The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-16 00:00:00

LI rERATUREI

1. AN EPITOME Of tzolfasti GfltAthiAß. 2.
FRACTIONS MADE EASY. 3. AN ELEMENTARY TREA-
TISE ON ARITHMETIC. By G. W. Baybk, T.C.D.

London and Liverpool : George Philip and Son.

The design of the author of the above little works has
been to ftirriisb the ieainer With treatises Written in so
plain aild farnillar a madner; that the several-subjects
shall be understood by any one of the most ordinary
capacity, and in as few words as possible ; so that the
pupil may not be obliged to cram his memory, and tax
it•with a mass of unnecessary matter. The method of
question and answer has been judiciously employed.
Altogether, we can recommend these works as the most
concise, simple, and useful we have seen of theit class,
and Well fitted to drieWer the Odd the author had in view
in *paring theni fer the plesg, add ieiii than to the
world.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT PENDLETON.

OPENING OF THE INQUEST

On Tuesday, the inquest on the bodies of the three
Trims killed by the fall of a portion of the building
used by Mr:. John Parry as a smallwate manufactory, in
Vord-ianv, riendietai yids *dal before Mr. Prier,
deputy-coroner, and a jury (sevefai cif vhre prac-
tical builders), at the
.Church Inn, Pendleton. Tke
necessary evidence having been given of the identification
of the b9dies,
Mr. SAY I4ri-'eri bookkeeper at the works, said—l
was. in the counting-hotise wlkc2 the accident occurred.
About fourteen men, women and boi's eete em-
ployed in that part of the building. I rushed out
immediately, called for help,. and, knowing where the
hands would be, as people came up I gave the
tccWary directions for their rescue. Mary Ann
Pickirts kicVetit?g) *as first eXtricated.; her leg
was broken, and she *53 tc the Man-
chester Infirmary. Alice Horsfield, who Ni'al .oily
slightly injured, followed next. Edward Rogers was
then taken out dead, his head being shockingly bruised.
John Parrott had his thigh broken, and was removed
to the Infirmary, John Lavery was dead ; he had been
floated betweena beam and some of the debris. James
Henry Ccitisi.ilsith liaitcl taken ant dead, was at
the extreme end of the Wilding, deaf OreenWood's
stables. He was crushed by a heath and a pdradri of
the roof. One boy tinder the *roof, when the dust had
drifted away, crept out, eseaping uninjured. Not more
than half an hour elapsed frciin the ecctirrence of the
accident Id the fesetie dt He ldst rierson entangled in
the ruins. Robert Boyd and Alice Horsfield, were
somewhat injured yesterday, have co far recovered as to
come here to-day. Font altogether were taken to the
Manchester infirmary. The fallen building was of the
same construction throughout as that which is now stand-
ing; and was 70 yards long—By a Juryman : Four of the
men left at nothito go to Radcliffe races, and some who
were left had to cliatigd cieriattritotits iii cornecteence.
All the work was carried on by hand iabodr.-13y Mr.
Price : It, was chiefly wood machinery, and the vibration
was nothing to that of a cotton mill. lam not aware
that any of the hands had said anything to Mr. Rini,-
of the instability of the building. I have been at the
alicatt two months, and a week or ten days after
I first Went, I Ehmight the net" iitrtiert of the building
leaned a little, as I have seen in buildings which ila.;`o
stood for years. •The inclination appeared to me to be
(award; the ropewalk opposite (the direction in which
Ne th'iliVng fell), but I did not think it .dangerotn.
About a week ago f a!;kdd !r. .17.v:i y if he did; not th:_ek
the wall leaned a little. Ho said he vi:ddld Pick itt it,
and asked me if I thought it unsafe. I replied thdt
I did not think it was, and that the declension
might . arise. from what the builders- called the
" settling " df the foundation. Mr. Party looked
at the building irrtthedigtety after. /lathing more
jidssed betiieen its t.a td the W the time of
the accident, The iddf Ass ari Orkin etie, and had no
tie beams. About three weeks ago, I perceivers tlidt the
spars had been drawn from the back -wall about the
eighth of an inch.—By the Jury The building first
gave
,way. in the middle, and the floor in that p t was
rdrood • a little trier° ferridtd than the rest.. I have
heard it rumoured that the l'ioricricolite hi 1 felled about
the state of the building, but no one has left on.the
ground of its insecurity. It has been mentioned to me,
lint feirS hive heed etpresa.ad at working Tli(ee
rttliht be sti or seven tons ‘i.eight of st,cidli,i,ieltO.f!ig
machinery, and the heaviest portion Would rest on the
floor nearest the side of the building which gave way.
Mr. Price said it would be better to adjourn the
inquest, in order to have the report of some practical
slid unprejudiced blinder Of ths,cadse of the accident.
'bib Was agreed to; and, at half-past kitir, the •:Ugliest
was adjourned to two o'clock on Monday.

