The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-08 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPPOSED INTANTICIDE AT BIRKENHEAD.—Yesterday
morning; a youth named William Langley, residing in
-K-erssteurt-Grange.lane,- Birkenhead, found a band=box
inn yard' near St. Mary's Church.- On taking Off the
lid he found, wrapped up in a piece of linen, the body of
a fidl-grown, female child, which have evidences of
haVing been utterly neglected at birth. The hex and its
contents' were removed to the poliee-offica. '
CLAYTON'-HALL.—Mr..Hoffort, of the School of 'Art
and Industry, Berlin, gave his first entertainment last
night, assisted by our well-known townsman, Mr. F.
M'Cabe, in his characteristic sketches, which, with the
dissolving views and' chemical experiments, gave the
greatest satisfaction to the company assembled. We
understand that Mr. Hoffert has taken the hall fertile
season, and have no doubt that the patrons of scientific
and
„pleasing entertainment will, during the ensuing
mouthsouake the hall .a. pleasing resort:.
A SEVERE' CAUTION TO PICK.POCKF.TS.--At the Bir-
kenhead Police-court, yesterday, Jchn.Kelly. of Birming-
barn, an, 'elaborately-attired young man, was *tight
up by detective Hodgson on a charge of having attempted
to pick pockets on 'the preVious' evening, at the Monks
Ferrir Railway Station. Mr. Totinglisband said he
should send the prisoner to gaol for three months, with
hard labour, and gave public notice that every person
who picked pockets or attempted to do so, 'and' was
brOuglA before him, would receive the utmost "punish-
ment that the law would allow him to inflict.
LECTCRE AT ST. PETER'S Sonoeisnoom.--The final'
lecture of the series was delivered last evening by James
.Dowie, Esq., on "Rising from the Ranks." It wag an
able piece of composition, and listened to throughout
with eager attention. He dwelt much upon the
-character of George Stephenson, who had risen from a
collier to an estated gentleman consulted by foreign
princes on Matters connected with his profession. A
vote,of thanks was passed to Mr. Denny for the lectures
just concluded; and which were said to have given the
people of St. Peter's-district great gratification.
ARCHITECTURALI SOCIRTY.—The fortnightly meeting
of this association was held last evening, at the Royal
Institution, Colquitt-street, the chair being occupied by
Mr. 'IL P. Horsier, the president. A' letter was read
from Mr.. M'Gowen, clerk to the Health , Committee,
acknowledging the receipt of the society's 'communi-
cation respecting the bye-laws, and assuring the society
that the committee would be happy to do all in their
power to meet the views of the members consistent
'with the interests of the public. After a'short conver-
sation, Mr. Justen read a continuation of his paper on
the Romanesques of Germany, which gave rise to ,an
interesting discussion. The proceedings closed with a
vote of thanks to the lecturer.
INQUEST.—At the Coroner's Court yesterday, before
p. F. Curry, Esq., an inquest was held on the body of
William, son of William Heavy, labourer, residing at
N. 1; South Crow-street. On Friday evening the
raotherplaced a saucepan containing boiling water-in a
tuvrp
ob oard
years, oonft
age),
e ,11 the rheoa ewh
a,
sasfrsotecktihnooug_ahbto,uotft.hthe room;
but but immediately afterwards her attention was attracted
by the screams of the infant, who had upset the contents
of the saucepan into his bosom, which wes very badly
burnt. 'Margaret Ford, a neighbour.. conveyed the
sufferer to the Southern Hospital, where the scalds were
dressed. He expired on Monday. Verdict--Death bv
accidental scalding. •
FiRES LAST NIGHT.—At Ferguson's' beerhouse,
Vauxhall-road, at half-past five p.m. ; a two-storied house.
Fire originated; 'it is believed, in a bed drawn closely
across .a fire-place, in 'the room near the back kitchen ;
set on fire .by sparks coming down the chimney from an
adjoining vent on fire earlier in the day. Subdued in
half-an-hour by the fire-police. , L
Damage, abatht£o3d.:
0y
not insured.—At M'Cormick's cooperage,
been
bstyt;e
ret, bpeotlwiceeemnanninoen andthe ten
beat.9' c liothc k,e
premises s e had Discovered
s
shut up, and there was no person,in charge. The fire
seemed to have originated in a corner of , the yard
adjoining the warehouse. It was 'subdued by a reel
froth the Collingwood Dock, before the police fire-engine
reached the spot. The damage done was not serious.
'STANLEY WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION.—On Tees-
* evening a lecture connected with this institution was
delivered in the National SchOolsroom, Old. Swan, by
Mr. William Pope, on the " Aborigines of America."
The lectiirer described the various characteristics of the
so-called Indians from his own personal eiperience, and
Pointed out many honest and generous dispositions to
be met with in the race. Mr. Pope was listened to
with marked st tention; and the audience testified their
gratification by a, hearty vote of thanks. The Rev. T.
Gardner occupied the chair. By permission of Captain
BOUStield, the band of the Ist Lancashire. Volunteer
Rifles take part in a concert on Tuesday next in con-
nection-with the .Working Men's Association......J. 8.-
Cooper, Esq., has kindly consented to conduct and
arrange the concerted vocal music on the occasion ; in
addition to which Mrs. George Keef and Mr. H. V.
Lewis have-generously given their services,- and the
latter will preside at the piano-forte. The tickets
for the entertainment are almost entirely disposed of,
and all available space will no doubt be engaged before
the day of the concert.

