The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-10 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEATH EY DROWNING.—On Saturday afternoon last,
'a boy eleven years old, named Robert Henry Cain, who
resided with his parents at 11, Craven street, was
drowned whilst bathing in a pool of water behind the
Zoological Gardens.
AMERICA.—The Cunard screw steamer Etna arrived
in the Mersey yesterday afternoon, with one day's later
news from New York ; but it possesses no particular
interest. The Etna brought no specie, and no passen-
gers.
THE WEATHER.—We continue to have most singe-
!dal weather for April. Yesterday was a cold stormy
day—showers of hail, some of them heavy and bois-
terous, coming down in rapid succession ; altogether it
Was most unseasonable. The spring of this year is
Certainly going to be one of the latest on record.
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of patients
"during the past week.—New cases received advice and
medicine at the institution : North, 230 ; South, 166 ;
total, 396. New cases visited at their own houses, and
supplied with medicine: North, 80 ; South, 75 ; total,
Bourne,'ss' Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., president ; Captain
vice-president of North Dispensary ; Mr. R. A.
vice-president of South Dispensary ; Mr. Francis
treasurer; Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office,
Leith-offices, Moorfields.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Return for week
ending.
April:—Admitted : In-patients, 38; out-
tel'an'ents, 26 ; surgical casualties, 32. Discharged :
Cured, 20; relieved, and at own request, 12; made out-
-I;atients, 6; irregular, 1; dead, 3. Remain in the house,
49, For the ensuing week :--Visitors, Mr.
• Bones and Rev. R. Leicester ; Physician, Dr.
va-`l,,e,_i Surgeon. Mr. Stubbs. House Surgeon, Mr. T. S.
g."lr; Junior House Surgeon, Mr. H. G. R,awdon;
Rev. E. Poole. C. Wilson, Treasurer.
achaseiteknE, of VOLUNTEERS, YESTERDAY.—Yesterday
--e_entoon the .4th Lancashire Volunteer Artillery, pre-
vtt,-, by their excellent fife and drum band, marched
rm°ugah the town. At the head of the column, on
:nifie,uack, was the venerable and beloved colonel, Mr.
„'eal Brown, late M.P. for Sipth Lancashire. The
aPPeared true soldiers ; and the manly and con-
deo bearina of the officers had the best possible effect
Zel) the' public who thronged the line of march. This
ijiendid corps is worthy of its respected founder, and
devotiondoubt, in case of need, prove its loyalty and
to its sovereign.
eit/lirArbes,tsr BAPTISM IN LrvEßrooL.--alhe Rev. C. M.
chapel, Pembroke-place,. was more than or-
eapatibr filled on Sunday evening, on the occasion of
or-
the
baptism of several adults, who had desired to
impressive received as members of the church. An eloquent and
by the
sermon, applicable to the event, was delivered
eibue minister, whose winning and powerful discourses
ads° 'widely appreciated in this town. Four gentlemen
'even ladies were baptised in succession. There was
aa„e7e of that unbecoming levity and curiosity which too
eeattends such ceremonies ; all the people kept their
eaaeteaand during the immersion an appropriate chant was
by the choir.
hneleclneerrs, YESTERDAY.—WiIIiam Hyde, a sailor on
ea„,.."' the schooner Meridian, in the river, fell off the
te:uast, and sustained a fracture of the skull.-
-e'lrY Davies, an engineer on board the steanier Crimea,
et" residing in Blackstone-street, fell into the hold of
free above steamer, and sustained a severe compound
ielltnehlr„e of the skull. He died shortly after admission
afaule hospital.—John Welsh, a labourer residing in
Ckarter-street, sustained a fractured leg by a
441141%4, of timber falling on him at the Canada Dock.—
aeae:nlas Bendy, a labourer residing in Caruthers-street,
anseered a. severe compound-fractured hand by getting
va'anieled with a circular saw in the Pump-fields, in
Isra.lhall-road. All these cases were received at the
Plena Hospital.
eir'Astest MONDAX.—Yesterday, being Easter Monday,
ere
to thewas, of course, a considerable number of visitors
good old town. The weather was very change-
Rale hail fell at intervals ; the wind blew a perfect
thee; sometimes it was sunny and bright, and, altoge-
ea'te "the uncertain glory of the April day" was fully
4dised. Most of the places of public amusement were
tieteeTistivelY patronised, and, despite the weather, the
ooats were crowded; and the great hippopotamus
ea," Zoological Gardens drew a large number of the
"e to that public resort. . Birkenhead Park, as
at, constituted a great attraction. The early shru.b.s
ar-: ail in bloom, and the forest trees are budding with
falai'. There were thousands of people rambling about
aurhuhe Park during the day ; but on Good Friday the
arers who thronged there were incredible.
at -'"„4RII.ETS COMMITTEE —Alderman Woodruff presided
es'aiil'e usual weekly meeting of the Markets Committee
d-irclay; and the other members present were Messrs.
