The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-16 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ft Thomas J. Lyth, Esq., of Whaley Bridge, and
1111erlY of Claughton, has been gazetted honorary
,„,;
—rgeon of the 7th Derbyshire Volunteer Rifles.
128121 es Knowles, Esq., of Eagley Bank, near Bolton,
" Presented to the Royal National Life-Boat Institu-
tionthe munificent donation of £199, to enable it to
phut on additional life-boat on some exposed point of
t
alleashire or elsewhere.
*Tux LAST OF THE SOLDIERS BY THE GREAT 'TAS-
-44:14'--liynin Corbett, aged 30, the last of the soldiers
,
Great Tasmania, died yesterday in the Work-
""'w-'• He was the eighteenth victim of the ill-fated
shib
Aiic died ashore. There was no necessity to hold
an i
:quest on the body.
4:2_I4I)IRBON'S CIRCUS.—NOVEL SCEDlE.—Yesterday
kua—LY, Croueste, the clown at Hendersou's circus, Bir-
, uead, rode on the backs of two horses, carrying his
"aldtaother on his back. The streets were lined with
lileet.lfors, and the novel character of the proceedings
createdr a
great deal of merriment.
WEATirra.—We were visited yesterday with
:111ent very heavy showers of rain, which flooded the
7ts to a considerable extent, and in the afternoon
Itjral peals of thunder were heard, but no damage of
,2 kind resulted, and the rain must be of invaluable
'crrire to the country.,
441.4. CHILD ScALuan.—Yesterday morning a little
d, named M'Carthy, was severely scalded during the
abil
senee of its mother, who lives at Connor's Court,
Egerton-street Birkenhead The poor sufferer upset
o toet,e°ritenta Of a teapot ov. er herself. She was taken
hospital, where her scalds, which are serious,
ee dressed.
pli,l
Aet OF THE BABY !—Yesterday, an old man was
to the, bar of the Police Court, just as a woman,
fir'
a child in her arms, was leaving the witness-box.
Ilatßes asked- thp woman, "How old is the baby 1"
1.,:„11 the -man at the bar, thinking he was addressed,
"Sixty-two, sir!" This caused a shout of
laughter, in which the magistrate heartily joined.
b,,4lloltti. LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.7---A sermon was
iiistiened on Sunday,. at the parish church, Lytham, by
• elter...R. B. Robinson, in aid of the funds of this
AA:Minn. The reverend gentleman took for his text
And the rest, some on boards,
and
to 64)tne-on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came
hopesthat•they escaped all safe to land." The collec-
t amounted to £2O.
T
of 1)17_ GALLANT Divirs.—A splendid photograph
efai "esy whose gallant conduct at the fire at the
Rome has excited such hearty and very general
°ll, and for whom a handsome subscription is
lte.l.raised, has been executed by Messrs. Goodwin and
Renshaw-street, and copies are very naturally
it Bleat request. It represents him in the act of ascend-
I)g the ladder to rescue from the flames those who,
''tr.hil brave exerifons-,. would undoubtedly have
perished.,
.41/41.11 DIEL DODWuLL.— We are gratified to notice that
Dodwell, who is well known in Liverpool, and
tih"e courteous attentions to the press have been at all
ti„,
zj".warmly appreciated, has been appointed district
ager of the Magnetic, Telegraph Company in Lan-
v4shire and Yorkshire, Manchester being the head-
:l4arters of the district. M. Dodwell has had a long
,;11(1. extensive experience of telegraphic business, and is
beau
qualified for the position to which he has
chosen.

CORONER'S COURT, YESTERDAY.—Mr. Wybergh, the
4el4lty-coroner, held the following inquests yesterday :
,II the body of Catherine Melia, sixteen years of age,
;
11° was a servant at Mr. Wadham's, Fairfield, and who
died at the Royal Infirmary. On the 2nd inst. the girl's
bent
took fire, and she was much injured by being
111 t over the body. She was removed to the infirmary,
Where
( she died yesterday. Verdict: Accidental death.
/1 11the body of Mary Ann Rule, seventeen years of age.
it IFebruary last the girl's clothes caught fire in a cellar,
Itiohmond-row, and she was in the infirmary ever
in
ce• She died there yesterday. Verdict : Accidental
death,