TIDE TOWN COUNCIL.

F CE COMMITTEE,

. _
Alder Man 4,roo,Lit,ir'c't said hb perceived from the
iagerl`s that there. had been.some correspondence .going
ii till, between -the ,Toxteth.Board • and the Town-clerk in
reference: to widening Smithdown4ane beyond the
Bormigh: He hoped before -the ;Council spent money
out 'of the Borough they would look to imprimatetitt' which,
were required within the Borough:
Alderinan. SrEwiint Said the tact..risi• 1Aet,14,40
which was tq lip4e 6 ypted SmitlictoNtio
lath%villioitt the parliamentary borough, but he
must confess himself at a loss tO understand how, if a
road was partly within and partly without the borough;
the improvement of the whole road was not beneficial; to
both sides.: Me.-Earle and Lord Sefton had generously
given their land for the improvement; . and two other.
landowners who had purchased theirs on speculation,mo
doubt recently, said they were willing to:leave it to him
(Mr. Stewart) to say what compensation they should
receive for their property. About £'7,000 over and above:
the_ gifts_re.ferred.to,_ was. required, to starry out the im-
provement and he doabt the correspondence
re gred to Was from the Town-clerk, asking, what the
Poiteth--park people were prepared to contribute towards
the expenses.
Mr.. Alderman Woonnurr said he was
,perfectly satis-
fied with the ekplanation.
Alderman 'PARKEit said the improvement might 'be
desirable, but that there were improvements in the
borough which should be first' attendel to. •
Mr. JETTERY thanlied.the Finance Committee for the.
manner in which they had dealt with:this question.

' THE CORPORATION, CAVacHEs.
Mr. 'STITT called attention to the fatt that a lawyek's
letter had been Seat to tho •cOmniittth, dethanding a
quarter's salary due to Tobin, the Oiganist of St.
Thomas's Church,' and that the committee had theie,
Upon ordered 'the treasurer to discharge the demand.
lie said he had thought the Council had, some time ago,
agreed that they would not pay-any accoUnta on behalf
of-the COrporation churches that were not obligitory.
The Town-clerk had reported some time since .that the
payment in reference to the organist of St .Thdniat's
'was not an obligatory Otte, lint that in the eases of thOse
chtirchts whence the Corporation derived an income
from the pew rents, the Corporation could legally pay
the organist a salary. Now, as to St. Thomas's, the
Corporation received no pew rents; but it paid last
year, on account :of that. church, £224 16s. 9d. !t,
therefore, appeared to him that the payment was not an •
obligatory one.
Mr. STEWART—I beg to sav that the payment is an
obligatory one. The Corporation has appointed Mr.
Tobin,, and must pay him.. '
Mr. STITT concluded by saying that the'payment was
vicious in princioe,nnjust to the sister churches in the
town, and an injustice to the ratepayers, therefore be
moved that the payment be,not confirmed.
Mr. Aldernian STEWART explained' that, . sonic
years ago, Mr. Tobin had been appointed' 'by, the
Corporation and they were therefore bound to paylinh
The reason why the lawyer's letter7come to the Council
was, that • the churchwardens had refused to sigh the
account, and it had been usual for the account net to be
paid before it had beensigned.
Mr. STITT expressed himself satisfied with the explan-
ation.

