The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

RAILWAY. ACCIDENT, YESTERDAY .- An accident
occurred yesterday, on the London and North-Western
Railway, near Rugby, where a locomotive engine ran
off the rails, causing an interruption of the traffic for

several hours. The London morning mail due here
at 12.10 afternoon, in consequence, did not arrive until
3.30 p.m.

MANMESTER NATIIRAtiStS.—A field naturalists'
society has lately been formed at Ilfaiii Hester, tte object
of which is to provide thOie resident in the neighbour-
. 3!;/ho possess a taste foi natural history with fre-
quent opportunities a social intercourse ; thus bringing
iTigethei peisons_ of congenial spirit, and encouraging
the arts and sciences that have immediate relation to
the works of nature. Upwards of 200 members have
already joined the society. . .
13CRIAL,BoAnn.—The usual monthly meeting of the
Liverpool Burial Board was held 'yesterday tnorfting, in
the 13oatcl,rooni of the Parish-offices; lircistrnlow--hill:
itobeilioii Gladstone and the
other theinheis present were MessrS: Jackson, Corbally,
aliatikr4Ow, ThOinlCY. The election of superintendent
-9f4e, Ceinetery was proceeded with. There was
good number of candidates. On the motion of Mr.
Thornley; seconded by Mr. Jackson, Mi. Gay was
elected, subject to the terms to be proposed by the
committee.

LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of patients
during the past week.—New cases received advice and
medicine at the institution.: north, 253 ; south, 110 ;
total, 363. New cases visited at their own homes and
supplied with medicine : north, 82; south, 51 ; total,
133. Preiident, Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M.; Vice-
President of North Dispensary, Captain Bourne; Vice-
President of South Dispensary, Mr. R; A. Payne
Treasurer, Mr. Francis Mill; Secretary, Mr. F. H.
Langley.
COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY.—(BEFORE J. K. BLAIR,
ESQ.)—RIDSON V. GRAVES AND ANOTHER.—The plain-
tiff in this case was formerly mate tlf the ship Argonaut,
of which the defendants are the owners.: From the
statement if Mr: Bieiiiiier,iiho represented the plaintiff,
....itcappears that, on the return of the Argonaut fronaew
Orleans, in 1858, five bales of cotton were missing from
the cargo. For this the mate was answerable ; but as.
the captain agreed to bear part of the loss, the sum of
£2O was deducted from the plaintiff's wages. Some
time after this it was discovered that the bales had not
been shipped in the Argonaut, and under these circum-
stances the plaintiff sought to recover the £2O. Mr.
Field, who appeared for the defendants, said that his
clients were not answerable, • and that the captain was
the person to be sued for the money. His Honour
deferred judgment until Friday morning.
CORONER'S NcluEsts.--,The borough coroner, Mr.

Curry, held the following inquests yesterday :—On the
body of Thomas Dobson, 28 years of age, who lived at
t court, Boundary-street. On the 28th of May the
deceased went to the fair of Ormskirk, and it.appears
that on his return he was in drink, and fell off -a horse,
which kicked him, and he died in consequence of the
injuries he received. Verdict, " Accidentally killed."—
On the body of Timothy• Galloon, a sack dealer, who
was, nearly 70 years of age. It appeared that on the
28th of May the deceased was at Mr. Brown's (corn