ACCIDENT.—A boy named Patrick Cusack, lodging in
Porter-street, was knocked down by a float in the above-
named street, and sustained et . compotind fractured
Stall: He s th 4 Nditlietrt Ilosiiitgl,
SUSPECTED 11funnta ox THE RIVER TH MES.—(:)n
Tuesday night the attention of some private watchmen
on the wharfs in Tooley-street was attracted by the
cries of " Murder, murder!" followed by a so: i of
groan, when all was quiet. Snipticsitl; •it td be a
drilnken among some saildrs and iinfolidnate3
in Tooley-street, which is frequently the case, took no
notice of the matter. Yesterday morning, however,
the body of a respectably-dressed female was picked up
by so:ne watermen near Horselydown-stairs, with several
marks of violence, as if inflicted 'With Sdrtie Mint Iriitru-
merit; A Midi vas procured and nie.hcal assistance
sent for, when the bady was removed to the dead-house.
She is described to he about 23 years of age, lavender-
coloured dress, white petticoat, gold ear-rings with
small blue stones in them, and Adelaide boots. Infor-
mation. has been forwarded to the coroner, who has
ordered a Asst ineYtent &annelidan td Ne Made oil the
boq. No day is yet fixed for the inquest.
A CLERICAL ERROR:— A Somersetshire couple,
brother and sister,' went lately to church as bridegroom
and bridesmaid ; and the parish clerk supposing them to
be the " happy pair" unattended, ushered them up to
the parson, who got "under wiry" inimediatelyi'flrst
whispering to his ealledgrie that " he enlist giVe the bride
a*ay." 'the young couple, innocent of all previous
knowledge of the marriage ceremony, concluded that his,
reverence was economically filling up the time until the
bride and her friends arrived; hut when the ring was
demanded, a light broke in upon 'the bridegroom, an
explanation ensued, the parson went off in a fume, the
clerk was inclined to smile, and brother and sister, es
soon as it *as prudent, laughed outright.
LORD CLYDF. I f 'rite HOUSE Or LORD3.7-The dis-
cussion in the Hottse of Lords on Friday night, upon
the European Forces (India) Bill derivM great interest:
from the fact that Lord Clyde was present, and that it
early. became known that he would make liis maiden
speech. His lordship occupied a seat on one Of the cross
.benches--a neutral position—and was evidently the ob-
served of all observers. He is, I believe, nearly 70, but
-certainly does not.look that age; his fresh, bronzed cem-
plexion and the abundant and unthinned crop of hair
giving him a much younger apPearance. I :was sonic-
what surprised to find him so very small and slight a man
-I should say that he is hardly so tall as evon the
late Duke •of Wellington. The head, however, in its
ample and massive ;development, would bebuig, if the
rules of proportion were consulted, to a much larger
withty hisand ba
nervousnessck. to the r reporters, tienr sa,
ou‘mtveiati
Nnoeb.
e'nes,efvaio)l6o:w.okef,
man, and contrasted singularly with the smallness of the
general's hands and feet. Very little of ghat bis lord-
behtst.h,:*o6pdi
ceietHrnri,r,,oo-7eattixthtilieitmeetohld;
lord-
ship said reached the gallery; for .net only did he speak
showed
se.d breach c., eiaasrt
voice
ie.
enseoeibht gaahsrid-ittahy.nalt
ciotsthi6aei
al.
when he came across Lord Elleriborouell's most absurd
proposition that the'question should be postprined. The
old chief's practical instincts revolted at this, and his
emy lords, this business mint be settled at once," was
given 'with a force worth'i.Of''the idiomatic force and
simplicity pt the sentence, and in a rough decisiveness
of manner that at once recalled " the duke." The firm-.
niest thing, however, Wag' the little military bow to the
House, with which he sat down. This veteran -cam-
paigner will evidently require some acclimatising to
English political, AO legislative life.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BROUGH MEMORIAL AND THE
SAVAGE CLVII.

TO THE EDITOR. 'OF THE TIMES

Sru,--,Appretiating the natural curiosity of, the Liver-
pool public to behold the eminent iitteraturs who are
to take part in the performance on Tuesday next, it was
my intention to have the box plan cpert td all. comers on
: and after Tlsuraday morning, and to prohibit any private
or prior appropriation of places. The zeal of the theatre
Officials, hoWeYer, induced them to open the plan before
the stipulated ddy, arid about forty places were hooked
before the mischief could be aierted. The seats so se-
cured must, in common fairness, remain 'with those who
engaged them; but, with these excep,:ons, thie whole of
the box seats will be open to the public at ten o'clock this
clay (Thursday), at the theatre. liolde:s of tickets,
on presenting the same, can secure places; and, those-who
hate net yet supplied themselves can reaEly do so by
applying to any of the newspaper offices or mtisic-sellers;
Ticket holders will be admitted to all parts oe the house
on the night of performance before any money is taken
at the doors; and visitors to the reserved' seats are
required to be in evening costume.
As a large number of the localVolunteers!have inti-
mated their intention to be present, the cominittee re-
spectfully suggest the desirability of their 'attendance in
fall Uniform'.

