The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-11 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ACCIDENT.—Owen Grant, a plasterer, residing in Dry-,
den-streot, fell. off a ladder while at work in Hornby-
street, and fractured his knee. He was taken to the
Northern Hospital.
The Australasian mail steam-ship will sail about
twelve o'clock to-day for Portland and the United
States. There are above three hundred passeng,ers
booked. Letters will be received at the Post-office until,

eleven o'clock, when the box will be closed.
:The City of Baltimore mail steamship will leave the
New Landing-stage. Prince's Pierhead, at one o'cloCk,
to-day, fOr New York. She has the omits for the
United States, arid abOut sixty first-class passengers have
been booked at Liverpool. She will call at Queenstown
to-morrow, for passengers;eand telegrams will be received
at-the Magnetic Telegraph Company's offices there up
tO five-o'clock.
WOODCHURCH VESTRY.—The Easter vestry at Wood-
church passed bff very cpxietly, and occupied only a few
minutes, the business being of a formal character. The ,
question in reference to the Easter dues, payable by
O;ton, which is in the parish of Woodchurch, had been
amicably settled, and there was an entire absence of all
acrimonious feelings. The business concluded with a
vote of thanks to the Rev. Rector King for presiding.
Ilionway ROBBERY AT NEW FERRY. Between
twelve and one o'clock on the night of Good Friday, a
man who was walking along the road was stopped by
highwaymen near the toll bar at New Ferry, Lower
Bebington, and a silver watch was taken from him. The
police are actively investigating the matter, which could
not be in better hands than that of-the recently appointed
superintendent of the county
Tforce' Mr. F. McDermott. •
BOROUGH SESSIONS:he following sentences were
passed yesterday :—Miles M'Avoy, stealing an inkstand,
four weeks; James Burns, stealing a pair of boots, two
calendar "months ; Sarah, Davis, steeling one chemise: '•
one pair of stockings, &c., four years' penal servitude;
Ann Smith, stealing 275., three calendar months; Mary
Tierney, stealing £l9 10s, twelve' calendar months ;
Isabella Shepherd, stealing one table-cloth, three. coats,
Sece four calendar months:
CAMBRIDGE PRIZE-GIVING.—The fi.iends of education
will be glad to learn that on Tuesday, the 17th instant,
at 3 p.m., Lord Stanley will preside at a public distri-
bution plizes and certificates to those boys who were
successful in Liverpoel at the 'ail C-a-Mbridge- local
examination. His Worship the Mayor and Mr. gors-
fall and Mr. W. Brown are also expected to be present ;
and the use of the concert room in St. George's Hall
has• been liberally granted by the authorities.- The
schoolboys of the north-west of England have been so
remarkably successful in' the local examinations, that
the occasion will excite general interest, We under-
stand that the admission is Jeer ticket.
MASON V. THE • BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. —At
the Chester assizes yesterday, Mr. Mason, a schoolmas-
ter .at Birkenhead, brought an action against the Bir-
kenhead Improvement Commissioners for damages,
which were laid at £5OO, for injuries alleged to have
been received by him in consequence ' of the 'negligence
of the servants of the defendants in leaving a quantity
of square sets on the footpath in Price-street, over
which he fell and broke both his arms. Mr. :Morgan
Lloyd was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Welsby, Q. C. and
Mre Maeintyre for the defendants: The case for the
plaintiff had not concluded when the court rose last
evening.
VESTRY AT WALTON-ON-THE-HlLL.=Yesterday
morning at eleven o'clock, the Easter Vestry was held
in the Walton Church,. the Rev. G. G. Lee, rector, in
the chair. The notice for convening the meeting and
the minutes of the, last vestry having been read and
confirmed, the • churchWardens' accounts were read,
froni which it appeared a balance of £5O remained in
hand. The chairman appointed Mr. Charles -'llrusker
churchwarden, and on the proposition of Mr. George ,
Arkell seconded by Mr. W. K. Tyrer, Mr. Henry: liar- •
rison was unanimously elected churchwarden on behalf
of the parish. A ehurcherate of in the £1 was
passed without opposition; and the usual annual grant
of £2O was presented to Mr. W. Clarke, the late
organist, which terminated the proceedings.
