The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-17 00:00:00

CONCESSION TO MR. TRAIN AT BIRICENILEAD.—ThiS
morning a special meeting of the Birkenhead Commisi
sioners will be held for the purpose of receiving a report
from Mr. Mills, the survevor to the Board, on the qucs-
tion of permitting horse railways to be laid down in the
streets at Birkenhead. We hear that the report is
favourable to the adoption of the principle in regard to
the wider streets of the township, and that a concession
'accordingly will be made to Mr. Train by the almost
unanimous vote of the Board.

LITERARY AND. PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—'-Last
evening the ordinary fortnightly meeting of this societl
was held. Donations were announced. Mr. Brooke
exhibited a quantity of sulphate of lime, which had
been found in the pipes leading from the boiler to the
:cylinder, on his premises. Mr. ChatawOrth gave.
number 'Of explanations with respect to some fossils.
-which were laid oil the table for the inspection of the
members. The pretidenti the Itev. H. H. Higgins,
read ail interesting papa dpori th rewth of stony
'coral.
CHILD nESEILTION AT Bing.tei-rix..:_kr).-On
night, about ten o'clock, a man was passing an entry in
Somerville-place, Birkenhead, when his attention Will
arrested by the piercing cries of an infant. He popeu
his way along the dadentry, and found a child on the
ground and took it to Mr. M‘Nerney, the relieving
officer at Birkenhead for the Wirral -Union, and who
once bestowed every attention upon the little creature,
The child is a fine healthy i'dint.le about fifteen monti'6
bid, and well dressed. It had on three frocks, and its
nightgown was placed in the bosom of iti dress,
whilst
in its hand was a piece of bread. The mother can have
the child had( do applying to Mi. M‘Nerney.
conceits Were gited chill A4Ol
day and Friday last, at the villages of Tattenball o.na
Malpas, Cheshire, at which the popular vocalist, Mrs;
d. Skeaf, -was the principal attraction. Both concerts
were well attended by the principal families in the
neighbourhood. In the songs, "'Twas within a mile of
Edinbro'. town" and "Kathleen Mavourneen," Mrs. Sheaf
was antladsiastically encored. On Friday morning, by -
particular request, she sang several sacred pieces in the
fine old ehdreh of Tattenhall, of which the Rev.
Fielding Cul& it the 'res.** incumbent. The follow-
ing were particularly noticed as be ii rddst ertistiCallf
rendered :—" He was despised," "He shalt. fled
flock," and "But thou didst not leave his soul
THE LITTLE NIGHTINGALES.—We understand ne,g,;
tiations have been entered into for this interesting
family of artistes to make a professional tour of the
Australian Colonies, and that they are to sail freitl
Liverpool on the sth May, in the Black Ball clip Per
Great Tasmania, for Melbourne, under the chaperonage
of their father, the well-known and respected pianist,
W. H. Wray. We heartily wish this speculation ever"'
success • and from the high encomiums of the London
and Provincial Press on their musical ability, we are
confident they will soon become highly popular in
Australia; whilst on board the Great Tasmania, during
the passage, they will- be--immense favourites with the
passengers. The troupe consists. of the five sisters
Wray, the little Nightingales, and Master Walter
Wray.