Shimmin, Kitchen, Nickson, Alderman Houghten,
ta.:4°l3) Johnson, and Haydock.--The Chairman read
Tarious returns ; and stated that the revenue of the
e
t of the markets from the Ist of September last up
`"e present time was £8,619, against £8,092 in the
IrelLePonding period of last year. There was a differ-
In the expenditure of only £2O; and this made the
gal increase of revenue so far, for this year, £609.
14'ret
! urns of the seizures of unwholesome meat showed
af a'' in the central district of the borough, from the Ist
en IPtember to the 30th of March, 32,611 lbs. had been
a;;)luaellaned ; that in the borough 73,457 lbs. of putrid
had been seized; and in the northern district 48,424
genera meat had been seized.—Mr. Hutchinson, the
the eV uperintendent, reported that the seizures for
aorthe,;l.l,
tbad been 1,997 lbs. unwholesome meat in the
lbs. of eesarict, 383 lbs. in the central district, and 20.160
/legsof
slt the borough.—There was no other busi-
a4mageortauce.
By the°II4L;aeoLITIAN IN WEST DERRY VILLAGE.—
rieighbollp;Z•d",Ceance of a gentleman residing in the
about to be
erect d beautiful memorial column cross is
of the old e e In West Derby Village, on the site
ah_
new
enapel.
It appears that the contractors for
usienn, '4: schools have been granted the privilege of
tne materials of the old chapel, which has long
I„,;s'llted the appearance of a somewhat picturesque
in the ancient village. As soon as the building
itha: been removed, there will be a large open space in
, centre of the village, and it is proposed to erect the
"°,,himn in the centre. A very pretty model of it, in
"Ye "ite atone, is exhibited in the church, from which it
Pears that figures of the four Evangelists will be
:eed in 'niches at the top of the pillar, and that the
there will be formed by a series of steps, in the form of
stande old market crosses. The column, which, we under-
will be about 40 feet in estimatedl be surmounted
under-
' small cross The cost is at about £350.
s., st Derby Village will no doubt be proud of its
'sntnorial of the old parish edifice; and the place will be
1) considerably improved, for the Earl of Sefton
o:tPteses pulling down several old erections, and opening
he entrance to Croxteth-park.
nsae.e"TAER. DEATH AMONGST THE DISCHARGED SDL-
trolr —Yesterday, another of the discharged soldiers
die
ee Ott home in the Great Tasmania, from Calcutta,
",ln the Liverpool Workhouse Hospital. It will bey
had that, at the inquest, it was alleged the troops
atteeeen a drunken, dissipated lot of fellows. and it was
saaf;"Pced to draw the inference that their sickness and
euticcluent death was owing to their bad habits. A
ligetus fact bearing upon that matter has just come to
Pose,.• The 'governor of the workhouse, Mr. Carr, is in
of th-"on of the certificates of discharge of sixty-seven
The e inen who have died since the vessel left India.
artib eertificates are dated the day after the men were
in gall; ed) and are signed by an official of high standing
tl/41C..a. Some surprise may be excited when we state
referrertad, on
ef the sixty-seven discharges to which we have
e represented the character of the man as
Theo bore indifferent characters, and sixty-one were
theme g?oo/ or very good character. How was it that
and barges were not produced before the coroner,
qt: character of the discharged neer. vindicated ?
CureaCaTlAL VESTRY MEETING AT WEST DERBY
ratepa:L.----The general annual vestry meeting of the
Yeseer•Yers of the township of West Derby, was held
char4eY forenoon in the vestry-room of the parish
"lo The Rev. Rector Stewart presided ; and
trosb,sae‘ the ratepayers present were Messrs. R. Ledger,
4P Radcliffe, Leatherbarrow, Barker, Thompson.
thurer' &c.—Mr. Crosby was re-appointed parish
church Arden, and Mr. Richard Radcliffe was appointed
kitted warden by the rector.—The accounts were sub-
Passed' and examined with vouchers, and unanimously
Bing "'le balance in the hands of the churchwardens
thattated to be £l6 10s. 6d.—Dr. Glazebrook stated
vario 'clantittee had been appointed to inquire into the
the tae charities of the parish. They had inquired into
that under the charities, and they had ascertained
at an ae allotted seats were free, no charge being made
remh.Tr them. The other charities were found to be
4PArea-I administered, with the exception of the
e,?. fund, and. that was expected. to be soon put
ttitle; auk
Radcliffe said there was upwards of £1,060
eeharee,"uak to the credit of the apprentice fund,'and the
40w..ceild be again put into operation. as soon as
various • u had made some necessary inquiries about some
Ito, Items.
