The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE:

BIRKENHEAD.—The members of several cricket clas
are practising daily at Birkenhead Park. -Good play is
iibown now and again; and "mi doubt the present cricket-
ing season will,equal that of any former year.
TtrE WEATlSER—Yesterclay was the finest day we
have experienCed this year. The sun shone oat
gloriously, and, altogether, we may now safely say We
think that the summer has•commeneed in earnest.
CONCERT AT BIRKENHEAD.—Last night, —at the

Argyle-rooms,. Birkenhead, a concert was held. Severs
favourite vocalists appeared in some of their most beauti•
Ifal songs. Among the vocalists were Miss Ballard.
Messrs.• W. H. and J. Jones, E: J. Dixon,. J. Thitchin-

son, &c. ,
ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—At the County Magis-
trates' Court, yesterday, Humphrey White was charged
with assaulting Police-officer Belshaw 566, at Waltop.
The offence was proved to have been committtedi last
• Sunday morning; and the prisoner was fined £l.
THE Toxopuoerres.—The members of the Birken-
head Toxopholite Club meet every evening, for muctice,.
in the enclosure at'the Park. Among the practitioners
are some exceedingly clever mai-lip-len. Several of the
lady-members manage their bows—and likely their
beaux—admirably ; for, generally speaking, they stick
their arrows in the hearts of the targets.
CORPORATION SOUTH SCHOOL.—The 'annual exami-,
'nation of pupils atteuding the Corporation Sout.h,School,
Park-lane, took place yesterday. The manner in which
the various classes,- from the.simply'elementary to the
moo advanced,-- acquitted themselves gave ample satis-
faction to the 'parents and friends of the pupils, a
considerable number of whom were present throughout
the day. - „ „
CONSECRATION AT BEBINGTON.—AbOItt nan-an-acre
'of ground 'has been added to the graveyard of Bebington
'Church. The ground was consecrated yesterday after-
moon, by the Bishop of Chester. Service was conducted
lin the church, and- the usual ceremony took place but-
wide. .The clergymen assisting were the, Revs., R. M.
Fielding, George Fielding, Edward Green, and Herbert
Harvey. There' was a large 'attendance of ladies and
gentlemen, and the children belonging the National
School were also present., The day was exceedingly fine.
LEcTums ON THE JEWS.—Last night the Rev. J. D.
Brocklehurst, of Leeds, delivered an interesting lecture
on " The Jews," in Hope-hall. There was a large and
respectable attendance. The' rev. gentle ;an dicoursed
at great length on the history, present condition, and,
future destiny of the Jews, ,and exhorted 'his hearers to
do all in their power to aid : the work of conversion.
The eloquence with which the rev. lecturer pleaded the
cause 'of the Jew was frequently applauded, 'and the
result, in a pecuniary point of view, must have been
very gratifying to all parties.
THE ZEBU was exhibited yesterday for the first time,
in Lime-street, and was much admired by a large and re-
pectable astendariee. It has small crooked horns, which
it can move at pleasure. The head is handsome, and
one might almost say, intelligent looking. The legs
• aye beautifully formed, and are like those of an
• antelope. The hump on the shoulders is a great
curiosity ; and, altogether, the animal is worth seeing.
A gentleman who has travelled - India, and is well
acquainted with this species of animal, says it is the
finestspecimen he ever saw. It is the only genuine
animal of. the sort ever seen in England.
A'. SUSPICIOUS CASE.—Thomas Gill, nine days old,'
4aortt- in--the cellar of 24, Parliament-street, died On
Friday—Morning last. The body was taken to St.
sJameaN Church on Sunday' night, for interment as, a
stilr-boin infant, by two women, named Mary Kenny,
'who stated her residence to be at 8, Croston-street, and
-Mary Foy, who said she resided at 5, Fisher-street, both
:in the Park. These addresses, as well as the address
:given by the above parties as that of the mother, were
false. The coroner's beadle (Mr. Blake) having made.
his inquiries into the case, after considerable trouble
'and loss of time, found the circumstances to be as above
stated. The beadle will report to the coroner, and, no
doubt, the case will be further investigated to-day.
CORONER'S COURT.—Yesterday the borough coroner
:held the followilig inquest& the body of Henry
Harrison, 42 years' old, who was a line foremadat the
Edge-hill Station of the London and North-Western
Railway. On' Saturday night he was engaged at the
station,,when-an engine was shunting carriages, and it
seemed hp got on the wrong line, although he had a
lamp in his hand. There was no blame to any one,
,except to the poor fellow himself, who' lost his life
through carelessness. Verdict, " Accidental death." On
the body of William Owens, six years old, the son of
Jones, draper, 164, Brownlow-hill. On Friday
the boy ;was run over in the street by a cab, and so lunch
injured that he died on Saturday. Verdict, " Accidental
.death." ;Oa the body of a child, named Mary Gleeson,
.22 monthsoald, that died in Highfield-street, in cone-,
rquence of 'Win. scalded by a pot. of hot coffee falling
~.on her. Verdict, " Accidental death."-
tCAPTAINCUR)PNO, LATE OF THE S.S. EDINBURGH.—
'We are glad to learn that this 'enterprising ofaCer has
£t length met with some acknowledgment of his invaltia-
ble seteices in bringing home his ship Edinburgh under
' circumstances of great difficulty and danger.
.Our
xeaders will remember that 'the Edinburgh ran foul, 'on
Sher paasagethomeward, of a huge iceberg, that She got
<detached .from her ugly companion, but not until she
had sustained considerable damage; and that filled with
eater forward, Captain Cumming brought his ship,
Tory...ww.h„to the surprise of all nautical men, safely
iptelport. It was aokaowledged at the time by all who
"had.suarknowledge of such matters, that Captain Cutn-
ming had performed a feat which was all but unrivalled
-in the history of nautical adventure, and that the
\Victoria Cross, if not something more tangible; had
',lent deservedly earned by the gallant captain. We are
;glad, therefore, tolearn that the underwriters upon the
rnhip,inealasgow, " as an expression of their appreciation
eef.his ,wertions in the management and ultimately
'bringing hope his ship in safety after having struck, on
an iceberg of Newfoundland," have presented. Captain
Cumming, through Mr. Matthew Langlands, his late
employer, with the handsome sum of £2OO. Ought not
the underwriters of Liverpool and London, and else-
Where to do likewise?
WATER CoaraterrnE.--,--The ordinary weekly meeting
,of tlais committee was held yesterday,—Mr..,Hodgson
4 the ,chair.. The other„ members present were--
Afesers. Bdoe, Bennet, Facnworth, Earle, and Cl•ellin.
The engineer reported that the quantity of water
treceived from kt.iviugton during the week was 73,499,196
;gallons, -and that there bad been pumped from the
:wells 24,156,649 gallons, making a total of, 97,655,845
sallow. During the 'week the reservoirs had shown
ithe following variations, when compared with the pre-
"ins returns :