IieOLIISION AT SEA..—The schooner Coral, James
• Agee, master, of and for Liverpool, from Swansea,
11:,744(1 With dyewood, about twenty miles N. and by W.
°f Point I.vnas, at 3.30 a.m., of the 12th instant, was
e,, •
into by the ship Sanduskey, Williams, master, of
keels° New York, from _
411 d for - Liverpool, and cut down to her
.-wiug away the foremast,
LQiwall on the port side, care, -of four persons,
taken
&e. The crew, consisting „ro_
cetd ,Iren off the wreck by the Sanduskey .Ad
ate 84`` On her voyage, having received no damage),
171ai,,v,a'rn• was transferred to the steam-tug Blazer,
2 went in search of the wreck, and fell in with it at
o'lll., took it in tow, and beached it on Leligwy Sands,
4 4
mile west of the wreck of the Royal Charter, at
tai n• of the 13th, where it was put upright, and again
in tow at 4.30 p.m., but as no person could stop
he 'e Wreck to steer it, and it being difficult to manage
she was taken into Moelfra Bay and beached at 7
Where she now remains in charge of her master
1,,j,e the mate of the steam-tug, which proceeded for
41°01 at 6 a.m. of the 14th.
kis Goon PEN AND GOOD PENMANSHIP.-110Vir much
)va:t•-•'_,,lld mischief are now being caused daily by the
title °/ either or both of these facilities? How much
trothilttlow lies hidden, how many opportunities of rising
a 10Wly to a higher sphere of life have been lost,
t
:lajiluell domestic love and affection between distant
pre run to waste or pine unknown beocrafursoem
,efi.
tie4t (1)---all from the want of a good pen, d
Penmanship ? If the loss to society arising from
itrgse sources could be estimated, numerically it would
the 114 t to something enormous. The first requisite is
r. George
and the next an apt teacher in the use of it.
toe°rge Thompson, No. 8, Clayton-square, supplies
thesein important desiderata. He is the best teacher
ed -,erp ,7
. ana havin and thou
ztiotiPten hisool arrangementsg toudi suitousl they very personsghtfully
who
ladt require his assistance, we cannot see why any young
403'.°1. gentleman in Liverpool, who may be desirous of
not an art so indispensable to success in life, should
attend
some one or other of his classes. To those
b:WWI to improve their handwriting, so as to enable
to cope with the most accomplished penman, there
one d not be presented a more eligible opportunity, or
more certain to be attended with the desired-for
-eeess.
ELECT
ESTRY.—ELECTION OF A MEDICAL OFFICER.
0
The W
• fortnightly meeting of this body was held yester-
-11.4) M the board-room of the Parish Offices, Brownlow-
The Rev. Augustus Campbell presided, and the
0-" et tilei:7bers present were, Messrs. Cropper, Smith,
Wen, Scott, Critgbley, Satchell, A. Byford, Goodacre,
t
gaud,
Whitby, Williams, Denton, E. Byford,
Huo.hes, Bairstow, Cook, Whitty, Peck, Luff,
'urger, Brown, Gair, Syred, and Jones. After the
minutes of the last day's proce.edings were read, the
je.est7 expre,,sed their regret at the resignation of Dr.
~atuer, whose` able and zealous services they had rea-
rs appreciate in the highest degree. Mr. Scott,
rveyor, then movesl that the resolution of the 23rd of
February,i • the gate porter to record the
;4'l:le:ease oofttherer
oggfaouverieernria:Orb:n the attendance-book the
rescinded. Mr. Bairstow
seconded the motion, and
,recommended that the
governor should record his alas°.
Ice in his own janrnal
only, Mr. Cropper, churchwarden,
opposed the motion,
Baying he thought it would not be right to pass a reso-
lution of the kind Without consulting
he Poor-law
Board. 'An allusion had been made to the pr vote door,
through which the governor could pass withClit the
knowledge dyne porter, and he was very sorry that any

