The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-16 00:00:00

KNIFING-KNIFING !

Hans Alexander, the cook and steward of the Nor-
wegian ship Flora, in the Collingwood Dock, was
charged with having wounded Patrick Mooran, who
lives in Grenville-street, an itinerant dealer in broken
bread, soap, and other materials! Mr. Bluck defended.
The complainant said he went on board the ship, and
was about to purchase some broken bread " and other
grease," and offered the prisoner sixpence. This
seemed to irritate the prisoner, and as prosecutor said,
he stabbed him on the face, with a knife that he had in
his hand. Mr. Bluck endeavoured to show that the
man fell on a sharp board on the deck and cut himself,
but this view of the case was upset by the evidence of a
surgeon, who stated that the wound was incised, and
could not be done with a board, and that there was
danger of erysipelas from the wound. The prisoner was
sent for trial.
MR. BLUCK IN A NEW CHARACTER I
A sleek looking dodger, named George Gilbert, was
charged with having obtained ss. 9d. from a poor old
woman named Mary Faulkner, of Crosby-street, by
representing himself as a clerk of Mr. Bluck, the well-
known criminal lawyer of the police-court. Mr. Kehoe
said, on Saturday the prisoner went to the poor woman,
and stated that he was clerk to Mr. Bluck, and that she
was left a legacy.; that if she gave him ss. 9d. then, it
would save her £3 10s. on Monday. The poor woman
having some friends in America, thought, perhaps, some
one had left her a legacy. She at once procured the
ss. 9d., and gave it to him. She subsequently found
out that the prisoner was a swindler, and only just
out of gaol. Police-officer 43 said, on Saturday
afternoon he was informed that the prisoner had
swindled the woman, and he took him into cus-
tody, when the prisoner offered to give back the money.
The old woman was examined, and said, the prisoner
came to my house, and says he, does the widow Faulkner
live here? says he. I do, sir, says I, to my sorrow. Oh,
but it may not be to your sorrow, says he. Why se,
sir ? says I. Because, says he, you are left a great
legacy. Am I ? says I. You are, old lady, says he ;
and how many in family have you ? says he. Five
orphans, asthore, says I. All right, says he. lam
Mr. Bluck's clerk, and I come from him, as he has the
legacy for you and the orphans. Give me ss. 9d. now,
and it will save you £3 10s. On Monday you are to
meet me at Mr. Bluck's office at eleven o'clock, to
receive the legacy. I got him the money, and be went
away ; but I soon discovered he was a great thief.
The daughter of the old lady confirmed the state-
ment. Mr. Kehoe asked the old woman if she had any
relations in America that might have left her any
money ? and she replied her husband's uncle. Mr.
Kehoe : Then had your husband's uncle a husband ?
(Laughter.) I mean a wife ? I suppose he had. Mr.
Raffles : Do you know Mr. Bluck ? No, indeed, sir. I
was never in a court before. Mr. Raffles : Well, every
one has heard of Mr. Bluck. Witness : But I can't

read or write, sir. (Laughter.) !(r. Raffles : Well, I
suppose there are few people in Liverpilbl who has not
heard of Mr. Bluck. Mr. Bluck was examined and
said : I never saw this man in my life, to my knowledge,
before this moment. Mr. Kehoe : Then you did not
send him to this poor woman for 5s 9d. (Laughter.)
Mr. Bluck : No, I never saw him before ; you don't
suppose I would do such a thing Mr. Kehoe :I do
not, indeed. Mr. Raffles : Is the prisoner known here ?
Mr. Handcock (the bridewell-keeper) : He was tried in
June, 1860, for a similar offence. Mr. Raffles: Then
let him go for trial at sessions again ; the prisoner was
then committed.

THE POOR-BOX.
Mr. Raffles requested the Reporters to acknowledge
the receipt of 2s. for the poor-box from Mr. Beloe,
whose vote was objected to, but the objection being
overruled, he received the 2s. for his expenses, which
he disposed of as above.