The Eider:Lion of the Amphitheatre has not been ap-
proved by those Who are ignorant of the fact that poor
Brough's first dramatic production —r the ".Enchanted
Isle"—was originally brought out at that establishment.
To' such I have 'merely to state that the additional
accommodation of the house, added to its interesting•
reminiscences, induced its selection in preference to the
Theatre-royal, and if an extra charge of admission
ensures extra respectability, that deside,:aturn hos been
attained by the advance of prices to the reserved seats.
Other gruittblers exercise their disagmeable privilege
because have not wade an ortentatiors appeal
to the wealthy public by opening salneription-
books at the various banks. I cannot recognise the
propriety.of this step on the simple ground that it is
done in 3fanchesier; but as my poor dead fiend' was
intimately connected with the local press, the proprietors
of every newspaper in Liverpool will be happy to receive
subscriptions for his widow and children. I have
already received several generous and unsolicited dona-
tions, which will be acknowledged in due course.—
Yours Obediently, CHARLES MILLWARD.
15, Fenwick-sttee..

IsITERESTING DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT

A~lSs:

TO THE EDITOR OP THE DAILY TMLS.

SIR, —A short time since,:l announced to the world
the fact of a most important discovery I had the good
fortune to make in the Egyptian Museum of this town,
of fragments of the New Testament, written on papyrus,
of which no similar 'copy is known to exist in Europe,
and of a date anterior to any known parchment copy:
Since then I have employed much of my time in
'Making fuither searches among the precious rolls, WhiCh
td the honerir of Liverpool, lie deposited in the atrooc-
mentioned miser/nal, and amply have my labours been
rewarded, as the folloWing detaib of my subsequent
discoveries will shew.

They consist of:--1t. A prtion of eight chapters of
the Book of Genesis, written on papyrus in tie Alevan-
(Nati *kr cif Greek capitil letters, which,' from the
purity of the teat s the quilitrof the papyrits (being
first class, and that called sacred,} I conclude tb belong
to the first century befcire Christ.

2nd. The Ten Commandments, written in I(4r6ek and
Figyptiatt D3motic characters in parallel column:,
brdotgirtg also to the first century before ChOpt. '
3rd. The Voltes, of Annon, King of CartNage. This
MSS. is more corredt tliain any yet known,l.and bears
evidence of being written about the aTtnre period as the
foregoing, viz., the century before dhast:

4th. The first page of a work by ATistmtN, W:itten in
the first century after Christ.

9th. A fragment containing a few lines of ethical
writings tient the Oracles of Zoroaster Magus, of the
first centUry after Christ.
6th. Fragments. of historical writings, author unknown,
but very interesting, from the fact that they contain
historical and geographical information never yet pub-
lished. Written abont the second century after Christ.
All these MSS, rire upon Egyptian papyrus, and have
had my most careful and attentive examination. There
are other rolls of papyrus in the same cal/eetion, of which,
when I have examined, I shall be glad to acquaint you,
and through you the literary world. Meanwhile I beg
to subicribe myself, sir, yours very truly,
C. SIMONIDEZ, Ph.D.
14, Cnledortia-street, August 13, 1860.

THE CLOSNO O' THE MARKETS.-

TO THE. EDi iOR or Li; DA:_.-kr Airs

Sin,—Theoretca: philanthropist.s hardly eVer

the itistake of endeavoi::lng to get in the tWek end of
the wedgo ILsti cod hoe who roar loudest and thunder
for reforms end in'iiirovernents, fr: quently ere
ignorant of any hing praetiu:. Plus.l.,ated in
more than a thousand inst:n.;c3 f... 1 our tuna IC Pt :cnt ;
and certainly, the change made the clo.,:ng, or. fl/e,
itttrkts on Saturday evening' i; about the most absurd
that eottid tie Cutteckved, Having cEs.....ever:d this