allusion had been made to this circumstance. If tb.
il'ovemor would make any dishonourable use of that
gate, he thought it would be a very irregular thing.
The Rev. Chairman, after reading some rules on the
lalhject, thought it might be better to refer the matter to
the Poor-law Board, Mr. Cropper thought, when cer-
tain laws were laid down for the guidance of Workhouse
‘4ficers, that it was their duty to- follow them. It is
°3tdered by them that a certain person shall keep a book
ttnd record therein the name of every person passing in
411 d oat. It was finally arranged that the question
4110uld be submitted to the Poor-law Board.—The
I:eltrY then proceeded to the appointment of a physician
11 the room of Dr. Leather. There had been several
e'lzididates, but by previous arrangement two of those
hose testimonials were most favourable were selected
4a the most eligible—namely, Da. Fletcher and Harris.
e'&fter a short discussion on the subject a poll was called
and the former gentleman was elected by a majority
:1 two----the voting being, for Dr. Fletcher, fourteen ;
tld for Dr. Harris, twelve. A number of fine healthy
trades.were then introduced, and them cheerful and
i_ii‘io.
„ent appearance gave general satisfaPiqn• The
`e tr 7 shortly aftcr adjowed.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.--YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)

THE HAMMER TO ITS WRONG USE.
Sabina Hewson, the wife of a master cooper, living in
Thurlow-street, IN as charged with having violently assaulted
Sarah Lavender. The complainant said she came from her
work the previous day, between three and four o'clock, when
the prisoner, her husband, and daughter attacked and knocked
her down. The prisoner then ran into a room and got a
hammer, with which she struck witness three or four severe
blows on the head, inflicting severe wounds. In reply to Mr.
Bluck (for the prisoner) the complainant said the only provo-
cation she gave was, that she would not leave her lodging,
which belonged to the prisoner; she owed rent, but was paying
it off at so much a week. In reply to Mr. Raffles, the womas
said that the doctor, who dressed the wounds, stated that
they were very severe. Mr. Raffles : Why not have him here ?
The officer, who had charge of the case, said the inspector told
him not to take the doctor to the court. Mr. Raffles : Then he
did very wrong. Let the case stand over until the doctor is
brought here. Mr. Bluck : He ought to be here certainly ;
my client is the wife of a highly respectable cooper. The case
was then ordered to stand over, but was subsequently disposed
of, the prisoner being timed £5.
AN gARTHQUAKE.
A man named Tkomas Stewart, who lives in Robinson-
street, Park, was charged with hying committed the follow-
ing outrage :--The prisoner was a curious-looking person ;
such a person as would do a comical action. His head and
neck looked like a housemaid's broom, and his hair appeared
to have grown perpendicularly upwards instead of down, like
other people's hair. His nose Looked up towards his forehead,
arid one of his eyes appeared to be peeping round the corner of
the frontal bone of the skull, to see what )7711s going on in the
interior of his ear. Mrs. Catherine M'Gee, of Robinson-street,
Park, said she was sitting in her parlour the previous night
along with a friend at their supper, when all on a sudden, a
fearful crash came in at the window ; the sash and glass were
smashed in ; a piece of the latter struoh her friend in the fore-
head and cut it. A large brick came through the window,
and she narrowly escaped from it. Another female said she
saw the prisoner fling the brick through the window. He ran
out of a cellar on the opposite side of the street, and com-
menced flinging tricks in all directions ; he seemed like a
madman. The prisoner, iii answer to the charge, said he was in
bed in his own cellar dreamiugabout Tom Sayers, when he was
struck with a brick in the chest, that nearly put him into an
everlasting sleep. He thought it was an earthquake, and ran
out to avoid it, and that was all he knew about it; but he
thought if other people flung bricks on his chest, he had a
right to throw some into other people's windows. The pqace-
man, who had charge of the prisoner, said he was running
about the street roaring like a mad bull, and throwing bricks
in all directions. It was proved that the value of the glass
4s. Bd., and Mr. Raffles fined the prisoner that amount,
together with costs ; and also ss. and costs for the assault on
the lady who was struck with the glass. The gentleman who
was frightened by the earthquake expressed his inability to
comply with the sentence, and tookthe alternative of a month's
recreation at country lodgings in Walton.
YIOLENT ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND.

Matthew Doherty, a potter, living In Milk-street, was
charged with having violently assaulted his wife. It appeared
that the parties had heen separated for some time past,
and that the woman was alicwed a fe w shillings a week.
On Monday night last she went to the prisoner for her
money, when he assaulted her, knocked her down, kicked
her badly about the
.head and body. Surgeon Waters, of the
Dispensary, said the woman had two bad wounds on the face,
and one under her eye, which he ;Could not tell the result of as
yet, in consequence of the great (effusion of blOod the eye,
ball might be much injured. There were contused wounds on
her heard and breast, and several marks on the body also. The
prisoner said he did not touch the woman, but that she got
hurt by clirathag over a wall and pulling down bricks on her-
self. This was disproved by two witnesses, who saw him
kick the woman when down r and the prisoner was remanded,
in order to ascertain how the wounds would terminate.