RON LIBRARY.—The
INAUGURATION OF TEEB
services of Mr. F. D. Toole, toastWmaster to the Lord
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ext.lir.
Toole is the son of the late well-known toast-master,
and brother of the popular comedian of the Adelphi
Theatre, London. This will be Mr. Toole's first
appearance in Liverpool.since the banquet at the open-
ing of the Birkenhead Docks, when he acted as toast-
Radoibejlcte objected
to 78
of
master on that occasion.
SOUTH LANCASIIIRE REVlSlON.—Yesterday the Re-
vising Barrister proceeded with the list for West Derby
townsh6iP;
ewhenre strucktl le Conservativesoff
ir he
laim-
ants,
7 which 21 were struck off. The Liverpool list was
proceeded with as far the letter H. The Conservatives
objected to 207, and struck off 126. The Radicals 107
objected to, 8 struck off. Total struck off by Conserva-
tives, 202 ; Radicals, 136: Conservative majority, 66.
There were 136 objections made by the Radicals, 107 of
which are subject to a case to be decided by the court,
and in the event of the court confirming the Revi4ilig
Barrister's decision, these 107 Radicalm.obj
be disallowed. ections will

CORRESPONDENCE.

CLOBMG ME MARK
ler TSE ON SATURDAY
NOVEMBER.

TO' TliE EDITIZ TFEE DA.lts TINES.
Sn,—Your independent spirit of fair play induces me
regain? to address you on this subject Sinee I last
addraed,Yea on tie same pbint, the question of the
closing of the Markets" on Saturday night at ten o'clock,
has occupied the atteirlion Of oar local parliament on
two occasions, and I cannot help' saying that I think the
ratepayers and the shopkeepers of the markets, had met
very illiberal treatment, from some of the so-called
liberal members of the Town Council. The general
question, and its bearings, have been so fully discussedyourpages, that it is not now necessary to open it
again, as sit are aware of it. I wish, therefore, to
direct my obscHatiuns to one or two points, which may
prove valuable to ttb"..?atepayers at the municipal
elections on the Ist of Nofeniteriand a warning to town
councillors generally. Mr. Houghton, a member of the
Markets Committee, and who, I believe; doted for the
closing at le (at the first), is a magistrate who is constant
and
the
police-court, and he has seen enough in that
court of the bad working of the hour, as to vote in
favour of the question being referred back to the com-
mittee for consideration. It is an unjust and unpopular
hew, and cannot he carried out; and the thousands of
ratepayers who signed the memorial to the Council
on
that point were of that opinion, and yet these people
were treated with contempt. Their turn will however,
tvera,
come on the Ist of November, when they will
retatrr some one to represent them in the Council. In
every case let the voters reject those who voted " that
the memorial (signed by some thousands) do lie on the
table," instead of having it sent back for consideration,
and this will be a "tit for tat," and will send some
aspirants to lie up for the future.. I can state on
authority that one of the representatives of Lime-street
Ward, who thought proper to be absent at the last
meeting of the Council when the question was discussed, if
it were his turn for re-election this year, would not have
got twenty votes, so that he would have secured leave of
absence from the Council altogether for his conduct. It
rauld do no harm to have the question reconsidered by the
committee', and it might do a great deal of good. How-
ever, let the eleeters now do their duty to themselves,
and do justice to those who so shamefully sold them.
Dhst was sought to be thrown in the eyes of the public,
When it Was stated that the present system had increased
the resources of the markets. Did those who put
forward such ti statement believe in its absurdity ? The
increase in the revenue arises from the fact that the
manager of John's Market is an honest man • and instead
of putting the money into his own pocket, and then
absconding, he fairly returns the cash into the Corporate
coffers—this, and the more than doubling of the rent of
such fancy stalls as that of George Taylor's, is the cause
of the increased revenue. I shall not trouble you
further at present, but through your valuable colums
call on the insulted people to remember their duty on
the let of November.—l am, sir, yours, R.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF TICKETS FOR
THE DINNER ON THURSDAY NEXT.

