The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-15 00:00:00

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

COLLEGIATE GIRLS? SCHOOL.—We beg to call the
attention of parents lo the advertisement announcing
the annual meeting and prize giving of this excellent
school, which appears in another column.
TOXTETH GUARDIANS;—The weekly meeting of this
board was held yesterday, in the Public-offices, Park-
road. Mr. H. S. Alpass presided, and the other members
present were—Messrs. Harrison, Baynes, Ogden, Lea,
Hunter, Johns, Miller, John Wilson, Joseph Wilson,
and Carter. The usual formal businers-was transacted,
bat the general business was of no public interest.
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURREXCE.—Vi e understand one
of the lionesses in Hander's Menag(Tie gave birth to
six cub lions at Morley, in Yorkshire, on Wednesday,
the 13th inst., an occurrence most unusual as regards
the number. The cubs are said to be doing well. It is
now generally believed that Mr. 'ganders has the finest
collection of animals in Europe.
JUVENILE BALL.—Mr. and, Mrs. Aiolyneux gave a
juvenile ball to their pupils yesterday, at the Royal
Assembly Rooms, Great George-street. There were
about 120 children, together with a large number of
parents and friends, present. Dancing commenced at
two o'clock, Mr. Cannon's st ring band performing. The
children, whose ages varied from five to fifteen, were
Yery tastefully dressed; and the ease, grace, and vivacity
• • Which characterised their movements created general
admiration.

BIRKENHEAD.-At the Birkenhead Police-court, yes-
terday, two men, named Matthews and Morris, were
charged with stealing iron, Talue 155., from the railway
station at Bebington. Mr. Bretherton prosecuted, and
Mr. Pemberton defended. The prisoners were com-
mitted for trial.—Elisabeth Hughes was brought up on
a charge of stealing a shirt from a line, the property of
Thomas Phillips. 'The offence was proved, and the
prisoner was sent to gaol for three months.
SUDDEN DEATus.,—Yesterday a female named Mar-
garet M'Carthy, 19 years of age,
.the daughter of a ship
carpenter, in Wolfe-street, Park, died suddenly. She
had been a long time ailing, and death was the result
Of natural causes.—Anne Garvey, the wife of a labourer,
living in a court off Plumbe-street, died suddenly. It
appeared that in this case death was caused by apoplexy,
brought on by natural causes.—William Fletcher, 55
years of age, died in the Northern Hospital, rather
suddenly, from natural causes. The above cases were
reported yesterday at the Coroner's Court ; but on the
beadle's (Mr. Blake) report, after inquiry into the facts,
they were disposed of without inquests.
"GREAT SALE OF SHlPS.—Yesterday afternoon at the
•sale.room of Messrs. Cunard and Wilson the following
-vessels were put up for sale :—The smack Catherine, 26
tons, novr4ying in the King's Dock ; the American ship
Malabar, 648 tons register, now in the Brunswick Dock :
the A 1 British built barque Urgent, 355 tons, lying in
the Albert Dock; the British brig Tuscan, 250 tons,
lying in the Salthouse Dock ; the Ann Armstrong, 871
tons register, now in the Coburg Dock ; the A 1 British
built ship Anna Dorothea, 811 tons register, lying in the
Albert Dock ; the barque Ellen, 397 tons, now in the