THE' CORPORATION AND THE DOCK BILL.
Mr. JEFFBILY asked what was the present position of
the bill before Parliament on behalf; of the Dock Board,
and what was the position of the Council in reference to it.
The TO7N-CLERK replied that the bill was promoted
by the Dock Board, and, had been grouped, but that !a
day had not yet been fixed for the committee on the
bill. The Corporation had petitioned against the bill,
Objecting to the system of levying tolls upon thelanding-
stage. The bill proposed to enable the Dock Board to give
increased facilities of access from the shore to the great
landing-stage, which was at present exclusively adapted
to the use of sea-going vessels, and to lower the ends of
the stage to allow ferry-boats to come to it to receive
carts and other vehicles directly on their decks. The
tolls were chargeable on the vehicles or persons using
those new approaches only.
Mr JEFFERY asked whether the south landing-stage
would continue to be used for the purposes to which it
had hitherto been devoted, and whether the same faci-
lities would be continued for the conveyance of vehicles
across the water that were now in existence. When
the new accommodation shall have been 'provided would
the present accommodation be withdrawn. By the 69th
clause of the Dock Consolidation Act; whets the Cerpor
ration handed. over the landing-stages to the Dock
Board,that body undertook to maintain them in their
integrity,- and find:all necessary working requirements;
'now, as he understood the Town-clerk, the landing-
stage'Was abour, to be used for the ferry steimers. •
The Mayoa—Only the ends. • •
Mr. JEFFlMY—lll'at'Oition to the sea-going steamers;
and that fer the necessary outlay a toll was to be im-
posed. He thought it highly undesirable that any toll
should be charged on the Mersey for this purpose. He
desired to know if the
.public-interests wptild be pro
tected. The Corporation of Liverpool were the owners
of the Tranmere Ferry, and Mr. Willoughby was their
tenant. If the facilities at present enjoyed were with-
drawn, Mr. Willoughby, as their tenant, and through
him, the Corporation, would be taxed for that which

they now enjoyed gratuitously. •
The TOWN-CLERK said the bill did not at all inter-
fere with the south stage. :The proposed works were
an-incline to the north stage ; and according' to the word-
ing of the bill no person - Would be liable to -any toll
unless using the new works.

Mr. JEFFERY said' atpresent there was a basin wherein
to load ferry. steamers. Would 4,11, basin he eontinyed
or•WitlidraWn when the nsw works` were edmpleted-?,
The TOWN-CLERK said, looking to the plan, he should
say there would be no room in that basin fora steamer
when the new works were made.

Mr. JEFFERY said that was what he wanted to call
the attention of the Finance Committee to—that if the
Dock Board found it necessary for the accommodation
of the commerce of the. port to give the proposed accom-
modation, they should not be allowed to-do. it at the
cost of sacrificing the interests 'and privileges of the
public. He wanted' to have it laid down that in the
future the public should enjoy the same :facilities for
crossing the river that they now had:
The Towx-cLEßK'said the Seaconibe Basin could not
be entered by steadiers when the new works were carried
out, and that one of the four bridges would be affected
by the works.
Mr. ASPINAEL said he fancied that the new works
would be such as that they would compel the people to
take their traffic on to the north stage over those works,
and so render that traffic liable to tolls.