yeen. The trustees were Mr. Leigh, Mr. Thos.oo
4 trtuge I, and Mr. Bevan.—The Rector : am ex-officio
fides I understand, and in that case I shall con-
%the- ttly duty to act. (Hear, hear,) The rector
Near'. stated that the funds had accumulated under
that 'are circnmstances. Some time ago it was found
there
was a system of collusion amongst the parties
rather'' :c! get a portion of the money ; and accordingly
the ees'ringent resolutions were passed, which had had
for tliticet of inducing parties to give up applying
Ivo fun& But he thought the matter was one
shotia I°oking after, and suggested that an advertisement
b 41 be PI t •
6 laid 1 -in the papers, stating that so much would
glad a_ out each yeaf, and that the trustees would he
cite receive applications, with a statement of the
the keastaniteicesa so that they might be able to judge of
fund of each particular case He believed the
ieerr lecOen.l.ay_ to be applied for boys.. whose parents
A.'",ea any parochial relief whatever.. .
"-The r net the guardians have nothing to do with it.
Dario;
aencdtotzr said, if any honest man kept free from the
;as for ilia,. ;_talned up his family respectably, the fund
oar but not for paupers. There were three or
of which belvall charities which belonged to the church,
,r the be, as supposed to be the treasurer. There
14s Per anerrYhouse charity, which provided that
theto -'ll should he expended in bread to be
ther Poor
Those Was every Sunday throughout the year ;
be eoulldlade alto ":'d's charity for the same purpose.
past
polzar tserther sixteen pence
to the every week, and
six-Ceean,'"lY that there had been distributed
the Teea'r• DugdaiOlilY rolls every Sunday during the
te_ eeerporation of yeharity of £lOO was invented in
interest was dMverpool at four per cent., and
tley had eleven istributed in relief to the poor.
'week
found S 6d, 2s, or rnts to whom they gave every
Zit necessary ,ralf-a-crown, according as they
.nanderful old lady, agehaeY allowed £1 a quarter to a
. As to Swallee's ehBs, who kept a school at Old
;1.13, applied in the pure}, aiity of £6O, the interest was
1)4 Jae pooi. That was laose
„n the Corporatioof prayer books and bibles
dale's h arity hadthey
na, i"ested in the Corporation ;
'ecOrdillg to the recent ea, •
h;ncunidnotice that both that and
t,? be Paid into the hands ofartihtye longer.
not keep any
Acocmt,mtilssseiomnoenrse.yaonuaghhet
invested in the •
less interest; and
istsil le . funds, in which case they would get a
1,5_40111d invest it in he, therefore, suggested they
hands on this last iteniDock bonds. The balance in his
Wereoutof was
lee h 4s. Oid., and, as they
stifle • • e, e should he obliged to lay out that
ea immediately. Then •
Penses for the.year bra beeeference to the school, the
received from the small nn £245 18s., and they had
9s. 6d., the remainderstate in
connection with it
setiptions. The new schools debug made up by sub-
,weould be at once proceeded erected in the village
atrd it was expected to
nee ready for occupation by the
clueal charges for the year ever: of November. The
ehuries salary, £lB ; xplred, as follows :-
4, for cleaning the
verger
1c12; for ringing the bell, 4 ; and for blowing
e hellows of the orguist
and
choir organ, £3 3s. It was stated that the
votes. oa thattka are paid by private subscription. A
rector terminated the proceedings.

THE FORESTERS' BALL.—The Foresters' soiree and
ball, which was advertised to take place in the Teutonic
Hall last, evening, has been, it appears, unavoidably
postponed till a future date.
ANNUAL TEA MEETING.—The annual tea meeting of
the inhabitants of the " Dock Cottages" was held last
evening, in the Trinity Church schoolroom, near the
entrance to the park, Birkenhead. The meeting, which
was well attended, was in aid of projected new school-
rooms. After tea the Rev. J. Burnett, 8.A., took the
chair, and the audience was addressed by several gentle-
men.

DEATH OF MR. HENRY CURRY.—Great regret was
universally expressed on 'Change yesterday, at the
announcement of the death of Mr. Henry Curry (of the
well-known firm of Curry, Kellock & Co.). who expired
at his residence at Claughton on Sunday morning. Few
mercantile men in Liverpool possessed more sterling or
varied talents than Mr. Curry, whose place will not
easily be filled, and who posessed in an eminent degree
the art of making and keeping troops of friends.