THE PROPOSED NEW INDUSTRIAL RAGGED SCHOOL
AND FREE SCHOOL-ROOM CHURCH FOR. KIRKDALE.--
All those interested in the success of this good work
will rejoice to hear that the working-classes have nobly,
in the space of three months, mot Mre Alderman Dover's
stimulating challenge. It will be remembered that Mr.
Dover most generously. offered, at the commeneement of
this year, that he would give £lOO to this fund if the
working-men would raise another £lOO by'Faster : The
proposition was taken up most warmly, and has been
most enthuSiastically acted upon. At the meetifle. on
Monday evening -it was announced that the eondftiee
[ had been fulfilled, 2,500 small subscri);elons having been
paid. in, amounting to £lOl Igs. 3d., and Mr. Dover
had, therefore, sent his handsome donation of £lOO.
The •collectors were highly gratified with the result Of
of their labours, and parted resolved to continue their
exertions and raise another. £lOO.
MISS ALICE DWI'S FAREWELL COXOERT.--111isa
Alice DQ44 tnek her farewell of the Liverpool public
prst night, to go, we understand, to Italy to study, To
hnstify her course she invited Miss Jenny Baur, who .
as had an excellent Italian training,' and Mr. Santleee
who has just returned !Wen the land of song to win
great favone in connection with the Pyne and Harrison
company, though not with them in their provincial
tow and Miss Jenny Baur's proficiency, and Mr. Sant-
lef s great improvement, certainly offer great induce-
ments to a singer of Miss Dodd's capabilities to follow ;
their example. Miss Jenny Banr first appeared here at
the Philharmonic Hall, and introduced that waltz (1
Venzano) which Madame Gassier afterwards rendered
so popular as to identify it with herself. Miss Alice
Dodd will go to Italy with our hest wishes and hopes
that she may return to take a high position amongst the
singers of our native land.
INQUESTS.--:The following inquests were held yester-
day, before the Borough Coroner :—On the body of
Henry Davies, 33 years of age, third engineer on board
the, steamer Crimean, lying in Nelson-dock. The
deceased fell into the hold on Monday, and expired at
the hospital the same day from the injuries receive&
Verdict, accidental death.—On the body of Robert
Henry Cain, son of Robert H. Cain, printer, residing at
19, Craven-street. The deceased went into a poel at
the back of the Zoological Gardens en Saturday, and
was drowned. Verdict, accidental death.—On the body
of Sarah Jane Cunningham, Ve years of age, daughter
of Patrick Cunningham, residing at 23, Brick-street.
On Monday evening the mother of the deceased left the
child at a neighbeuees
.doore whilst she went, for some
tea. When she returned she found her room eoer
Are, and shortly afterwards the child was fonvdll°'
the bed burnt to death. Verdict, burnt to death.
ST. BARNABAS' tea-party in cOnnectioe
with this church-was held last night in the schoolroonp
Greenland-street. • About two hundred persons, 6'ol
*members of the congregation, partook of an excellen
tea, after which thproteedings were opened
prayer. The Rev, Mr. Leveson presided, and haying
deliveredfew introductory remarks, expressing is
pleasnre at seeing so many old friends assembled to-
gether, he called upon the chair for a song. Sam, e
sacred music was then very creditably sung, and tun
company were entertained with recitations by the pupili
of the schools. The Rev. Mr. Moire then deliyeeeel ail
address, in the' course of which he eefe.ered to the, great
necessity for vigilanCe rsi g;e,tiyity On the part of
Christians. Fle noticed the fact that in the Franklin
' a bible Wae fiiand in one the boats, which,
front the manner. in which it was interlined, had evi-
dently ditiOntly read hy the crew, and ho heliciyect
OA the 'bible would alwaya be foend a real Comforter
in time of need, The remainder of the evening was
devoted to songs and recitations, ani, the Gomel
separated shortly after tf.tia o'clock. ,
Varna MEETING AT BEBINGTGN.--.7:The annual
Easter Vestry of the parishicmere was "fell on Meadaft
at the Parish Qhgrolla liebillgton, the Rev. R. 3,;*
Fender; the Recter, neesicliog ; " Clarke
h
the senior churnchwarden presented the anneal accounts,
which slioWea' that the church-rate ordered by the
Vestry laseyear, belt which is in fact a voluntary_ rate,
had realised nearly MO on an assessment of 3d. in the
pound, The existing churchyard contains scarcely,
space for half-a-dozen new graves, and it is believed that
within. a very few weeks at most, it will be entire!,
appropriated. The churchwarden, Messrs. Aspiva!'
and Davies, in appealing to the rate-payers to eentribate,
to the voluntary rate, stated about a fortnight ago, tha!'