merchant) store, 14, Harrington-street, when some men

were letting down flour with a rope. A bag about 2 cwt.
' fell, in consequence of the rope breaking, and the bag
came on the head and shoulders of deceased, and he
died from the effects of the injuries. The jury returned
a verdict of "Accidental death," bat, at the dame time,
they thought there was some blame to the men who
were lowering the sacks, and also to a man who was
below to prevent persons from going under the sacks.
---Thew was an inquest opened on the body of Patrick
Moran, of Argyle-street, who died suddenly, but it was
adjourned in order to have a post mortem examination
of the body made.
MARKETS COMIITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting
of this committee was held yesterday. Mr. Woodruff
occupied the chair ; and there were present—Messrs.
Nickson, Johnson, Ridley, Houghton, Barton, Kitchen,
Rogers, Shimmin, and Haydock. The Chairman stated
that the receipts from the Ist of September last to the
2nd inst., amounted to £10,629 9s. 2d., and the expense
of wages to £1,643 Os. 6d. During the same period of
the previous year the receipts were £9,858 12s. 11d, and
the expenditure for wages £1,612 6s 9d., showing an
increase in favour of the current year of about £770
since the Ist of September last. A memorial to the
mayor was submitted by the chairman, signed. by 290
of the tenants of St. John's Market, praying that the
Council would re-consider the bye-law altering the
the hours of closing op Saturday evenings from eleven
to ten o'clock. The memorial pointed out the injurious
effect which the alteration had on their business, and
referred also to the incon✓enience thereby caused to the
public generally. The practice had been tried in the
year 1846, but the committee were then obliged to
return to the former hours. The Chairman remarked
that the memorial urged nothing further than what was
discussed before the Council when the bye-law referred
to was passed. At all events, any representation must
be made to those who had made the' law. The memo-
rial was, accordingly, transmitted to the Council. The
remaining business was of no public importance.
BIRKENHEAD Cowaresrosans.—Yesterday morning
a special meeting of the Commissioners was held at the
offices, Birkenhead. Mr. Laird occupied the chair ; and
the other commissioners present were Messrs. Baylis,
Walker, M'Gill, Keightley, Willoughby, Bradley,
Aspinall, and Barnett. The minutes of the last meeting
having been read, the proceedings of the Market, Health,
Road and Improvement, Finance, Ferry-, Gas and
Water, and Library Committees, were confirmed. The
annual report of the Library was received and passed;
memorial from the inhabitants of Hamilton-street,
praying that a return line of horse railway should be laid
down along that street, was, on the motion of Dr. Baylis,
seconded by Mr. Willoughby, refeired to the Special
Committee of .Roads and Ferry, with full powers to
arrange with Mr. Train for laying down a return line
along Conway-street and Hamilton-street, instead of
having the two lines in Argyle-street. A vote of thanks
was tendered to Mr.. Laird for his able and impartial
conduct in the chair during the past year.
WATER COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting of this
Committee took place yesterday. Present : Messrs.
Bennett (chairman), Crellin, Wagstaff, Beloe, 'Turner,
Estill, Vernon, and Woodruff. The engineer submitted
the return for the week, which stated that the quantity
of water taken from Rivington reservoir was 73,335,744
gallons ; from the wells, 24,064,789 ; total, 97,400,533
gallons. The rain-fall for the week ending on the
morning of Saturday last, was 1.42 inches, and for the
month of May, 4 inches. The depth of water in the
reservoirs showed the following variations :

Rise. Fall.
.
Rodditsworth ft 1
in. ft.
10 0 0
Rake .. ...... ... 1 10 0 0
Anglezark.
Rivington . 0 0 o
Prescot (No. 1.)
Prescot (No. 2.)
Beloe : Can you inform me, Mr. Duncan, the
quantity of water that is now daily brought iu Glasgow?
—Mr. Duncan : I understand it amounts to 24,000,000
gallons per day.—Mr. Beloe : And what is the difference
in the amount of the population, seeing that Glasgow
consumes 24,000,000 gallons, and Liverpool only
13,000,000.—Mr. Duncan : I believe the population
is much' about the same, but that of Liveipool
extends over a greater area of space. Mr.
Turner : But it must be reitiembered that there
are a great number of mills in Glasgow.—Mr.
Duncan : They have also a large number of wells in
constant use. I have my information from the best
authority.—Mr. Beloe inquired the reason for recording
the temperature of the different reservoirs.—The chair-
man said, in reply, that the engineer considered the
observations takes were of considerable- value.--:-Mr.
Beloe stated that his sole motive for asking the question
was, to ascertain whether the system was carried on for
manufacturing purposes.—The chairman said that it
had no commercial bearing whatever.—The reporters
then withdrew.

BANK RIMTCY COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before _Mr. Commissioner Perry.)

In re FOSTER ARD FRASER.—These bankrupts lately
carrying on business in Liverpool as general agents
came up on their last examination. Their balance
sheet not being fled in time the case was adjourned to
the 15th June. Mr. Martin appeared for the assignees
and Mr. Evans for the bankrupt.
In re W. BIRT.—The last examination of this
bankrupt, a boot and shoe maker in Tithebarn-street,
was further adjourned to the 7th June. Mr. Cotton
represented the assignees and Mr. Horner supported the
bankrupt.