WAVERTREE BOARD OF HEALTH.—The first meeting,
of the new board was held last night at the Public-
offices, Waverteee. According to the provisions of the
act under which the Wavertree Board of Health is con-
stituted four gentlemen retire annually, but they are
eligible for re-election. The retiring members on the
present occasion were Messrs. W. Rushton, D. Cargill,
John Lewis, and Patrick O'Connor, which gentlemen
were re-elected without opposition. The following
members were present last night—J. A. Picton, John
Bradburn, Rushton, George Pennington, P. O'Connor,
Lewis, and Anderton. On the motion of Mr. Rushton,
it was unanimously agreed that Mr. Picton be re-elected
chairman. Mr. Bradburn was appointed vice-chairman;
Messrs. O'Connor, Lewis, Cared], and Pennington were
nominated as the Finance Committee. It was com-
plained that on Good Friday the town had been par-
tiCularly dark, and it was suggested that on future
occasions the lamps should be lighted. It was stated
that the payments made to the Gas Company were at
rate of £2 per lamp, for which they were entitled to
barn gas 2,000 hours in the course of the year. It was
further observed that though the price of gas had been
lowered to the public, there had been no reduction to
the board. Mr. Gore was appointed to investigate the
matter, and communicate with the Gas Company. This
was all the public business of any interest.
LIVERPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.—WHO INVENTED
DUNCAN'ii WATER METER ? —The ordinary monthly
meeting of this society was held at the Royal Institu•
tion, Colquitt-street, last evening. Mr. Maxwell Scott,
the president, took the chair. Mr. John Abraham, the
hon. sec.,. stated that he had communicated with Mr.
W. Brown, relative to a proposed plan for the exhibi-
tion of models or applications o practical science, in a
department to be specially set aside in the new Free
Library and Museum, in Shaw's-brow. He believed
both Mr. Brown and the Town Council were ready to
. make arrangements for the exhibition in question.—The
President said Mr. Duncan, the borough water engineer,
was present to contradict the statement in reference to
the water meter made by Mr. M'Donald, at the last
meeting, who claimed the invention as his opn.—Mr.
Duncan then, at some length, entered into a detailed
account of the circumstances relating to his invention of
the present water meter. He also pointed to the fact
that on a former occasion Mr. M`Donald claimed as his
invention another model, which was substantially
different to the one be now claimed. The statements
made by Mr. M'Donald were altogether without correct-
ness. Had the statements been made to gentlemen who
knew both parties, he would never have taken the
trouble to contradict them. Much grosser imputations
had been thrown upon him, but he never deigned to
reply ; but when he was accused of avaricious-
ness, and every other crime in the catalogue, it
was high time, as he held a public position,
that he should say something to vindicate his
character. He was not indebted to Mr. M'Donald
for the invention, and he never had a drawing from him
of it. The whole statement was a tissue of fabrications
from bee-inning to end.—Mr. M'Donald said he had'
simply to reiterate the statement he made previously,
and it would be assertion against assertion, and each
could go for what it was worth. They often heard that
it was the tailor who made the man, and he often
dressed up a splendid villain in fine clothes. (Order,
order.) It was equally possible for an ingenious
mechanic to garnish a machine like this so as to disguise
it; but neithers tailors nor machinists could make
principles. He could only repeat what he had said, and
add that what he had stated admitted of the fullest and
most conclusive proof.—Mr. Duncan, in reply, said he
could tell them most distinctly and most solemnly that
Mr. M`Donald never gave him any drawings ; ho never
described the machine, and. the whole thing was one
tissue of fabrication from beginning to end. He never
saw any drawing of Mr. M'Donald's, except a drawing
of a cock, which- was found to be utterly worthless, and
an old invention, well known in gas works. He was
sorry Mr. M'Donald should have so 'far perjured him-
self, and so far forgotten what was due to his own
character and the character of others, as to come forward
and. reiterate that which had not the remotest founda-
tion in fact. To Mr. M'Donald he bore no malice ; he
was more to be pitied than blamed. He (Mr. Duncan)
defied the world to say he ever purloined from.any man
that which was his, or ever wished to defraud him of
one single iota of merit which he had a right to claim.
He would scorn to do such a thing, or he vould not be
worthy of the position he occupied in Liverpool.
(Applause.) He would never enter the arena of contro-
versy with Mr. M'Donald again.—The subject then
dropped.--e-The paper for the evening was by Mr. James
Smith, " Upon the Employment of Water as a Distri-
butor of Mstive. Power."

INQUEST ON THE BODY OF THE WOMAN
WHO WAS KILLED AT EASTHAM.

Yesterday, at the Ferry Hotel, before Henry Churton,
Esq., an inquest was held on the body of the unfortu-
nate woman, Fitzgerald, who was trampled to death on
the slip on Good Friday night. No new facts were
presented in the evidence, and the jury returned a
verdict of " accidental death," with a presentment " that
without attaching any blame to the lessee of the ferry,
the jury consider that the permanent arrangements on
the slip and its precincts are inadequate for the safe
management of the large incidental traffic on Sundays
and holidays."