The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-18 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Brown and Bacon most respectfully announce to their
customers, and the public generally, that .they keep a
large and well-selected stock of articles required for
Family Mourning; and that all Funeral and Mourning
orders are attended to with the greatest care and
economy. Magazin : 81, 33, and 85, Bold-street.—Adv.
CORONER'S COURT.—Yesterday the Coroner opened
an inquest on the body v,f John Draper, 43 years old,
who died on Monday morning, at Back Claremont-grove,
Kirkdale. He was a labourer in the brick fields, and,
as his death is alleged to be mysterious, the inquest was
adjourned to this day, in order to hay a post-mortem
examination made.
A MAN FOUND DROWNED.—A man, apparently a
seaman, of about thirty years of age, was found floating
in the river yesterday, opposite the Rock-ferry slip, by
the coxswain of the Akbar boat. He was in a very
advanced state of decomposition, and must have remained
in the water for a length of time. He has not been
recognised. The body was conveyed to the Rock-ferry
Hotel, where an inquest will be held to-day.
A CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER.
—On Saturday last, county constable Downs, of the
Cheshire force, was summoned to appear before Mr.
Bouch and Mr. Holland, on a charge of assaulting a
Mr. Hughes, who keeps the pay-bridge at Poulton-cum-
Seacombe. Mr. Bretherton appeared for the com-
plainant, and Mr. Pemberton for the defendant. It
appeared that some days since a man named Potter rolled
a cart up to the complainant's pay-bridge for a "lark,"
and caused a disturbance. The constable came up and
asked what the noise was about, when the complainant
gave him some abuse, and they had a scuffle together.
The case was dismissed.
THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The steam-ship Bohemia,
will leave the Mersey this forenoon for Quebec and
Montreal, with the Canadian Mail. Letters can be
posted at the General Post-office up to 9 a.m. The City
of Washington will sail this afternoon for New York.
Letters will be received at the Post-office up to
10 15 a.m., and at the Landing-stage, with a fee of 6d.
until 11 a.m. On Saturday next the Asia will start for
New York. The steam-tender Satellite will convey
passengers on board at 9 o'clock in the morning.
COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before Mr. W. A.
Hulton.)—The following debtors were conditionally
sentenced to imprisonment :---Samuel Didsbury, 8, Tam-
worth-street, Park, 14 days, in a month ; Thomas Rey-
nolds, 8 Court, Limekiln-lane, 16 days ; Thomas Owen,
137, Crown-street, Windsor, 16 days; James Black, 23,
Wood-street, Low-hill, 16 days ; Thomas Bryan, St.
Jude's-terrace, Low-hill, 16 days, in a month; George
Jones, 19, Mary Anne-street, Copperas-hill, 12 days

Joseph Cairns, 11 Court, Stoadale-street, 10 days, in a
month, to pay 6s. ; William Rowden, 18, Canning-
place, 10 days, in a month, to pay Bs.; Joseph Hamp-

son, 76, Henderson-street, 16 days, in a fortnight.
FELONY.—At the County Magistrates' Court yesterday,
a woman named Margaret M'Donaugh, and her husband,
John M'Donaugh, were brought before Messrs. Myers
and Rides on a charge of stealing a number of articles,
the property of a Mrs. Graham, Church-road, Stanley,

in the township of West Derby. The female prisoner,
who hawked shawls and other things, was seen by Sarah
Ann Green in the prosecutrix's garden, and abstracting
a lady's companion and several other articles from the
parlour. The prisoner then rejoined her husband, who
stood at some distance off. The rasa was discharged, and
the woman sent for trial.

ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE: FANCY FAIR 4.NE. FETE
AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. -So successful was the

fancy fair and fete at the laying of the foundation stone

of the Royal Dramatic College at Maybury, that the

council have determined to repeat it with increased eclat
at the Crystal Palace next Saturday. 4bout forty of the

prettiest and most popular of the metropolitan actresses
will preside at the stalls; and in the grounds Buc.kstone,

Toole, Paul Bedford, and Compton will have "Aunt
Sallies," " cheap-John carts," nut-barrows," &C.

There will also be a grand concert. Contributions for

the fancy fair will, we perceive, be received yMr

J. H. Nightingale, of Swift-court, Castle-street.
CRICKET MATCH.—Yesterday a very interesting match
was commenced on the field under the Wavertree bridge,
between :the gentlemen denominated the " I Zingari "
and the Liverpool Club. The former are the guests of the
Earl of Sefton, who was op the field, together with a
large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, who showed

a great deal of interest in the game. Ibo band of the
Lancashire Hussars, •Sir John Gerard's company,
attended, and enlivened the proceedings witb some
excellent music. The play on both sides was very good.
The Zingari was, however, the favourites in the sporting
circle. The match will be continued to-day. The
following is the score up to last night :