In re Joniv WEBsTzn.—This was an application for
a certificate by the bankrupt, a joiner and builder at
Wavertree. Mr. Cummings, instructed by Mr. Wor-
ship, appeared for the assignees ; and Mr. Deighton,
instructed by Mr. Alfred I3amuell, on behalf of the
-bankrupt. He underwent an examination by Mr.
Cumming, with reference to his trading, and was after-
, wards opposed by him, on the ground of commencing
bUsiness without capital, carrying it on long after he
was insolvent, keeping no proper books and transactions
in accommodation bills. Mr. Deighton defended the
bankrupt's conduct, and maintained that no fraud had
teen proved, and that his losses were unavoidable.
With respect to his books he admitted that he was
guilty of negligence in not keeping better accounts.
His Honour said as regards his commencing business
without capital, that charge failed, as it appears he had
1420. The main ground of objection against him is
keeping- bad accounts, which of itself calls for some
,punishment. The certificate must therefore be sus-
Itinded for six nionths. Protection would be granted,
.414 the outdo* would be of the socond class,

Mr. Raffles, the new stipendiary magistrate, has gone
on three weeks' leave of absence. Mr. Castellain at
present fills his place, until Mr. Preston, the deputy
stipendiary, can attend.

HURST, THE " STALETi3RIDGE INPANT:" -t= WEI
understand that Rust tailed on Messrs. Goodivin and
iced, Rensliaiv-strtet, had a photograph taken.
We liaVe seeii tlie portrait,- and can testify to its being
likeness.

THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE

MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN

"MACBET II."

Last. night, Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean appeared before a
niirtierotis and delighted audience in Shakspnare's popular
tragedy 4 " Mkb'eth.'s Mi. Kean's -Ifacbitit arid Mrs.
keari's .31-acbeth are so well known and so highly
appreciated by the Liverpool public, that a word of
comment would be superfluous. After the play, there
was presented the operetta of " No Song. No Supper,"
in which Miss Goodall's singing was admirable.
To-night, Mr. and. Mrs. Kean will appear in the
"Corsican Brothers."

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY

iltokelM~QAot,itkiN.)
• TA S4' .• , STERSHELLS.
Michael Butler, a fellow whose appearance plainly said "I
d'en't care a straw for all creation," and who said he was a
fabricator of ginger beer, soda water, pop, lemon?. ir,and other
" implements " (laughter,) was charged by officer -4. h for
creating a riot in Hodson-street; and he was also charged by
a young man named Pat Sweeny for having smacked him in the
side of the head with a biickbat, by which means he flattened
the organ of self-esteem—flatter than a pancake. The officer
said that two parties, consisting of nearly 100 person's each, col-
lected in Hodson-kreet the previous evening, e ich having pro-
cured large heaps of oystershells; which they commenced
flinging atone another in the ;most furious way I:they fought
A TegUlavbAttle,, alit' it •calt.,' dingerOtis to go into the street.
they aAA'aneed and retreated, according as the fortunes of war
frowned or milled on either side. At last the officer procured
assistance, and rushed into the fight at much risk. After some.
time they succeeded in dispersing the crowd, but not be-'
fore several heads and windows had been cracked by the oyster-
shells. Soon after, the prisoner, who seemed to have been a
general of division in the first on4laught, came forward in order
to rally his forces, and at once he seized up a brick and hit
Sweeny a blow on the head, when the efficer seized him by the
nape of the neck, and docked him in bridewell. The prisoner
said it was all a bit of amusement, and he thought the British
Constitution did not allow any interference with rational recrea-
tion. The magistrate did not understand this sort of British•
logic, and fined Mr. Butler 10s. and costs, or, in default of
liquidation, fourteen days' recreation at country lodgings near
Walton. Mr. Butler thought this a gross violation of the
liberty of the subject.
• HOW THE ,PIG'S FEET WALKED AWAY.

