The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.

die bravo, from this pod for Quebec, put into Qiens.
town yesterday leaky.

ACCIDENTS.—Heury Leather, a labourer, residing ii
;Mann-street, Toxteth Park, fell into',Clarence graving
dock and sustained a severe scalp wound and contusion+
of the body.

A YouNn, GIANT ON 'CRANOE.---Yattl'AV, 'consider
able attraction and aniusethent 'took Plicil on 'Change
in consequence of the appatance bf a young Irishman
who preseithd himself to several merchants, a,king
they wanted a clerk. This specimen of the genus horn
is about 5 feet 5 inches high, 15 years of age, weigh,
upwards of 21 stone, and measures 5 feet 7 inches roma(
the abdomen. Ho was dressed in the most outré wit:
imaginable, and caused great laughter.
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. -‘••• 'umber of
.patients
during the past week,—.&ew cases received advice ani
medicine at the institution: north, 299; south, 115;
total, 414: Istew cases visited at their own houses and
supplied with medicine: north, 77; south, 71 ; total,
I.4B.—Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., president; Captain
Bourne, vice-president of north dispensary ; Mr. R. A.
Payne, vice-president of south dispensary; Mr. Francis
31111, treasurer; Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary.-2--oEce :
Leith Offices, Moortields.

CORONER'S INCWESiS.—Yesterday Mr, Wybergh, the
deputy coroner, held inquests on the bodies of three
children that were overlain in bed by their mothers.
The first was on the body of a child named Henrietta
Waters, three weeks old, that was smothered in bed in
Tamworth-street by its mother overlaying it. The case
was one of the usual description, and the jury returned a
verdict of " accidentally suffocated."—The next was on
the body of John Marton, who came by his death in a
like manner to the above, in a house in a court off St.
Andrew-street, and the verdict was the same as above.
—The next was on another child, named Frall, seven
days old, that died in the same way. Verdict accord-

, .
THE CHURCH MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY.—Yester-
day afternoon, about 100 of the local and district clergy
assembled at the London Hotel, Clayton-squaie, and
partook of a cold, collation, ,in connection with the
anniversary of the Church Missionary Association.
There were about seventy.gentlemen present, including
our worthy mayor; Mr-. Rownthwaite,,and other laymen,.
in addition to the numerous body of clergymen. After
the. cloth had
.been removed, a number of appropriate
speeches were Made in connection with forwarding the
operations of missionary movements ;
,and, at the close of
the proceedings, the general company retired to the
annual meeting of the society, at the Collegiate' liistitute,
which we report in another column.
MARKETS CO3iAlTTEE.—Alderniall Woodruff presided
at the weekly meeting of this committee yesterday, and
there were also present Messrs. Ridley, Nickson; Rogers,
Shimmin, Johnson, and Barton. From the cash report it
appeared that the receipts in the various markets from.
the Ist of. September to the .present time, amounted to
£3,888 485. 3d. ; expenditure for the same period,
£1,520 -11 s. bd. ;.. in . the corresponding period of last
year, the receipts were 19,167 ; expenditure, £1,409.
—The motion of Mr. Nickson respecting the expulsion
of tenants' Who have been three times convicted of
exposing unwholesome feed was discussed.—Mr.
Shimmin moved that that motion be .rescinded.—The
latter metion, not having been seconded, fell to the
ground.,—The amount of unwholesome food seized
during the past week is 1,556.. lbs,-7-A petition from the'
vendors of hardware in Queen-square respecting the
proposed prohibition of ,such stalls was referred to the
Council...

BIRKENHEAD POLICE COunr.—At the above. Court,
yesterday, before Messrs. Husband and Case, Thomas
LiskiL Wl> charged With having been concerned in the
assault on the police, on the 21st of January last. The
other parties were convicted at the February ses-
sions. Prisoner, it appears, retreated to a housein
Field-street ; the officers Randles and Glassy followed
him, and a terrific scuffle ensued, prisoner using a large -
knife. Randles received four wounds on the. head, a
wound on the eye, and one on the shoulder. For some
time he remained in danger, and did not wholly recover
until seven or eight weeks had elapsed. Glasly got
five wounds on the head, the bone in one instance hav-
ing been penetrated ; one on the right cheek, and one
on the left hand. He did not recover for eight or nine
weeks: The prisoner, who' was insolent in the dock,
Was committed to the sessions.—Two lien named Pat-
terson and Leecer were charged With having violently
robbed W. T. Parry, on Sunday week, behind Argyle-
street. The prosecutor was standing with an unfortunlte
girl, when the prisoners came up, and taring him with
improprieties, demanded some money to keep the matter
secret. The men were discharged,—Lcecer, who has
been before the court seven times, being severely repri-
manded.