' Mr. JEFFERY, •teei.E.g the chairman of the Dock Board
in his place, asked that gentleman to state What con-
struction the Dock Board put upon the matter ?
Mr. CHARLES TURNER was rather surprised that Mr.
Jeffery had. asked the question, because in truth this
new approach to the landing-stage would not be so
useful to the commerce of the port, strictly so called, as
it would be to the ferry traffic over the river, which was
a matter for the convenience and advantage of the inha-
bitants of Liverpool and Cheshire. The 'matter was
brought before the Dock Board not by those
'lnterested in the commerce of the port as rate-
payer& On that commerce, but by the Birken-
head Commissioners, who thought that the Scotch
and American system of ferry traffic would be a
great advantage if adopted on the Mersey, and an
enormous advantage to the people of Liverpool and
Birkenhead. With that view the question was brought
before the Finance Committee of the Corporation, in
the hope that they would take the same view of it as
did the Cheshire residents, represented by the Birken-
head Commissioners. They did not question that the
advantages to both sides of the river would be enormous,
but did not think the object was one to which they
could recommend the Corporation to contribute. It
then became necessary for the Dock Board to consider
whether they could carry ont the improvement most
desirable for the ferry traffic under their own powers.
After considerable .discussion and consideration, the
expenditure was reduced to' something like £50,000 ;
and the board considering that as they had a large
estate on each side of the water, and would be advan-
taged to some extent, they would be justified in spending
that sum of inoney. Primarily, the object was not to
benefit the commerce of the p 047 but the inhabitants of
Liverpool and Cheshire.
Mr. JEFFERY said the answer was not satisfactory. The
Seacombe slip bad been public property, and would it
continue available for the free use of the public.
Mr. TURNER said the Seacombe slip oould not be used
when the works were. completed. If the Corporation
and the town of Liverpool believed that the advantages
of the new Works would not counterbalance the abolition
of the Seacombe slip, they must take what course they
thought necessary in reference to the bill.
Mr. JEFFERY—Are you giving us an equivalent for
taking it away from us?
Mr; TURNER--A great deal more than an equivalent.
that we' have given you the
landing-stage REFF
E alreadyl I g •
Mr. TURNER said the commerce of the port would
not derive more than 'me-fifth of. the advantages that
Would accrue from the works, whilst the people of
Liverpool and Cheshire would derive. SO per .cent. of the
benefits; in, fact the Dock Board were, going almost
beyond the mark they should go to benefit Liverpool
and Cheshire. When the Corporation refused to con-
tribute, several members of the Dock Board thought the
whole question should be allowed to drop. He really
thought that instead of finding fault with, Mr. Jeffery •
should move a vote of thanks to, the Dock Board for
what they had done in the matter. _ . .
Mr. Ve4Noir said the facilities given ,by the new

Yesterday a monthly and special meeting of the Town
Coan2il was held in the -Town-hall, the Mayor. T, D.
Atidersoni, EsA., tieesiding;

The. proceedinirs resolutions, and reports of the
Finance Committee were read. comprising -a reconi-
niendation to increase the salary of Mr. William Rush-
,ton, building surveyor, frond £3OO to £350 per alitaum;
and a reemr.niondatkori. to s.ell, stiblect, to tte
,appro4al of
I }ate liti.rds of the Treasury, the reversionary interest in a
piece Of land on the east side of Chatham-street, to the
ministers and members of the Liverpool Welsh Cal-
vinistic Methodist Association, fOr the Slim of £l3B ;
also, a report on,finariClal.• eonriderAtioiks subject
of eonverting wC 'reservoir at2vorton Valley into baths:
'The committee stated, that having regard to the financial
position of the Corporation,
,they, could not recommend
that the Finance' Committee should provide the sum of.
£5,000 for the conversion of ,the 'reser;koir in ,Everton
Valley. The committee having had under consicierkion
the letter by 3rr. tintts4r, had denounced as
Anfoilnaed imputations upon the Corporation. several
statements contained therein having. reference T.to the
Liverpool town dues.
mi: §To74itt stated that the, A 'rsreeemmenci at on of
ilttrei4ntt 4 -the Staidiiig,- = orders,
would stmd 6tei until the next Council meeting. He
M6'ved the confirmation of the. second' recommenation?
stating that it was trival with the Corporation to grant
the reversion for ptifOosEs of the sort
,stated, subject to
thaAtppeoval of the Lords of the.Treaing.: _ ,
a Alderman Coopn seconded the inption, Whieh *as
agkvee
I -,-2),ltiukruitai. .•,...Ew.in.r.said he had to draw the attention
o'f,..the, Council to the fact that, solely, on ,financial
grodnds, "the committee were not prepared, 'and could
not possibly, out of the revenue of the year, raise the
sum required for the conversion of the reservoir at
Everton-valley into a bath. lie concluded by illotitigj
the confirmation of the genethl proceedings Of the
Committee:
Alderman CoopEn seconded the nidtioil.
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