A strong looking young man named Henry Harrison, was
charged for-having sto ea two pig's feet value five pence, from
the shop of Alice Belton, Vauxhall-road. When the prisoner
was put to the bar, he milled furiously at a quantity of some
red material, that resembled sun-burnt hay, which grew on
hiS head,
.and then.barSt into a loud fit of laughter, seeming to
enjoy toe '1 fun "of his position. A girl in the employment of
the persim, who was at one time the proprietor of the crubeens,
said, "On Saturday sight the prisoner ;entered the shop, and
says he, 'have you any very nice pig's feet ?' Plenty; says I.
What do you ask a pair for them ?' says he. Some for two-
peacefhaliknny, says I, and others of the best description for
three pence. 'Are the three-penny ones of fine flavour ?'
enquired Mr: Epicure Harrison. Most beautiful and delicious,
says 1. Then I shall patronise you for a brace of them,' said
this 'good customer.' I handed him two of the.primest in
the shop, and he declared they were fully up to the mark, and
then, says he, 'give me
,two nice buns to match." I turned
round to get him the bOns, and the moment I did so, he ran
off with the pig's feet." (Laughter.) Mr. Kehoe : Then he.
" walked " off with the porker's cushes ? (feet in Irish.)
Witness: No, he "ran" off with them. (Laughter.) Mr.
Kehoe: And what becante of them? Witness : Why, he bad
them eaten when We caught hirti. (Renewed laughter.) Air.
Castellain (to prisoner): Well, what have you to say to the•
charge of stealing the pig's feet? Prisoner : Oh, scran to the
thing at all I have to say, bar'n they were very "noise "—very
" noicQ." Mr. Castellain ,Is he known here ? • Mr. Hand-

cock (bridewell-keeper) : Very well known, sir,—he's areg'ilar
loafing dodger. Mr. Castellain Then let him go to gaol for a
month, The prisoner nearly pulled all the sun-burnt hay off
his head as he was " do2ked."
THE RECEPTION A WELSH LADY GOT !

Christina Williams, a nice little body, with a girl's summer
sun bonnet stuck on her head, from underneath which a pro-
fusion of black hair peeped, modest looking as a primrose on a
spring morning, charged two females, named Cathetine.Kelly
and Mary Gannon, under the following circumstances :---On
Saturday the complainant arrived in Liverpool from South
Wales. .She had a fair portion of clothes on her, and in the
pocket of a petticoat she had sown up five sovereigns. She
met a man who said he would show het' all the nice things in
T iverpool, and he took her about to several places, and they
had drink in some houses. She got very much intoxicated,
and the next thing she could remember was to find herself at
a beerhouse in Freemason's-row, and it was pro red that the
prisoners were with her, and that they were seen to take off
her clothes, all but her frock. Some witnesses were examined,
and gave very different =mutts of the transaction ; and the
daughter of the beerhouse keeper gave evidence that would
acquit tke prisoners, but two or three other witnesses contra-
dicted the statement. The little Welsh woman shook all the
time like an aspen leaf, but said she remembered the prisoners
being about her. The prisoners were remanded to this day,
in order to search for the clothes and money.

(Before Messrs. PARKER and RATRBONE.)
• SEAMEN'S WAGES.

Captain William Hall, of the ship Ethel, was summoned by

two sailors named William Hanterson and Henry Williams f
refusing to pay them—the first £8 17s, and the second £ll,
wages alleged to be due to them. Mr. Cobb was for the com-
plainants and 'Mr. Bluck for the defence. It appeared that
the ship went to Bombay, when the men refused to do duty,
and were imprisoned for having assaulted the captain and
mate. On the voyage home they disobeyed orders ; and when
the ship arrived here they were brought Vcfore Mr. Raffles,
who sent them to jail for eight weeks, and ordered that they
should forfeit £l5 each out of their wages. They now, having
been discharged from prison, sought to recover the sums
stated, as due to them over the fifteen pounds forfeiture. The
amount was disputed, on the ground that the captain had a
right to deduct the wages of the men during the time they
were in gaol at Bombay. This was resisted, on the ground
that the deductio of thei £l5 covered all ; and the magis-
trates, taking this view of the case, ordered the full amount
claimed to be paid.
The following case was omitted through inadvertence on
Saturaay. - - •

PEARSON v. WOOD, alias WERNICK.
'A few days ago, we published the details of this case, which
was a claim made by a young and handsome widow, named
Pearson, against the defendant, who keeps a public house in
Standish-street, for a quantity of clothes and other p:operty,
value £l2, wh ch defendant refused to give up'. The case had
been adjourned in order to have the husband of defendant
present. In addition to the evidence already given on the part
of complainant, two witnesses were produced, and they stated
that defendant clearly promised not to charge Mrs. Pearson
anything, and the magistrates said they believed the evidence
on the part of complainant, and ordered defendant to give up
the property, or to pay the amount. The property was given
up accordingly.