"the present rate of 3d. in the pound will over ~ne
whole expense of the new ground,. and at the
Vestry:only One .Penny will -
Will see that for A- awed for. Thus Yet
e. very small increase of rate, and that ones
a temporary character, burial ground is provide]:
whiche we may hope, will last the parish for sever
year t 4 came. So absolute and urgent was then eeeesi:
sity foi the provision made, and so economical the aid,
proposed to aocemplish the end in view, (a burial boar'et
cemetery, and all the necessary staff, and consequfna,
rating, or some such plan as the one 'adopted hero
inevitable,) that the present burial rate was moved Ore
seconded by gentlemen from Trinmere. We
desired by the rector-to take thiseapportnnity of inferfe
ing you, that now that the ,new ground is added to
e
churchyard, it is his-intention to make a change .n for
appeeprietion of the fee heretofore received by bilu
allowing the privilege of selecting a burial site,
o.ee
that only one-half of such fee shall in future belong
the rector, and that the remaining half shall be Pat.,
over to tho churchwardens, and be applied by then! e,
such manner as the vestry shall from time to um
-tor
direct. But whilst making this free gift the roc
considers it as only due to himself, that the parishion
aet.
should be informed that he derives no personal Theeee
from such fees. The increase of' burials, most of
from Tranmere, haeheen so excessive, especially during
the past year, that they have averaged three daysn of
week, and not unfrequently have occurred daily, a.
these burials two-thirds are those of the poor, pearylausglg
fee of 2s.only. To meet so unexpected and stoliri el
a call upon the time and labours of the recto):4 04,5
dea
curate
.(one of whom must always be on th
telon to other
to the: great hindrance of and ititerra.)s,ices occasion,
parochial duties which these
44EITLinful character of
to say nothing the onerous " Lwfxslity on the
the eervicea_eheneseives; -b curate, curate, as assistant
is paid by the
part of the rector to appoint aP` ed the parish ceme-
ctehryap.laiTilht what
tstinanaty aggreg,te burial fees
ver that service." It was
received, which ought to C
now he
tsetriPmend
some ratepayersceonaenvdaneeatewoefreonkeepPtennfyaitinhe.
rector,. and is in excess oifjaislriathle
ground had. been paid
now reported that the,new
the accounts were
Th
pfoars,seadnudnaanfitmerousiy.
g yeam. was carried unatiiinoisly:
wttitethoutgoing churchwardens and,to
of thanks to the, out
A vote
poundas t o
furthe
the ensuing to rate,snin
; and the rev
k d the aecclamation
churchwardens for
cordial manlier in which they had co-Operated with,
the
c the a
icrhmaai
nr
na n
rweasplypinasgs,edthbaytt
him during' the past year.. His thanks Were also due to
the parishioners, who had always supported him when
he had found it necessary to appeal
.to theee----„lfe
Clarke Aspinall was re-elected rector's warden, 'and Mr.'
J. B. Case waa appointed extrishioner's warden, in the
place of Mr. Davies, whose period of office had
expired.
MORE LITIGATION At TRANMERE. There seams to
be a Hibernian determination in the minds of, at any
rate, the leaders of the two contending factions at Tn.'!"
mere, to invite each other to "tread on the tail of mY
coat." After a fearful period of excitement on the
water question, one would have looked for a reaction.,
and it was generally anticipated that there would
been a pleasant calm. ' It appears, however, that thug
hope is not to be realised, for- the appointment of over'
seers has provoked the indignation of the "blue" Peertili
at the head of, whom is Mr. Perrey, and the sum of:
the
has been subscribed to take the question uP deed
Queen's Bench. The " voice of Tranmere " will n
,s 9
have been heard in the metropolis when this event eel%
off, but it is doubtful whethee these repeated blisleteriye;r,
work ally geed 'to the The overseers,
;„angleY
were Messrs. Alexander Blaylock and John.