Rise. Fall.
ft. in. ft. in.
Roddlcswoitla
Rake..... 0 0 0 4,
Anglezark
Rivington . .
Preseot (No.. .I.) ................
0 21 ... 0 0
Preseot (No. 2.)
'The other business was unimportant.
YLARKETs CoxVITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting
.cif this committee took place yesterday in the Council-
,hall. -.Present Messrs. Ridley (chairman), Holden,
Kitchen, Barton, .Nickson, Johnson, Shimrain, Rogers,
illaydeck. The inspector of the market reported that
tthe‘quantity of bad meat seized during the week was:—
south diettiet, 82 lbs. meat; central ditto, 1,674 lbs.
ditto ; the isorough, 310 lbs. fish. He also reported
the death of John Kneale, an old watchman at St.
James' Market. The manager.had called his attention
to the necessity for additional assistance in the collec-
tions during the summer season. The matter was
remitted to a sub-committee for eonsideration. A
memorial, was read. from the Welsh butchers in St.
John's Market, signed by thirty parties, stating that as
they shad heard it was the intention of the committee to
-remove them to other stalls than those they now occu-
pied, they hoped the committee would reconsider its
decision ; as, if carried out, their business would be
cvet7 much affected. The memorial was, remitted to a
sub-committee.—Mr. Nickson called the attention of
the inspector to the disagreeable odour which arose
,during the Whole of Sunday from the refuse at Islington
Market, and suggested that it should be thoroughly
cleaned. This concluded the 011ie business.
LrveRPOOL SWIMMING ASSOCIATION.--The first
prize-meeting of the Liverpool Swimming Association,
was held last evening, at the Cornwallis-street Baths:
The society was formed about Christmas last. Mr.
Thomas Wagstaff is the president, and Mr. John Jor-
dan the vice-president. These gentle Men acted as adju-
dicators. The proceedings commenced about half-past
seven o'clock, with some excellent feats performed by
Mr. Strickland, a member 'of the association. His
motions in the water were exceedingly graceful ;, and
feats which required a large amount of exertion,—such
,as 'making under water head downwards,—were per-
iformed with comparative ease ; he was loudly
ieheered. Three boys, W. R. Cass, of Ipswich, Hall,
and Pike, contested for a silver-mounted cup. Eaclr of the
competitors were under fifteen years of age. Cass is a
beautiful swimmer, and he won the prize easily. The Pleat
prize was also a silver-mounted cup, for plunges and
.swimming two lengths of the bath with the least munber
.of strokes. Mr. Strickland and Mr. W. Blackmore,
Manchester, competed—the prize being carried off by
the former. The next prize was the prize of• the
.evening—a silver-mounted cup, for fast swimming, open
to all England. The competitors were Mr. Strickland,
Air. W. Blackmore, of Manchester ; Mr. E. Matther,.of
Manchester; Mr. Aitken, Mr. J. Roby, and Mr. Scul--
thorpe. This was a very spirited contest. The prize
was, taken by Matther, amidst loud cheers. A supple-
mentary prize was ajiled for members of the club,.ho
had not won either of the former cups. , Messrs. Wyren,
M'Comb, Mitchell, Wy Dalziel (the secretary), Roby,
and the youth Cass competed—the prize being carried
off by Cass. After the contests, the President awarded
.this Files to the whiner o, remarking that he hoped they
Y./9144 in the race of life be equally successful. The,
-rammer in which matte. —were conclubted appeared to
give general satisfaction. We may:mention that the,
officers of the society are h ionorary, and all the subscrip-
tions are given away, in Prizes. Such being the case,
we wish the society success,s