TO THE ttPITZYIt OP THE IMILY TIMES.
SIR,—Is it not amazing to see so immaculate an indi-
vidual as Mr. Jeffery, one who had, apparently, such an
abhorrence of anything approaching to a job, in the
unenviable position which he now holds with reference
to the distribution of the tickets for the abate banquet.
There is an impression that a gross job has been per-
petrated in this matter, and, unfortunately, it is the
talk on 'Change, where the gentlemen of the town do
congregate together: The Radicals are always very
anxious to see a list of the voters after an election, to
see how they voted. Now, on the present occasion, the
least Messrs. Jeffery and Company can do is to publish
a list of all the parties at the dinner, with their several
occupations and residences, so that the public may be
enabled to judge into whose handi Mr. Jeffery's tickets
finally found their way, and who the influential body of
ratepayers were. If this be done—well; if not, we
ride, suppose they dare not—fearing the exposure.
The Ist of November is at hand, and it is strongly
hinted that this day has had much to do with the dis-
tribution of the tickets.
The impression may be' altogether erroneous, and I,
for one, shall be rejoiced to see Mr. Jeffery clear him-
self from the imputation.—l am, &c.,
Liverpool, Oct. 15, 1860. OBSERVER.

MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY, AND

ARTISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Mr. Charieg Durham left London yesterday for Italy,
where he is about to make his appearance on the stage,
for the first time, as a baritone singer.
Mr. Bentley announces for immediate publication
"Valentine Duval, an Autobiography," to be edited by
the popular authoress of " Mary Powell."
The "More Elaborate History of England," by the
Rev. J. White, the well known populariser of history,
which we formerly announced as in preparation, will be
published shortly by the Messrs. Routledge and Co.
Messrs. Nisbet and Co. are about to publish, as a
gift book, " Expositions of the Cartoons of Raphael,"
by the Rev. R. H. Smith, jun., of Hanky. Illustrated
by photographs from the originals.
"The Brigand and his Banker," a new drama from
the pen of the hitherto successful Tom Taylor, has
proved a failure at the Lyceum theatre, and, after a
week's run, been finally withdrawn by Madame Celeste.
Mr. Philip Brannon, the author of "The Guide to
Corfe Castle," lately noticed by us, has issued a series of
eight picturesque view. 4, drawn and engraved by himself,
of that romantic ruin in the Isle of Purbeck.
A young actress, Miss Gougenheim, from the United
States, has made a successful appearance at the Lyceum
Theatre. She possesses youth and a pleasant face, along
with considerable dramatic talent.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Paul seem to be increasing their
popularity, great as it already had been, throughout
Yorkshire. Night after night, we are given to under-
stand, their rooms are unable to receive the whole of
those desirous of enjoying a couple of hours' laughter.
The Bonfires Parisiennes, the little box of a theatre in
Paris, is tin a vein of wondrous good fortune. The
twenty-first performances of " Orphee aux Enfers,"
revived this season, hate brought in a clear receipt of
40,0601. (£1,600), or about £BO per night.
M. Flotow is writing another opera. A first opera,
by Herr Ressell, "St. John's Eve," has been given at
Stuttgart, apparently in vain.—A Madame Cash (of
what country ?) appears to have been " starring" suc-
cessfully it Berlin as prima donna.
Mr. Walter Montgomery has accepted an engagement
for one of the Loudon theatres, where be is to make his
first appearance in the metropolis about the end of Jan.
We believe at present he is playing at the Theatre
Royal, Dublin, where criticism is loud in admiration of
his dramatic talent.
During the recent restoration of St. Peter's Church,
in the Isle of Thanet, by Mr. Clarke, a curious piece of
panel sculpture (in alabaster) of the Crucifixion was
discovered ; the more curious as it had evidently been
left unfinished. It is, as far as it goes, of considerable
vigour. It was found face dowhwards.
It may not be known to our readers generally that
within the walls of Her Majesty's Theatre there is a
very pretty concert-room.. This has been now adapted
to dramatic performances, and will be opened by a French
company of comedians in November, under the able M.
Talexy,.
A five act comedy, " Room.,
Mr. John Brougham, has introduced that once favon.rite
actor to the Haymarket Theatre, after an absence of some