WATER COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of
;his committee took place yesterday, Mr. Wagstaff pre-

sided. The other members present were, J. Woodruff,
J. Farnworth, W. Bennett, T. Vernon, E. Estill, and
C. Beloe. The minutes of the last day's proceedings
having been read, the Engineer's report on the state of
the water was submitted, 5t;,4,_., or the
six filters four were cleansed during the past week, and
that the remaining two would be cleansed to-morrow
(this day), when all would be in good order, and the
water perfectly pure as usual. Ile also states .that the
Millstone drainage progresses satisfactorily, and that the
rain gauges show a fall of 0.53 for the past week. The
quantity of water received from Rivington during the
, past week, ending on the 12th of May, was, in Kensing-
ton, Audlev-street, and Park-hill; 70,902,278 gallons.
The quantity pumped at ,Bootle, Green-lane, and Wind-
sor was 30,583,260, and the quantity in store at the end
of the week was 30,658,551 gallons.—A,xeport was then
read from the Head Constable of Police relative to the
burning of the Sailors' Home, detailing the origin and
circumstances attending the progress of the fire, and the
efforts made for its extinction, with which the public
are already acquainted through the columns of this
paper.—An
application was then read from the Rev.
Charles Lawrence, stating that the poor of Back Berry-
street were in want of 'some water-taps, which should
be accessible to all' in the neighbourhood. The com-
mittee considered it was a subject they could not deal
with in a summary manlier, and the matter Was referred
to the engineer,
Mr. Duncan;' after which the com-
mittee adjourned.
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LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.---YEsTLEDAY

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
•
ASSAULT BY A CAPTAIN.
Alexander M'Clay, a- very respectable looking young man,
described as the captain of the American ship Invincible, was
put to the bar charged by a:female named Annie 'Wilson, one
of the unfortunates, for having assaulted her by striking her
.with a piece of glass in the face, inflicting three cuts thereon.
The girl said she was* the cap, in Litoc-street, lately kePt
asked him to treat her, but he refused, and some altercation
followed, and as she alleged, the prisoner took up it !pass
plate from the counter, and struck her in the face, inflicting
three *minds, but not of a.clangetousnature, although svere.
On cross-examination by Mr. Bluck, the giil admitted that
she pulled the prisoner abouttengl used bad language to him,
in fact,, that she -provoked him-yery. much. Mr.. Bluck con-
tended that his client had no_ intention to do the girl any
injury ; he was much aggravated, and in the excitement of
the moment he did strike her, 10 order to -get away. 'So one
could More regret the circumstance than lics client., The
magistrate fined the prisOner e,'aed costg, which he'pild.
• 'PILE KNIFE. ,
Owen 11IcLuy. a dock labourer, was charged by Francis
Craney, for having stabbed him in the face. The prosecutor
said he. was in Mr. Parker's public-house, Great Howard-
street, on Saturday night, when the prisoner
_rushed in, in:
pursuit of another .man ;• he had a knife in his hand, when
witness said, " Oh, don't kill that man ;", the prisoner then
attacked him and stabbed him in two or three places in the fwe.
In reply to Mr. Muck", for the prisoner, the prosecutor said
there • was. a fight in another part of the house, but he had
nothing to do with it. Mr. Raffles said he was sorry to find
thatthe abuse of.the knife was on the increase; Ite would, so
far as he could, put a stop to it. Be sent the. prisoner, for
trial

MORE
,KNIFING..
A young girl named Anne Bennett, who lives in l'rinee
William:street, was charged with having stabbed Anne Taylor
and her hutband, William Taylor. it appeared that •on
Saturday night, the, prisoner was tipsy, and had a quarrel With
another female in a court off the street. Mr. Taylor interfered,
when the prisoner drew something like a dagger, and stabbed
her in the arm and other places. The husband hen inter-
posed, when she stabbed him also. Surgecin York, of the
Southern Dispensary, said .:the woman's arm was severely
wounded, and he -could could not at present tell the result. The
man was also wounded, but not severely, His Worship again
denounced the knife, and sent the prisoner for Arial: '

A DODGER CAUGHT. r..
Thomas Huxley, a well-dressed young man, was brought up
by detective officer Scale, on a charge. of having stolen quan-
tities of wearing apparel and other property, from the Saluta- •
lion Hotel, 151erf,ey-street, and Mr. Binell's, of Dulfesixiet.
There were several other charges against the pris.mer, but the
'only orie proceeded with: at present \Vat that of 'Mr. 'Collin's,
Salutation Hotel. The prisoner went there, and ordered sup-
per for twelve, which came to over £7, and whilst there he
managed to steal a Vi !nifty of articles from a gentleman's
'trunk.' He Performed several such exploits' through toWn'at
other hotels; and has lived after that fa,hion for the last four
years. fie was arrested in Chester, and Scaife went there for
him, and found twenty-nine'paiiii tickets on him, relating to
property stolen 'from hotels in Liverpool, arid which the pri-
soner had pledged. He wax remanded until the other charges
could be perfected against him.
(Before Messrs. PHEF.TON and PEEL.)
SEAMAN'S WAGES.
A seaman named Thomas Pierce summoned Captain Wil-
liams, of the ship Urgent, for £25 16s. 60. wages. Mr. Black
was for the claimant, and Mr. Martin for the defendant. It
appeared that in May, 1859, the claimant shipped for a voyage
to Arica, and back to England. It also appeared that; meth°
voyage out, the cargo. which consisted partly of spirits, was
broached, and that the complainant and some other men
were convicted of the offence, and kept in jail for three mouths
at Arica, and it 'was alleged in consequence of this, that the
wages were forfeited. On the other hand, it was urged that
as there was no entry in the official log book of the broaching
of the cargo, the conviction of the clairnant, &c.,. that the
magistrates. could nat. take any cog
the bench being of
of', the facts,' and
of that. opinion, awarded £l9 4s. 6d. to
claimant, being the sum due after deductions:

CHANPAGNE.—An official return just published shows
that the number of bottles of champagne sent to foreign
countries from the department of the Marne, from the
Ist April, 1859, to the Ist April, 1860, was 8,265,395,
and that the number sent to dealers and private ton
-
burners in France during the same period was 3,039,621.
The total was, consequently, 11,305,016. The return
adds that the stock in cellars on the Ist April of the
present year was 35,648,124 bottles.