THE LONDONDERRY ITARSOUR COM
MISSIONERS AND THE CANADIAN
.
MAIL STEAMERS.

A deputation to inspect Londonderry Harbour,' .for..
the purpose of ascertaining whether it was eligible as at
port of call for ocean. mail steamers, consisting of the
Hon. Sidney Smith, Postmaster General of Canada, Mr.
Hugh Allen, proprietor of the Canadian line of
steamers, Mr. Searle;: of the firm of Sabel and Searle,
agents of these veasels, Mr. Wood, of the. Canadian
Telegraph Company,- :and Mr. A. J. Macrory, solicitor,
Belfast, arrived
At a dinner given 'to the deputation, et which the
Mayor presided,-after:the usual loyal toasts, the Chair-
man proposed the health of the Hon. Sidney Smith,
with all the honours,- •
The gon. SidnepSmith responded to this toast,
.and
stated that the desire of the Canadian Government, of
which he was a member, was to establish clearly the
superiority of:the:Bt. Lawrence route over all others, as
the channel :cpmmunication between Europe and
America. With this Object in view, they had established
a line of first class steamers, which were now running
between Liverpool and America, touching at Cork.- Find- .
ing, however, that they encountere,d great opposition at
Cork, and that the distance was increased by calling there,
the government of Canada had resolved to select some port
in the north--of Ireland—the nearest possible point to
the Straits of Belleisle. For this purpose he (Mr.
Smith) haLnew visited Londonderry ; and if the inha-
bitants continued to meet the advances_ inade.,to them in
the same
_e_p_irit which they had hitherto shown, there.
could _elittle doubt that Lough Foyle would be selected
for the purpose. (Cheers.) This port, he believed, was
about 1,459 miles from the Straits of Belleisle, to which
point a company was lately formed in London to lay down
a telegraph. (Hear, hear.) A telegraph from Derry
to Moville would enable messages to be transmitted
between the two Continents within six days. Mr. Smith
referred to the subsidies paid by the British Government
to-the canard, and Galway, and other lines of steamers,
and said he trusted the Canadian line would soon
receive justice at the hands of the Government. By
calling at Derry, those who had emigrated to the Pro-
vince would be brought nearer to those who were dear
to them on this side the water, and the Canadians
desired to obtain not only the commerce but the emi-
gration—the sons and daughters of Ireland, with
their stalwart frames and strong arms—which were
of more value to a new country than gold
or commerce. He trusted the people of Derry would
lend their efforts to the cause, and be found giving every
assistance to the enterprise—with a long pull, a strong
pull, and a pull altogether, success was certain to be
obtained. The hon. gentleman proceeded at considera-
ble length and with great ability to descant on the
advantages which the proposed arrangement would
con-
both en Europe and America, and resumed his seat
I°- 104.4 an. 4. continued applause.
amidst .
"nap then proposed successively, the healths
The Chan..
--mor of the Canadian mail packets,
of Mr. Allen, the o

and of Mr. Driacrory.
Alderman Gilliland proposed t gentleman who
Ot any
could afford any information on the ;''biect that had
brought them together should do so ; when
Mr. Searle, on the part of the Canadian line, addressJJ
the company at much length, pointing out the corn-
mercial
and other advantages which would arise to
Londonderry from making this a port of call. He
described the vessels of the line minutely, stated the
cost of the voyage across the Atlantic and to the various
parts of Canada and the United States, and the fare
allowed to the third-class passengers. The demand for
passages in the vessels at present was so great that they
could not accommodate all who applied for them. Their
vessels went full from Cork harbour, and he could testify
from experience the great benefit which the calling of
this and oilier lines of steamers had conferred on Queens-
town, where new rows of houses were being erected,
additional railway accommodation afforded, and where
a magnificent hotel had recently been opened. There
was a certain amount of risk in making the proposed
change, and therefore they expected every facility to be
given them by the people of Derry.
The proceedings of the evening were of the most
pleasing and harmanious character throughout.