Brunswick Dock. For the Catherine there was no bid ;
for the Malabar £1,500 was offered, the reserve was
12,300; for the Urgent £2,175 was offered, the reserve
was £2,700; for the Tuscan £875 was offered, reserve
£1,045. The Ann Armstrong was sold for 4475 ;
the Ellen for £830; and the Anna Dorothea for £4,800.
The sale was numerously attended and bidding was
brisk.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH FROM DRINKING BRANDY.
inquest was held at Grappenhall, near Warriag-
ton, on. Tuesday, on the body of James Randalls, aged
tO. The deceased and ;"man named James Parry (both
employed on board a flat) had broached a cask of brandy
'considerably over proof, which was being conveyed in the
vessel. Randalls drank three teacupfuls of the raw spirit,
and Parry likewise took a considerable quantity.
Soon afterwards Randalls became deadly sick, and lay
down on the deck of the vessel. Previously to drinking
the brandy Raddalls had dined plentifully off mutton.
This he vomited up: but not' having muscular effort suf-
Seient to eject it from his mouth, some of it was drawn
into the windpipe, and choked him. After death his
mouth was found quite full of the mutton. The other
man (Parry) remained for some time in a state of coma,
but is now recovering. Verdict— " Died from exces
sive drinking."
PASSENGERS PER SCREW-STEAMER ANGLO-SAXON,
Capt. Ballantine, from Quebec to Liverpool, June 2, 1860
—Captain Colthurst, 17th Regiment, Dr. Ward, ditto,
Assistant Commissary-General Robinson and lady, J.
M. Grant, Esq., and lady, Miss Grant, Miss Clark, Miss
Stewart, Mrs. Cruise, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Eccles, Mr.
Johnstone, lady, and two children, Mr. Hodgson, lady,
and two children, Mr. Benjamin, lady, and daughter,
Messrs. Robertson, Wiley, Evans, Strube, Workman,
Eccles, Tylee, Gault, M'Bain, Mr. Fowler and lady,
• Messrs. M'lntyre, M'Master, Moss, Stouse, Barberie,
Meek, Galway, Harstone, Walker, Allan, Sadie, Bu-
chanan, Lonsdale, Burkett, Thomson, Stein, Croome,
Phillips, Mr. Small and servant, Mrs. Ripley, Miss
Small and servant, Miss Atkinson, Miss Ferguson,
Messrs. Dunlop, Bedford, Barry, Kough, Kearney,
Coney, Brubbs, Mr. Dennis, lady, and child, Mr. Jolly,
Mr. Ryan, Mr. Berwick and lady, Mr. Alcock. In the
steerage : 68 men, 37 women, 77 children, being inva-
lids and others belonging to the 17th Regiment and
Royal Canadian Rifles.
WORKHOUSE COMMlTTEE.—Yesterday morning the
weekly meeting of this committee was held at the Parish
Offices, Brosvnlow-hill ; Mr. Smith occupied the chair ;
the other members present were Messrs. Critchley, Scott,
Satchell, Whitty, Peck, E Byford, Williams, Goodacre,
and Turner. The Governor reported that the number
of inmates in the house as last week, 1860 ; this
week, 1826 ; decrease, during the week, 34 ; increase
over the same week last year, 29. In the hospital, re-
maining as per last report, 595 ; since admitted, 144;
discharged, 136 ; died, 15 ; remaining under treatment,
188. Vagrants relieved during the week : men, 177 ;
women, 106 ; children, 20 ; total, 303 ; showing a de-
crease of 16 persons as compared with last week's return,
and an increase of 42 persons as compared with the cor-
responding week of last year. Mr. Critchley withdrew
the Import submitted to the last meeting by the sub-
committee (of which he was chairman) appointed to
eoesiiiler the question of the dietary of the medical and
other ,officers of the workhouse, the matter being in the
mean time left in abeyance. There was no other business.
TM RAPE CASE.—Yesterday, at the County Magis-
tutes'' Court, before Mr. Rathbone, Heyes was brought
up on, remand on this charge. Before the case was
heard,. Mr. E athbone, speaking for the bench of magis-
trates,. thanked the witnesses who had come forward in
this painful case on the ground of common morality.
-Mr. Worship again appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
The prosecutrix having been incarcerated for two days,
'told the whole story in a very becoming manner, and
stated that in prevaricating on Tuesday, she only
wished to get the prisoner off on account of her rela-
tionship to him, and through sympathy for his family, and
still expressed a desire to have him released, stating that
she would do anything she possibly could in order to effect
that object. She, however, denied that at the time the
offence was committed she was so drunk as not to know
-what ohs was about. The evidence of the witnesses
basing been taken, the prisoner was committed for trial,
the Bench refusing to accept bail for his appearance.
We undetstand that the girl, who, it was stated, had, on
the former occasion, been intimidated by one o f her aunts
at the Old Swan, will be maintained at the expense of
'the county until the assizes.

. Yaw PATBNTS.—The following are the new patents
for stile week ending the 12th of June :—John Penw k,
of Portsmouth, "Improvement in the constructioilicof
steering apparatus, adapted for ships and such like navi-
gable vessels."—Patrick Stirling, of Ayr, ~Imorove•lnivntg
•Inivntg in tracti,”A cueines "—Robert Morrison, of.e N w-
,eastle-npon-Tyne, " Improvet.onts in double and single
action steam hammers."—Thomas Carr Callard, of
Middlesex, "Improvements in preparing wheaten flour."
Barling, of Lancaster, "Improvements in pro-
a:selling venels."—Geo. Leslie, of Middlesex, "Improve-
ments in preserving casks by means of self-acting appa-
Tatus for closing up the holes made in casks, and
"'chiding air from such casks when in an empty state."
--Charles Hancock, of London, " Improvements in
insulating telegraphic conductors, and manufacturing
cables for telegraphic purposes."—llenry Stokes, of
Middlesex, s' Improvements in boots, particularly appli-
cable for military purposes."—George Henry Birkbeck,
.of Middlesex, "Improvements in floating docks," a
'communication to him by William Wain, of Copenhagen.
'---Communicated from the British and Foreign Patent
'ffice, 4, Clayten-sguare.
Tux ZEBU OF NANA SAHlB.—Yesterday there was a
private view of this extraordinary animal at the Pavi-
lion. Lime»street, and a large number of gentlemen
•assembled to see it, as it was formerly the idol of that
most uotorieus Indian rebel. Independently of the inte-
rest attached to the animal in point of natural history,
"there is a goed deal to be said about it, because it is
well known, that Sahib worshipped it as his god. The
dculty that might naturally arise on this point has
been solved by the best authority ; and the documents
produced by the owner leave no doubt whatever of the
genuine character of the animal. In itself it is worth
seeing; and the associations connected with it cannot
fail to attract public attention. It is the only genuine

apecirien of a real Zebu ever seen in this country. There
is a splendid representation of Sahib's palace, and an
, interesting and explanatory lecture is given every half
hour with the exhibition. No doubt the public will
avail 'itself of this opportunity of seeing what oue of the
greatest of our enemies worshipped as his deity. The
Zebu is a ruminant animal of the bovine tribe, the Taurus
indicus or Bos indicus of the naturalists. This bovine
quadruped varies in size, from that of a large mastiff
dog Ito a full-grown European bull. It is ordinarily
furnished with a fatty excrescence or hump on the
shoulders, which has been said sometimes to reach the
weight of fifty pounds. It is found extensively in India,
and also in Northern Africa. It is often called the
Indian bull, or ox, and cow. The Zebus are used as
beasts of burden, and their flesh is used as an article of
food, especially the hump, which is esteemed as a great
delicacy,