years from England. Mr. Brougham was noted for his
clever assumption of Irish characters in the reign of
Madame Vestris at the Olympic.
Captain Burton,avvell known as the " Hajee Burton,"
pilgrim to Mecca, explorer of Hurrur and discoverer of
the great central-African lakes, has taken up his quarters
for a short time in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is alter-
nately " taking notes" and hunting bears, and we may
shortly have the result in a clever volume descriptive of
travel in the far west. •
Let us remind art-workmen that the competition con-
tinues open till the Ist December for the prizes which
that useful institution, the Arclitectural Museum (for
the present finding a reluctantly-accoildedhome at South
Kensington), has offered for good examples of modelling,
metal work, wood carving, of cartoons for painted glass,
and of coloured decorations.
The English Opera, Covent Garden, under the Pyne
and Harrison management, is mainly depending u,..non
the success of Wallace's " Lurline," brought out last!'
season, and upon the very fine band and chorus, con-
ducted by the experienced and talented Alfred Mellon.
Mr. Wharton is maintaining a successful debut, though
following Mr. Santlev in the part allotted to him.
Mr. H. Simmonds has just completed a noble
engraving from Mr. Holman Hunt's " Light of the
World." Notwithstanding the difficulty of reproducing
the effect of mixed light, peculiar to this picture, by the
burin, the engraver has been extremely successful in
giving its fidelity to nature. The face, in particular,
not only in this, but in the more important quality of
expression, no light task for the engraver, is a real
triumph, such as is very rarely seen amongst us.
The new actress, Miss Fanny Stirling, who is about
to make her debut on the stage of Drury-lane Theatre,
is the only child of Mrs. Sterling, the first actress of
high comedy in this country. Miss Fanny Stirling is
young, handsome, well-educated, and exceedingly
accomplished. /I er professional training has been
entirely in the hands of her mother, and the public may
therefore look for no mean proficiency on the part of
the youthful debutante in the most attractive forms of
histrionic art.
All doubt of the prophecy which appeared in a London
contemporary as to the issue of a new periodical entitled
" Temple Bar," is now set at rest by the appearance of
its prospect4us. "This magazine," it says, " shall be
called Temple Bar,' because the great tide of cosmo-
politan humanity is for ever flowing through its arches."
Mr. Sala is to be the editor, and will contribute a series
of sketches of travels which he has undertaken, in sundry
remote regions not entirely unknown in English county
maps, which will be continued from month to month,
and, from time to time, illustrated by his own pencil.
Miss Dobson, who our St. George's-hall audiences
will remember as a favourite ymrvz vocalist—a pupil of
the once world-renowned Mrs. Wood—is at present on
a professional visit to the continent, after having been
heard at a nand rehearsal at Covent Garden by bignor
Costa and 'Mr. Gye, the lessee of that establishment.
Miss Dobson having also an introduction to the cele-
brated and veteran Maestro Romani of Florence, sang
for him, and received the warmest eulogy, not only upon
her own natural qualities, but upon the judicious cha-
racter of her instruction. Everywhere our young and
gifted artist has met with the greatest encouragement
and the promise of a bright career.

THE WATER COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting
of this committee was held yesterday in the Town -hall.
Mr. Hodson presided. The other members present
were—Messrs. Woodruff, Beloe, Crellin, Farnworth, C.
Turner, Wagstaff, William Earle, and Rae. The water
engineerreported that the depth of waterin the reservoirs,
above the overflow, was as follows :
Rise. Fall.
ft. in. ft. in.
Roddlcsworth .................................. 0 4 0 0
Rake......................... . .................................. 0
9.. 04 0 7 0 0
Anglczark
Rivington ........................................ 1 3?, 0 0
Prescot (No. 1.) .............................. 0
... 0 0
Prescot (No. 2.) ............................ 2 E..? 0 a
The quantity of water received from Rivington during
the week ending 13th October was 73,111,639 gallons ;
quantity pumped from the wells, 28,226,041 'gallons ;
total, 101,337,680 gallons. Proportion of Rivington to
well water as 73 to 28. There was no business of
importance transacted.