WRECK OF THE HARBURG, HAMBURG

STEAMER.

In addition to the 150 wrecks and casualties previously
reported, the list up to the close of Lloyd's, on Saturday
had swelled to upwards of 350 ; and it is feared that
the renewal of the tempestuous weather on Saturday,
when it blew a heavy gale from S.W., with great rain,
will add considerably to the already full catalogue.
The number of vessels lost off Yarmouth, of which the
crews perished, now turns out to have been nine. The
whole' of the district of coast, extending far beyond
Flamborough Head, has suffered severely ; and, indeed,
the full fury of the storm seems to have spent itself
upon the North Sea. The steamers from Rotterdam and
Hamburg report having seen a vast quantity of wreck
floating about the ocean, and the accounts from the
Dutch and neighbouring coasts furnish sad proof of the
havoc occasioned amongst the English and other
shipping.

The Harburg, London and Hamburg (cattle) steamer,
was wrecked, after several hours' exposure to the gale,
the crew, with the exception of two, narrowly escaping
with their lives.

The Harburg was a fine large steamer, belonging to
the General Steam Navigation Company,, commanded
by Captain Whittingham. She has of late been chiefly
employed in the conveyance of cattle from the Continent
to London, and at the time 'of her unfortunate loss was ,
on a passage from Hamburg to the Thames with 1,500
head of sheep and cattle on board. She had reached
within forty miles of the English coast when the gale
commenced. The cattle and sheep were hurled from one
end of the ship to the other in frightful confusiou, and
the crew had to take to the rigging to escape being killed.
As heavy seas struck the vessel the live stock was
carried overboard, while those below in 'tween decks
were either smothered or trampled to death. Although
.the engines were kept going, the vessel made no head-
way, and was driven across the north sea on to the
Dutch coast at Texel. The destruction of the ship
appearing inevitable, several of the crew took to the
boats. The captain and some of the hands, however, re-
mained by the vessel in the hope that there might yet be a
chance of saving her, and at length bad to take to the
rigging where they continued until the following morning,
when they were rescued by the life-heat. Two of the
men, however, in-endeavouring to swim ashore, perished.
Another of the company's fleet, the City of Hamburg,
narrowly escaped foundering in the storm. She was
also laden with sheep and cattle for London, and on
her arrival in the river presented the appearance of
b
a wreck. Her bulwarks, rails, spars, and everything
ship,on deckbes
fiweesr were carried
e loss ofa fiveway liyundred of her live stock. seas which swept the
To add to the misfortunes of the voyage, the . cap-
tain met with the loss of a prize, which probably might
have produced some £10,900 salvage. About ten
o'clock on Sunday night, in lat. 53, long. 4 E, she
fell in with the Edviard Hawkins, screw steamer,
bound to the Thames, from Cronstadt, in a disabled
state, the screw being broke, and one of her engines
almost useless. She had a very valuable cargo, besides
specie, amounting in the whole, it is reported, to £170,000.
The City of Hamburg took hold of her and towed her
for. 12 hours, when the fury of the storm caused the
ship to roll and labour so heavily that the hawser parted,
owing to the immense strain upon it. Another attempt
was made to get hold of her, but failed, and amidst the
height of the storm, the Edward Hawkins was lost sight
of, and 'for a time it was feared that the worst had
befallen her. She managed, however, to escape the
dangerous shoals on the coast, and got safely into Nieu-
diep, near where the Harburg was lost.

FANCY MEN AT QUEEN VICTORIA'S LEVEE.—We see
that some of the patrons and backers of the prize ring
from this side of the Atlantic were recently presented to .
Queen Victoria by the United States Minister. Judging,
no doubt, from the present state of feeling in England in
reference to pugilism and its professors, Mr. Dallas acted
under the impression that he could offer no more accep-
table compliment to her Majesty. The Lord Chamber-
lain must have entertained a similar opinion, or he would
not have sanctioned the presentation of persons with
whose pursuits and business to England the newspapers
must have rendered' him familiar. We are, therefore,
entitled to assume that the honour thus conferred was
in consonance with the prevailing tastes of the Court. 7
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