and
Cuzner. We were rather disappointed with Mr. 1.416
of the Manchester concerts ; but tenor voices are .I;fa
delicate, and the weather has been very trying.
abstain from further comment. Maclaine Moritz Prk
a fantasia on airs from "La Gazza Ladra"
quisitely, and Mr. Best played a solo on the organ,
the overture to " Guillaume Tell." Mr.:E. W: Thols-0
played two pieces on the violin ; and the whole Gqiice
was generally satisfactory. -

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT,--YEsTESO

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
ASgArLI. George Taylor, fruit merchant, Saint Pr;
Market, appeared in answer to a auxaniont charging bOfrer
haring committed an assault upon Robert Benn,.d,sor.l7oo
at Ilengler's Circus. Mr. Bluck appeared on behalf of
defendant, who, it appeared, went to Hengler"s Circus, PB,;t4
a shilling for admission. He took a seat behind the Ted
seats, and the door-keeper told hint that he-was not slrn
to remain there. Defendant stated, as he was leacillo
circus the door-keeper pushed a check in his flaes'
words ensued, and ultimately the defendant str6llg,

plainant several times. Fined £2 and costs.
P- - Picsitio.---A lad led John Bel

reei

2OCKET _ -.-••••• A lad nem_ Johu ,11,
Cavendish-street, was charged with having picked the ripi
of Mr. Francis Grundy, who stated that whilst he was std tor
on Gorse Piazza yesterday morning he felt somebody's rroe
his pocket, and turning his head around saw the prisonewt,d,
immediately ran away. Prosecutor missed his pocket..,
kerchief and ran after the prisoner, who dropped the 211";siifi
the Gores, where it was picked up by another lad, who'd
corroborative testimony.;--Remanded on a charge of Wafer
A LOA, or SUGAR.—William Hunt and Robert ltsTo;fo
carters, were brought up on a charge of having stolen " des
sugar from the Wapping dock warehouse. Rainford eone,ra,
the loaf in Hunt's cart, but was observed by Peter Cl
Sit loaves have been missed from the same i3ecrialgtoti
Friday. There was nothing in the evidence which VI, alb
Hunt; therefore he was dismissed. The other prison"
remanded. re°
GRJEWOUS AtgArL7.—Anne Roach, a young doteriEs
looking woman, was brought up and charged with
_,t,
grievously assaulted Ann Mealy, 9 Court, slidghalle,vl, :eV"
the 9th instant. Complainant event into Beokstaree roe
house, and met the prisoner there. They iminediatel";
to quarrel, relative to some criminal information
been laid by .the prisoner against the complainant. gla h,e;,
the prisoner hit her antagonist on the eye, destrol:oos`
eyesight. Some time ago the prisoner-was fined £5..0OPg.
for committing an assault upon a female. Mr. n, stiOe ted
gested that the prisoner should make some comr, 14ftlee ,
the complainant for the loss of her eyesight; but Owes"
to do • so, and was fined. E 5 . and costs, or WO
imprisonment in default.
iino se °cr.'
Bt'ltGLAßY.—Patrick Hammill and Edward .. m--o,,red *
brought up on a charge of having burglariousll 0010 a
provision store in Limekiln-lane, and with 1e54150,' Nib"'
quantity of bacon therefrom, the property of iff' front the
who on Saturday night secured the shop, and Inn'ornieP
roof a piece of bacon, which was missed on Moide.,,7 from the
Police-constable 631 saw the prisoners proceeai:::,„ Mir
premises on Saturday night, and apprehended tun":_76 erson,
picion. Thomas had 4s. 6d. and a screw driver 0
saes' goo sof
and Hammill about 9 lbs. of bacon. 'Sent- tor"! '
trial.
h'llturke,STEALlNGJanit°
STEALING Wu Jobe- rsiczy.---Patrick Ruddy, - brought
Pain, James 3.l.Hugh, and Patrick Brags"+
gallons, valued et
on remand charged with having stolenet,te_on
the, 12nd instant'
t
£5, from Mr. John Raby's, in Pitt-44;f settling the affair,
Mr. Raffles had given them a chanee„,,,y. Al damage and 60y
they neglected to do so. Ordered re, r
each, or a month's imprison
_and Castztessiee.)
ACT.—Wilth%
BLEACH OF THP: E'4l° keeper, was summoned tinder • th'i
MMonald, boardinghouse
ant Passengers' Act for having- 6,„jett.
(Before Messrs. BoAr.Nr.roiTrAssimorßs,
66th section of the Eralgrand
under the 75th section of this."'",..
mithont licenses. Ins tor
as a passengers' broker,
pec . 0
act as
sthrne letter, ITN°. et
gave evidence to
for acting
in the possession of
runner,
thatile had Wm a
a girl named nr1.42,1„;t-'
some money,
which woe addressed to Mr. Greggan. Three.
Gilchrist, %rex
news, including the girl mentioned by Mr. PoveYr
called, bat they @bated that M`Donald acted as their 'II
but they paid him some money. The case was disnlifile'. •

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The King of Bavaria has sent fifteen lifted
a present to the Pope.
koob
DIVORCE IN FRANCE.—The late of e to
Minister of Justice shows an extraordinary in of of
have taken place of late years in judicial aerani, late!
married couples. While in 1841 and a few
Waal
the returns exhibited a little more than 1,000 1113,0
eases, there were in 1858 no less than 1,.077* ariy
great majority of instances the, complaining P 009
the wife. The male applicants for separation vre
a couple of hundred. rue
f 0
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STRANGLING AND FIGHTING. The"
of the Pugilistic Association seems to settle-tYflir"-eissf
as to the illegality" of the mode in ivlncn;:pat
foughtin his last round with Sayers:—Dul "egio.
where a man shall have his antagonist acrletmong:e
in such a position as to be helpless, jtan
his life by strangulation or apoplexy,..,-toAsts wthe
poier of the referee to direct the 80C47100 that 'of
man away, and thus conclude the r0w.1.0 ~rectioni
man or his seconds refusirig to obey the du
°C
referee shall be deemed the loser."