The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-01 00:00:00

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TUESDAY MAY 1, 1860.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

tech Sayers was in Liverpool yesterday, and
received a great public ovation. Particulars will
be found elsewhere.
At the Markets Committee, yesterday, it was
-resolved that any tenants in the markets offering
food unfit for human consumption, after a 614
offence alleged and proved against them, shill
have notice to quit, and not again be received as
tenants in'any of the .tarkets: A similar rule
staiirls On.the books in reference to, tenants _using
false, weights. and measures. We consider these
are steps in the right direction, and we -congra-
tulate the committee on thus manifesting their
determination that, so far as it falls within their
jurisdiction to protect the public from the fraudu-
lent practices now" unfortunately so prevalent in
our commercial community, they will not hesitate
fully, faithfully,: and fearlessly to perform their
duty in the exposure and ignominious expulsion
of the guilty. Such an upright example cannot
fail to exercise a widespread influence for good.
A very important question in reference to the
great fire which destroyed the Sailors' Home on
Sunday morning, was very properly raised beforb
the Water Coniniittee yesterday; iv jeffery.
The supply of. water at the command of the fire
brigade on such occasions is a point of the-170
WOW itiportince to the iiilittbitaiits of Liver:
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row; and it is the most imperative duty of those
who hold the reins of power to look this delicate
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question straight in the face, with view to its
niniediate arid satisfactory soltitiori. Mr. Jeffery
was ably supported by Aldernian Bennett in
pressing this serious question upon the attention
of the committee, and, under such able auspices,
we shall expect to hear more of it, for really the
suspicion now raised is enough to make us all lie
restless and sleepless in. our beds, under the
horrible dread that, notwithstanding our boasted
and costly supply of water, there is, after all,
but a very limited quantity available in force,
for the extinction of tire iri elevated situations.
The truth is perfectly manifest that, so far as the
Sailors' Home is concerned, it -was practically
impossible to throw up a sufficient quantity of
water to the highest floor of the building; and
the cause of this seems to be the insufficiency of
the main. A similar deficiency of water-power,
it is said, was felt at the fire in Hurst-street
and Sparling-street. How many more illustra-
tions, then, of this dreadful fact are yet required
to secure the rectification of a miscalculation, the
cost of which would be as nothing compared
with the disastrous consequences in which, at any
unexpected moment, this error may again involve
the town.

The Great National Rifle Association, it will

be seen by another column, has just announced
the day and the regulations for the commence-
ment and conduct of its great prize shooting
matches on Wimbledon Common. All the help
that rank, wealth, and social influence can yield
to make an occasion important and of national
interest will be 'afforded to this grand scene of
loyal and friendly competition in the patriotic art
of English Rifle Marksmanship. Among the
magnificent prizes to be contended for, theke are
those offered by royalty itself. This well conc4ved
project cannot but act as a great stimulus to our
glorious Volunteers in one of the
.most, jmpor-
taut parts of their practice, namely, that of
acquiring preCision as marksmen. In the high
degree of perfection in drill already attained by
our volunteers, many gainsayers have bee