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

allea?ed that this had never been done, so far. at least,
as inquests .ciere concerned
,; and it was agreed that the
governor's attention sboirld be called to the reEolution,
with instructions to carry it oat.
The committee shortly afterwards adjourned.

HEALTH COMMITTEE.

At the weekly meeting of this body yesterday, Alder-
ieare Neer presided ; and the other members present
4+6.i.e? RessYs. Crelfin Vernon, Stitt, Barton,. Nickson,
Ridley, Sieele Ciosthwaite, Haydock, and
Hodson.
The Borough Englneet, kuliffte gu'rveyor and In-
spector of Nuisances reported, terions ptettieulare of the
operations in their several departments during' dee week,
from which it appeared that 322 nuisances complained
of by the inhabitants had been inspected, and means
taken to remedy them ; 1,123 houses in the unhealthiest
deetrisets, containing 3,559 apartments and 544 cellars,
had been pit under examination, with the view of
improving theft sanitary condition.
The Inspector of N'`uisances reported that on Wed-
nesday several summonses fet dollar occupation were
heard before the magistrates; Med as the bench had
recently held that they can only convict when beds are
proved to be in these places, Mr. M`Gorert attended,
and argued the question. There were three magistrates
present—Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Castellaire---
and they were unanimously of opinion that proof of bees
was unnecessary, and that it was sufficient to show that
the cellars were used for habitation. Fines were inflicted
as follows :—Three cases of letting condemned cellars, ,5s
and costs ; in the five adjourned cellar cases, the parties
not having removed in the time allowed, were fined lOs
and costs in each case. Three nuisance informations
were also heard—one for allowing stagnant water to
remain in a middea, fined lOs and costs; and two for
defective spouts, were fined lOs and costs each. The
adjourned hearing of the Margaret-street delf•case was
also genie into, and the party allowed seven days to make
arrattgemetits to abate the nuisance.
The Medical Officer of Health reported that in the
week ending Saturday last the mortality of Liverpool
was lower than in arty week, with one exception, for
the precedin ten years. The deaths for the corres-
ponding wee'k of this period, corrected for increase of
population, were 233, but the actual deaths were only
Ao6 ; showing a falling off of 77 compared with the
aeerage. The deaths in the parish were 110 ; in the
out-townships 46. Zymotic diseases occasioned 26
deaths, of which Z were from typhus, 6 from measles,
3 from diarrhoea, 1 front cholera, 2 from diphtheria, 2 from syphilis, 1 hooping code!, and 1 carbuncle. A
discharged soldier, a passenger by the Tasmania, died
from scurvy. The mortality 'from zytnotios has not been
lower in any week of the preceding ten years. It was
less than half the average. From diseases of the lurid the deaths were 58, including 34 from consumption.
The number is 21 less than the corrected average of the
same week of former years. The mean temperature of
the week was 55 6-10 degrees, the average being 54
degrees. One inch of rain fell during the week.
A report was submitted from the various heads of
departments under the committee, stating that it would
be quite practicable to close the public offices in Corn-
wallis-street at one o'clock on Saturdays. A conversa-
tion on the subject ensued, when Mr. Haydock sug-
gested that somebody at least should be left to receive
rates. Mr. Bowring suggested that they shoule not
be closed till two o'clock, and this was agreed to.
The repairs and repairing of several streets were
ordered, and the committee.soon afterwards adjourned.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
ASS %TILTING A MOTHER.
Elizabeth Porter, who wis remanded on a charge of haying
nearlc cut the eye out of her mother, Ann Hayes, was breught
up. A surgeon stated that the wound was serious, but not
dangerous. The prisoner was bent to gaol for six months with
hard labour.

A BAD HUSBAND.
Thomas Welwood, a boiler-maker, living in No. 1 Court,
Chapel-lane, was charged with having assaulted his wife Anne.
The story told by the woman, who seemed to be a respectable
person, was a sad one. The prisoner, it appeared, is a very
drunken man, and has been away from his wife and family
for the last three years, during which period the poor woman
supported herself and children by her industry and exertions.
The prisoner wrote to her from *London, promising to amend
and become sober, and she agreed to let him come back: but
after a short time he became much worse than ever, and was
in the habit. of beating her dreadfully. On the previous night
he knocked her down and kicked her fearfully, and but for the
interference of the policeman, who came up and saw him kick
her, he mieht have killed her. The prisoner, in a dogged way,
denied that he kicked her. He was sent to gaol for three
months, and at the end of that time he was ordered to find
sureties to keep the peace, or six months' additional imprison..
meat.