tion from the " eeely cloelrig movement!" let me offer a
few words generally on the entire bearierg of tlie use,
and the renal le that must lode n :Meth
no prophet to-foresee—mid which he .majority of the
-Corinca, as business men, no doubt pan soe; as well as
every-orre else. I may licte sate . that the Corpora,eon
of Blaiteildaterntado an attempt to elo7e markeia of
that city al eleven o'clock 1 brit ncif'act the occupie.:s of
the markets nor the public would tifife It they utterly
refused to be so ireated againca; their , veal the eon-
teinplated change wes abandoneJ. This proves two
things : First; that the Menclrsier me:keis arc kept
open oftcr cleVen (lite tient sought for hare); sead the
secontl, that the iinenitrious at 11 ofd people is not to be
tranipied iipthi by arty: bely Of Men chosen from.amongst
that people to make lOriel. his tct gofeen them: 'rile Cottle-11
of Liverpool represent the peOple i reid I Woitld Venteee
to assert that 90 per cent. of the inhabitants of Om
ward in the town, if asked by their representatives td
give an opinion on the question, would vote in favour
Of hothe deten o'clock, and why ? Because it
would benefit the great the people, as already
described. Without referring more partiCUlati, to the
loss suffered in the article of butchers' meat—a lett'
falling on both the butcher and the public at the
quantity of fish, fruit, poultry, vegetables, and other
perishable articles that must be destroyed if kept from
Sattitelai night id iiidrid,i§ niotning. It will be said,
"Oh, but this could be disoosed of fi-Orri nine to ten as
well as from ten to eleven ;" good theory, but utfetly
false in practice, es thousands can testify—indeed it.is so
plain that it needs no logic to demonstrate the fact.
Theie hthidiedsengaged in the markets with very
limited capital, particitlaily .16dltra in perishable ertieles.
Five pounds worth of stock may be looked tiflu ds the
support of perhaps three or more children, and :the
curtailMent of an hour on Saturday night for its disposal,
May—nay, does—take away the whole profit that might
Ails° fichn thit stock, arid thits deprive the vendor of the
means of supporting the dependant ftrnilyr This is
applicable to every one in the markets. Well, suppose
the law of the Modes and Persians seals up the markets
at ten o'clock, what will the result be? The shop
and stall keepers will see their neighbours outside
doing business for two hours after, and then Mr.
GidelStorte Will discover' Whether the tenants will
remain in the prescribed four walls of tht corporate
buildings, or whether they w:11 seek libe,,y elsewhere ?
Out of this state neiessa:ily will arise a joint 'sb,ck
company of traders, who will build market's for them-
selves, will govern anti regulate them as they think fit,
end keep theirt open as long as they wish every night;
for there is neither statute not common law' (nor never
will be) to prevent them. Suppose the council ordered
all the shops in the town to be closed at ten en Saturday
night, what would be the coneequenee ? .An insurrection
most assuredly; and yet in effeet, they have done this
oh a small scale at present, and sooner of later an insur-
rection (if I may eall..it so) N,ill take place, for the
tenants must leave and 'enter into Other. places. Mr.
Gladstone talked about rents, :and hinted: that they
should, be raised., Can it be':possible that he con-
structed tire bungling budget for the Chancellor
of the Exeherpter ? The keeper's of shops. anil stalC
in the markets pay (Comparatively) More rent and taxes
than any other class of shopiteepOs in Liverpool. They
all•live out of the Markets, and•l venture to assort that
for the rents they pay in themaikets they could procure
houses, with shops attached, outside, and thus save the
rents of the markets altogether; for they could carry on
their business in the shops, and live in the Other portion
of the premises. Mr. Jeffery is an ardent advocate of
early closing, yet he (along with many other nierithers
of the Council) has admitted the force of. the arguments
used in favour of the old hour; and reason; hacked by
public opinion on this point, cannot be resisted; lam
not in any way connected with, -or interested in; the
markets; but, on the great principle of fair play, 1 am:
induced to make these observations, and, with your kind
permission, I shall look at the question next week in a
moral and social point of view.e—Thanking you for- your
kindness, I am, 11,,,
Liverpool, August 1,5, Iq6o.

EXTENIVE ROBBERY AT A. JITWELLI.E,'S, ON 'NEW-
INGTON CAUAEWA.Y.—Yesterday norning the police
received information of one of the most extensive iohb -
ries that hadbeen committed ii. the district. of the South-
wark Police-court for many year.:. The scene of the
depredation was in the molt
.public pai ..., of Newington_
causeway, and the thieve,; sticcEdded in 'stealing gold
chains and.valuahle jewellery .to . the amount of `,..i:i00
from the shop window of Mr. SolemonMyeis, goldsmith
and jeweller, and getting clear off with their booty. The
robbery was not discovered until about eight o'clock
yesterday moping.

The Nun ..,
Lord Milton
Quaker

Nemegis
Nunnery ..
Selina frily

Defender
Newcastle
Blue Jacket

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Sporting fltelligrntr.

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EGHAM RAC ES.-YEETEp.DAY.
EGHAM STAKES. .

BARONS' STAKES.

Five ran.
QUEEN'S PLATE.

Won by. forty,lengths.
TOWN PLATE.

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